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The past few days I had a question or two about conventional corn. According to Dr Prostko, there are a few conventional field corn hybrids available from several companies.

Dekalb: DKC59-80, DKC111-30, DKC63-58, DKC66-02, DKC68-37

https://www.cropscience.bayer.us/corn/dekalb/seed-cata

Dyna-Gro: D57CC51

https://dynagroseed.com/seed-finder/corn?cropsId=dynagroseed:crops/corn

Pioneer: P1197, P1870, P1608, P17677 all have conventional versions but supply might be limited

https://www.pioneer.com/us/product-catalog/crop-corn.html

Dr Prostko suggests a few things about weed control.
Here is a slide from my 2025 county presentation about weed control in conventional field corn. Growers need to double-check labels since some herbicide tank-mixes are prohibited (i.e. Callisto and Dual Magnum or Outlook).  Also, growers need to confirm the tolerance of any field corn hybrid to the WSSA/HRAC Group 2, Group 15, and Group 27 herbicides. If Counter is used in-furrow for soil insects/nematodes, Callisto, Revulin Q, and Steadfast Q cannot be applied POST. 

Here are some field pictures of these herbicide programs from my 2023 and 2024 research plots. This research was partially supported by the Georgia Corn Commission.

If you have questions please contact your local county agent. The University of Georgia Cooperative Extension does not endorse or guarantee the performance of the products mentioned in this post.

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