Pioneer Maize Hybrids

CRM 71, Silage

An important earlier companion hybrid to P7364 for Central Plateau, high altitude Taranaki and high-altitude and latitude South Island growing regions.

CRM 73, Silage

Dependable agronomic package with high ratings for early growth, drought tolerance and staygreen. Moderate in plant height with low ear placement and superior standability. Delivers high silage yields, for maturity, with superb energy and digestibility ratings.

CRM 76, Silage

Expands the options for cooler maize growing regions. Combines strong early growth and staygreen to deliver silage with excellent energy and digestibility ratings.Trials show P7647 is quicker to reach harvest drymatter and is higher yielding than P7524 which it replaces. Tall for maturity so should be planted to achieve plant populations between 105,000 and 115,000 plants per hectare depending on paddock yield expectation.

CRM 80, Silage and grain

P8086 is similar in type, maturity, and management requirements to P8000 which it replaces. A long cob packed with deep dent grain to produce silage with high digestibility and energy. Moderate in height with low ear placement, strong standability, drought tolerance, staygreen and Northern Leaf Blight ratings.

CRM 82, Silage and grain

P8240 is a tall, high-yielding silage and grain hybrid backed by strong drought tolerance, staygreen and standability. Delivers top silage yields, with superior feed quality for optimal milk production.
P8240 has a balanced agronomic package while noting superior roots are a real asset in this maturity. Established plant populations should be matched to assessed paddock yield potential. 

CRM 83, Silage and grain

P8333 is a tall bulky plant with a long grain filled ear, supported by strong all-round agronomics, superior drought tolerance and staygreen. Delivers top silage yields for maturity, with impressive energy and digestibility. An important mid-maturity option between P8086 and P8666.

CRM 94, Silage and grain

A tall bulky plant with impressive all-round agronomics, superior drought tolerance, Northern Leaf Blight resistance and staygreen. Delivers top silage yields with impressive grain content and offers optimal digestibility. This new hybrid is intermediate in maturity between P8500 and P8805.

CRM 87, Silage and grain

A tall hybrid with superior roots & stalks. High ratings for drought, Northern Leaf Blight, Rust & staygreen deliver season long silage appeal, and yield stability. These all combine to support a wide harvest window.Produces silage with excellent energy and digestibility desired by high-productivity herds.

CRM 90, Silage and grain

Delivers excellent silage quality with higher yields than P92575 and P9400. Strong stress emergence and early growth result in rapid row cover.Tall with low ear insertion, strong roots and stalks. Strong resistance to Northern Leaf Blight, Rust and Eyespot. Excellent drought tolerance, staygreen and foliar health deliver late-season appeal and a wide harvest window.

CRM 94, Silage and grain

Plant where Northern Leaf Blight, standability and drought tolerance are seasonal concerns. Moderately tall with strong agronomics, superior roots and stalks. Delivers high stable silage yields. Late season staygreen and plant health delivers a wide harvest window and silage with superb digestibility and energy.

CRM 96, Silage and grain

Offers yield stability for silage and grain. Moderate in plant height with an erect leaf habit, strong standability and drought tolerance. Agronomically balanced with strong Northern Leaf Blight resistance while producing excellent silage quality.

CRM 99, Silage

A key maturity option in the Optimum AQUAmax® range. A tall showy hybrid delivering yield stability and unmatched silage yields in this maturity. A widely grown, impressive all-round hybrid.

CRM 98, Silage and grain

P9978 delivers a great all-round package with superior foliar health and silage eye-appeal. Tall plant with low ear placement, strong roots and stalks, superior drought tolerance, staygreen and Northern Lead Blight resistance. Delivers top silage yields, in this maturity, with excellent feed quality. 

CRM 102, Silage and grain

Strong emergence and early growth. Dependable drought tolerance, all-round agronomics, foliar health and staygreen combine to deliver a wide harvest window. Excellent whole plant digestibility and energy content.

CRM 104, Silage and grain

Very strong all-round agronomic, disease resistance and silage quality profiles. Moderate plant height with very low ear placement, together with superior stalks & roots deliver great standability. Superior Northern Leaf Blight resistance, exceptional drought tolerance and staygreen deliver season-long eye appeal and yield stability. Silage has the highest ratings for digestibility and energy.

CRM 106, Silage and grain

Combines excellent all-round agronomics with desirable leaf and ear rot disease resistances. A tall plant with sound standability, staygreen and drought tolerance producing silage with superior energy content. When used for grain growers please note it has a very fast grain drydown.

CRM 107, Silage and grain

Optimum® AQUAmax® drought qualities provide tolerance to water and heat stress during flowering and grain fill stages. Starts well with strong stress emergence and early growth. Superior staygreen and Northern Leaf Blight resistance delivering season long plant health. Relatively short plant with low ear placement, strong roots and stalks.

CRM 107, Silage and grain

Delivers exceptional yield stability for silage and grain in all northern production regions. Produces grain with excellent appearance, very high test weight and with food grade end-use quality. The popular all-rounder with very good drought tolerance, standability and sound resistance to Northern Leaf Blight. Best suited to moderate to high yielding paddocks.

CRM 109, Silage and grain

Has erect leaves, notable foliar health, standability and exceptional staygreen. A widely adapted high yielding hybrid for silage and grain. Superior Northern Leaf Blight and Rust resistances will be attractive to growers in high risk situations. Plant to achieve an established plant stand of 90,000 to 115,000 plants per hectare depending on paddock yield potential.

CRM 109, Silage and grain

Has erect leaves, notable foliar health, standability and exceptional staygreen. A widely adapted high yielding hybrid for silage and grain. Superior Northern Leaf Blight and Rust resistances will be attractive to growers in high risk situations. Plant to achieve an established plant stand of 90,000 to 115,000 plants per hectare depending on paddock yield potential.

CRM 111, Silage and grain

Similar in type and management requirements to P0900 and P0937. The standout performer in trials for Northern Leaf Blight and Rust resistances, standability, staygreen and season-long plant health.

CRM 112, Silage

P1636 is a tall full maturity hybrid with top standability. Combines impressive agronomics, drought tolerance and staygreen. Plant early to maximise yields. P1636 is well adapted to all warmer northern growing regions.

CRM 114, Silage and grain

Tall, erect leaf, modern plant type with excellent roots, stalks, drought tolerance and staygreen. All bundled together with superior Northern Leaf Blight, Common Rust and Eyespot resistances. Plant before 20th October in Northland, Bay of Plenty, Poverty Bay and Hawkes Bay.

CRM 115, Silage and grain

A tall hybrid with excellent roots and stalks for dependable standability. Combines very high ratings for drought, Northern Leaf Blight and Rust that result in excellent staygreen, yield stability and harvest timing flexibility. Plant early to maximise yields.