From harvest to social beer in Karkloof

From an impressive harvest to a well-deserved social beer, this day was done right in Karkloof. Farmer Nick Stubbs, a dairy farmer in KwaZulu-Natal, conducted this multi-company silage trial. Our expert Pannar agronomist Kerry Rowlands and representative Gavin Thomson assisted with the trial and share the following information: a population of 83,000 plants per hectare (60 cm rows) was planted under dryland conditions using Pannar’s PAN 4P-952PW, PAN 4P-938PW and PAN 4P-932PW yellow maize hybrids.

Results from this trial will include dry matter yield and silage quality parameters.

PAN 4P-952PW 

These hybrids deliver stable performance across all production regions, with excellent early vigour and strong standability. They are very healthy plants with good general disease tolerance, and are well suited to low plant populations. PAN 4P-952PW, equipped with PowerCore® technology, provides protection against various above ground lepidopteran pests and is stacked with glyphosate herbicide-tolerant technology for excellent insect and weed control.

PAN 4P-938PW 

This platform, now featuring the new PAN 4A-138 as a base option, has performed well under a wide range of plant populations and yield potentials. Strong emergence and seedling vigour give these hybrids an early-season advantage. In environments where Common Rust is prevalent, a preventative fungicide spray is advised for these otherwise well-balanced hybrids. The new PAN 4P-938PW with PowerCore® technology provides broad-spectrum protection against above-ground lepidopteran pests, stacked with glyphosate herbicide-tolerant technology for premium insect and weed control.

PAN 4P-932PW 

This platform features a robust disease profile and excellent yield stability across varying yield potential levels. It has performed with distinction in the hybrid testing programme and shows good adaptability to different plant populations. PAN 4P-932PW, equipped with PowerCore® technology, provides protection against various above-ground lepidopteran pests and is stacked with glyphosate herbicide-tolerant technology for excellent insect and weed control.

Pannar is proud to be part of this successful trial.