The Know2Grow™ Research Program is a significant annual investment designed to fulfill key objectives for your benefit.
- Provides every member of the Ohlde Seed Farms sales team "First Hand Knowledge" of the performance and characteristics of every product we offer annually
- Ensures Ohlde Seed Farms "Will Recommend" our best soil specific seed options for the soils for each of your fields
- Helps "Substantially Grow" your production per acre, your yield potential, and ultimately your profitability
From a technology perspective, without a Know2Grow™ Research Program, the value of variable rate application, field mapping, yield monitoring, auto-steering and application timing are all greatly diminished if you do not make the right choice first. Rely on the Ohlde Seed Know2Grow™ Program to select a locally researched seed, engineered to thrive in your specific field and soil conditions.
Let’s Compare the Know2Grow™ Research Program
As a stark comparison, many of our competitors are still using “strip trials”, with only a select few hybrids, over multiple acres in the same field. We believe that a true research program takes a much deeper level of commitment to consistently provide accurate data.
With the Know2Grow™ Research Program, we are condensing over 88 hybrids in 4 row plots within 1 acre.
What does this mean? Throughout every field there is variability that can and will affect yield in one way or another. With Know2Grow™, we have near zero variability throughout the plot. The program also allows us to replicate all our plots TWICE, which gives us 2 data points in 1 plot. That is over 180 hybrids in 2 acres. Know2Grow™ Research Program provides data the farmer can trust.
OUR COMMITMENT TO RESEARCH
Each and every corn hybrid and soybean variety in Ohlde Seed Farms product line-up is thoroughly evaluated in our Know2Grow™ Research Program. This evaluation consists of strategically located local testing sites throughout our territory that are in close proximity to your operation. Key program benefits include:
- Largest seed technology research program in Kansas.
- Know2Grow™ uses advanced technology to map the future of Ohlde products.
- The program uses advanced technology to identify hybrids/varieties with high performance for specific soil environments.
- Know2Grow™ plots are strategically placed in a wide range of environments across Kansas and into Southern Nebraska and Northern Oklahoma.
- Ohlde customers can substantially grow their profits utilizing the results of the program.
- Our competitors are still using strip trials with a select few hybrids over multiple acres.
- The Know2Grow™ Program condenses hundreds of hybrids in one plot that are replicated within a couple acres to reduce variability through the plot.
- Ohlde Seed has always historically had highly intense research plots, however, Know2Grow™ now provides Ohlde Customers with the very best research capabilities possible.
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