To get the best yields you need to start with the best seed: Quality genetics that are produced, handled and conditioned with utmost care. With Dahlman Seed you can be sure that every bag has been produced with the highestquality standards.
During all stages of Dahlman production, processing and conditioning our goal is to make sure that pure, premium quality seed goes into every bag. We use state of the art equipment, our facilities are clean and our production staff is very experienced. These are all reasons why Dahlman is known for Premium Quality Seed with Red Hot Performance.
Dahlman Seed Management Assures Purity, Vigor and Performance
Unlike some companies who ‘farm out’ their production, Dahlman plants and manages all of its own production fields. We monitor them throughout the growing season and do our own detasseling. We harvest our own seed crop with our own equipment and process it in our own facilities. In other words, we control quality at every step.
Extra Grading Assures Better Germination
Dahlman’s conditioning plant is among the best in the industry. Built in 2004, it has precise cleaning and grading equipment, including an infrared color sorter. Extra steps during conditioning provide the seed selection and grading that assure healthy seed in every bag.
STEP 1: Conventional cleaning, grading and sorting on the gravity tables removes cracked or damaged seed.
STEP 2: Dahlman’s Scanmaster Color Sorter removes an additional 1-3% of kernels that may be lighter, have microscopic cracks, or may be slightly discolored. This impure seed is rejected from the seed line.
STEP 3: Accepted seed that moves to the treating facility is cleaner, more uniform and has an extremely high germination rate….often 99%.
In this process, Dahlman customers are the winners. Better quality seed in the bag means better quality seed in the ground. There’s potential for better germination and more plants producing a healthy ear.
Dahlman Hybrids Show Outstanding Results
Dahlman’s current product line and prospective new hybrids are evaluated in the Dahlman Test Plot near Dassel, MN. Field observations are taken for germination, early growth, plant development, root and stalk strength, leaf habit, tasseling, ear development, stay green and drydown. At harvest, each hybrid is weighed, then checked for moisture and test weight. Results from this plot and others throughout our market area give us first-hand knowledge about product performance. We also participate in state yield trials in Minnesota and Wisconsin. Our products are top performers that don’t take a back seat to anyone. With Dahlman you can always expect ‘Red Hot Performance’.
Other Dahlman Quality Steps
Here are other quality steps that Dahlman Seed Company uses to assure germination and genetic purity:
- After bagging, a sample of every lot of every seed size from every hybrid is taken for quality control and genetic purity testing.
- A warm germ test verifies the percentage of bagged seed that will
germinate under ideal field growing conditions. - Cold germ and super cold germ testing verify seedling vigor and the percentage of seed that will grow under cool and wet spring planting conditions.
- Bioassays confirm trait purity for Roundup Ready® herbicide-tolerant hybrids. These tests make sure the hybrids pass the strict quality guidelines set for these products.
- Growout Testing verifies that all of our hybrids meet strict quality standards.
Be Careful With Your Seed
Every kernel of seed that you plant is a living organism, whether it’s corn, soybeans, alfalfa or any other crop. Seed bags should be handled gently and not thrown long distances or dropped on extremely hard surfaces. Doing so can crack seed and lower germination resulting in less plants per acre.
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