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Welcome to NK Maize

CLAXXON: Good yield and digestibility, early maturing and reliable to grow: Claxxon gives a solid all-round performance!

NK BULL: The highest digestible yield on the 2009 Descriptive List! NK Bull's exceptional feed quality and very high yield makes it the variety of choice for farmers seeking extremely high yields of outstanding feed quality maize!

NK SMILE: An outstanding new variety with fantastic feed quality and massive yields, NK Smile is a candidate for the NIAB Descriptive List 2010.

PADDY: The highest dry matter yield on the 2009 Descriptive List!  Paddy is an unbeatable choice for growers in mainstream areas looking for the higest dry matter yields.

NK FALKONE: A grain maize that is that ideal crimping variety, delivering massive grain yields without delayed harvest!

Maize variety selector

This easy to use tool has been designed to help maize growers select the appropriate NK variety. Simply select the crop requirements and growing conditions that are relevant to your farm and the variety selector will list the most suitable NK varieties.

Disclaimer

This variety selector has been developed as a tool to help inform forage maize variety choice and Syngenta Seeds Ltd cannot accept any liability arising out of or in connection with the use of this tool. Any recommendation is given as a guide only.

• Be flexible with late-drilled maize crops

  14/04/2009 | Drilling forage maize in late April and early May doesn’t have to be restricted to varieties in NIAB maturity class 10 or 11.

• Join us to find out how maize can add more value to your business

  17/03/2009 | Join us on Thursday 26th March 2009 to look at new varieties, variety selection and forage nutrition: find out how maize can add more value to your business!

• Latest issue of The Maize Grower available now

  09/03/2009 | Feeding forage maize to beef cattle is becoming more popular, but what variety characteristics should beef farmers be looking for?

• Keep an open mind on maturity class

  09/03/2009 | Choosing a forage maize variety on maturity class alone could be a mistake if the British summer is a washout again.

• Jealott's Hill Farm Diary

  04/03/2009 | A new feature which takes a look at what's happening at the Syngenta farm at Jealott's Hill (home to much of the research behind Syngenta's novel technologies). The farm is a fully commercial mixed dairy and arable unit.

• Invitation to an on-farm forage maize discussion

  24/02/2009 | Join us on Wednesday 11th March 2009 to look at new varieties, variety selection and forage nutrition: find out how maize can add more value to your business!

• New crimped grain maize variety provides a solution to the yield versus maturity trade-off

  18/02/2009 | NK Falkone, a grain maize variety that delivers very high yields with the added benefit of an earlier harvest date than similar-yielding varieties, is catching the attention of arable and livestock farmers.

• Issue 5 of The Maize Grower available to download now

  12/02/2009 | How can variety selection influence farm performance, and what has new research uncovered about the effects of early maize weed growth?