DEKALB® 8282S wins landslide in Bicol Corn Derby

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What the corn farmers in the region appreciated the most about DK 8282S was its wider adaptability in wet and dry seasons – performing noticeably better than the competitors even during drought. The green leaves were also found attractive even though the plant is already fully matured. Not to mention its excellent combative property against Fall Armyworm; DEKALB® 8282S was able to maintain clean and undamaged ears and stalks.

Elias Grimaldo, a BLO, dealer, and financier from Iriga City, Camarines Sur says he puts all his bets that corn farmers will be satisfied with the yield that DK 8282S promises. “Itong DEKALB® 8282S, na-experience ko ngayong taniman na maganda ang ani, mataas ang shelling recovery, at matibay sa mga peste, kagaya ng Fall Armyworm; hindi siya inaatake. Dito kasi sa Bicol, kalimitan ay dumadaan ang bagyo. Minsan ang mga farmers, nahihirapan pagdating sa mga mais. Pero ang DEKALB®, talagang resistant po siya. Matibay po sa hangin. Dito tayo sa DEKALB®. Maaasahan natin ‘to,” Grimaldo adds.

Manuel Mendoza, another BLO and financier from Calabanga, Camarines Sur also echoes the same feedback with DK 8282S. “Sa napansin ko sa DEKALB® 8282S, umpisa sa pagtanim hanggang sa pagbunga at natuyo na, walang peste na dumapo. Wala din akong napansin na nabubulok na katawan. Sa susunod na taniman, hinihikayat ko kayo, gamitin natin ang DEKALB® 8282S”, says Mendoza.

Just a couple of months ago, DEKALB® also emerged as the top corn hybrid in the 1st Central Luzon Corn Derby with DK 8282S, and in Region 10’s Corn Derby Series with DK 8131S, DK 8899S, and DK 8719S.    

These wins continue to serve as proof for DEKALB®’s commitment to significantly improve farmers’ yield “with its supreme performance, season after season.”

“Bayer is elated by these results; it shows the company’s commitment to providing the best varietal innovation to our Filipino corn farmers,” says Iiinas Ivan Lao, Bayer Crop Science’s Country Commercial Lead.

Lao also highlighted that in this period of high input prices and market uncertainties, farmers can rely on DEKALB® to give them the most out of every hectare of their land.  “Bayer's seed innovations give the corn farmers the assurance to get high potential yields and of good quality harvest. Bayer will continue to innovate and provide products and solutions that will maximize farmers’ yield potential, thus ultimately helping improve their livelihood."