WHATS NEW
Merschman Brand Corn With YieldGard VT TripleTM Eligible For Participation In New Crop Insurance Program
BYE PROGRAM
West Point, IA - Dec. 27, 2007-Growers who purchase and plant at least 75 perccent of their
non-irrigated corn on the insured acres with YieldGard VT Triple or YieldGard Plus with Roundup
Ready Corn 2 hybrids. The program will initially be available to four states in 2008: Illinois,
Indiana, Iowa, and Minnesota with potential expansion to other states. The average total costs
of a policy premium will be reduced approximately 14 percent on the revenue assurance policies,
such as APH, CRC, and RA. On average this discount will amount to more than $2 per acre on the
grower-paid portion of the premium in the pilot geography.
The Merschman hybrids that qualify for the program are M-804C-10, M-806B-10, M-508C-10
M-510H-10, M-711E-10, M-512C-10, M-612D-10, M-314A-10, M-504B-7, M-604A-7,
M-509A-7, M-710E-7, M-811H-7, M-612D-7, and M-314A-7.
For more information regarding the Biotech Yield Endorsement Program, visit the
Risk Management Agency's web site at http://www.rma.usda.gov/news/2007/12/1213bye.html
1st Place No-Till Category 2007 Missouri Soybean Yield Contest -
Congratulations to C & G Farms (Charles Hinkebein) for their 1st place finish
with Merschman Rocky RR with a yield of 78.3. For their accomplishments they
will receive Merschman soybean seed valued at $5,000.
Asoyia is now offering an alternative option to the Premium Builder - A Signing Bonus
Bayer CropScience, Mertec and M.S. Technologies to co-develop new Soybean trait products 11-07-07
