Seed is Life Research
Industry-trusted research program
We frequently hear growers are often unhappy with part of their farming operation, yet they continue to use the same approach the following year. By doing the same thing year after year, how can one expect to achieve different results?
At Summit, we utilize our 20-year history and well-respected and industry-trusted KMR research program to make informed decisions for operations across the Midwest and beyond. Stepping away from the one-size-fits-all approach to seed selection, we have been working with growers near you to identify and advance genetics. We have been tracking these products in your area for the entire growing season over several years. Our Products offer a solution that works with your soils, your weather patterns, and your management style.
Proprietary Corn Breeding
At our research facility located near Carroll, Iowa, we developed a proprietary corn breeding and hybrid development program that provides custom genetics for your farm, because we believe that you deserve better.
Long-Term Approach
Every hybrid has its strengths and weaknesses, and proper use is essential to obtain optimum results. At Summit Genetics, our product evaluation goes far beyond yield data, because we view these products throughout the entire growing season and track their performance over several years.
Profitability & Productivity
At Summit Genetics, we recognize that you want to make the best decisions that will improve the profitability of your operation, but in order to do so we must begin to question the industry’s one-size-fits-all approach to seed selection and ultimately productivity.
Our Research Methodologies
We don’t just research the final product for marketing purposes, we evaluate each parent and each hybrid for many generations in a variety of environments and under various production practices. We analyze each generation for plant characteristics, photosynthesis, tolerances, environmental factors, and production practices. Our analysis doesn’t stop with yield and harvest—we continue by looking at grain qualities for the end user. For one of our products to advance, it must pass our rigorous standards.
Understand your priorities
multi-Year on-farm testing of parent genetic lines
Multiple research locations on and near your farm
Test in adverse weather conditions
Tolerance for disease & insect pressure
20+ Years of Research Experience
Based in Carroll, Iowa, with on-farm research locations throughout the western corn belt, we are in a field near you throughout the growing season. Due to our proprietary methods and selection progress, we have seen our hybrids surpass performance of the competition in the Cornbelt and in similar climates across the globe.
With more than 20 years of research experience throughout the Cornbelt, we have seen first-hand that farmers need options when it comes to seed genetics. That’s why we utilize unique breeding strategies to build genetic diversity that can handle the extreme conditions you encounter every year.
We Believe
At Summit Genetics we believe in:
Getting to know your management practices.
Providing insight to refine your strategies to be even more effective.
Offering the best genetics that work with your management approach and field conditions.
Working with you long-term to identify the hybrids that yield top performance on your farm over time.
Want to know more?
Summit Seed is Life. We stepped up to the challenge of looking at every aspect of the seed industry in a new way. We challenge you to do the same and consider what you are doing to promote life in your fields. We look forward to becoming your seed for life.