Ground Breakers^® Farmer Clay Scott

The Ground Breaker program is designed to give us unfiltered feedback, and Clay Scott is one of the U.S. farmers involved in the program. Here’s what he had to say about the initiative as a whole, and our Genuity^® DroughtGard™ Hybrids.

“Being a Ground Breakers^® farmer gave me the chance to learn and experience the new technology right from the start and let me see how I can apply that technology to my farm.

“I think the program gives farmers the ability to test these new and regulated products on their farms while still being able to manage through the regulations.

“DroughtGard Hybrids, along with the other technology and breeding advancements, will give us the opportunity and a new tool to manage our risk in drier conditions and occasional droughts and yet still get the maximum yield per gallon of water. It also gives the farmers another tool to combat the drought and dry conditions while still giving them the opportunity to see some top end yields when conditions return to normal.

“This was a tough year and it really should have lent itself to barren and non-pollinated corn, and instead we saw some of the best pollination and kernels that I have ever seen.

“When you plant the DroughtGard Hybrid corn the first thing you want to see when the drought starts to appear is if it’s working. You really don’t see the benefit until you shuck back that ear and you see the kernel set and the grain fill, and that’s the most important part. Big tall corn with no ears doesn’t serve any purpose. It’s all about the grain fill and bushels in the bin, and that’s where we saw the benefit.

“We’ve seen what it goes through when conditions are brutal, and I’m excited to see what kind of yields we can see in a better crop season.”

–Clay Scott, Ground Breaker Farmer