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Tom J Bechman LEAF SAMPLE AT V5: Betsy Bower demonstrates how to pull a tissue sample from five-leaf corn. It takes about 25 leaves at this stage for a sample. Corn Watch: Examples from Corn Watch ’20 illustrate potential value of tissue testing early. If you push for super-high corn yields, you may be tissue-testing already. If not, it’s another tool to consider. “We believe there is value in seeing if plants are taking up nutrients as we think they are,” expl...

Tom J. Bechman DIFFERENT HATS: Dave Nanda has worn many hats as the corn seed industry evolved over time. He held an important role at Seed Consultants in the early 2010s until the company was sold. Breeder’s Journal: The introduction of traits in seed changed the landscape of growing corn. Monsanto, a chemical company, shook up the whole seed industry in 1996. Monsanto announced that it had developed corn inbred lines resistant to its Roundup herbicide so that the...