Hertz Farm Mgt celebrates 60 years.To celebrate its 60th anniversary, Hertz Farm Management (HFM HFM Hauptfeuerwehrmann (Austria, serve-struggled of fire-brigade) HFM Hemifacial Microsomia HFM Health Facilities Management (journal) HFM Human Factors and Medicine HFM Hemophilia Foundation of Michigan ), Nevada, IA, has planted the "Hybrids of the Decade" corn plot. Coordinating the project are (r to 1) HFM Pres Loyd Brown, AFM/ARA, and HFM Farm Mgrs Sterling Young, AFM (Atomic Force Microscope) A device used to image materials at the atomic level. AFMs are used to solve processing and materials problems in electronics, telecom, biology and other high-tech industries. and Tim Fevold, AFM. The hybrid planted hybrid plant, n the creation of a new plant from natural or artificial fertilization between two species. The letter x in the middle of the plant name indicates its hybrid status. representing the 1946-55 era is Pioneer 347; 1956-65 is Pioneer 3618; 1966-75 are Pioneer 3541 and Dekalb XL 45A; 1976-85 are Pioneer 3475 and Dekalb XL25A; 1986-95 are Pioneer 3394 and Dekalb DK 547, and 1996-2006 are Pioneer 34A16, and Dekalb 60-18, 61-42 and 61-45. "We wanted to plant Pioneer 3780 and Funk's 75A and 4444," Brown reports, "but the seed wasn't available." In half of the plot, the hybrids are planted using agronomic a·gron·o·my n. Application of the various soil and plant sciences to soil management and crop production; scientific agriculture. ag practices from their era. In the other half, they were planted using current practices to see how the older hybrids would respond. |
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