Welcome to a WestBred® Brand Webinar
January 9, 2014
NEW TEAM MEMBERS 2014
Brad Miller
JOB TITLE:
Wheat Testing Agronomist, Bismarck
SHORT BIO:
“Working the majority of my career in agricultural research mostly at the North Dakota State University Carrington Research
Center or with Dakota Growers Pasta Company, I am very excited for the opportunity with Monsanto to get back doing what I love
to do.”
Sid Perry
JOB TITLE:
Hard Red Winter Wheat Breeder
SHORT BIO:
Raised on a cotton farm in TX. BS and MS in Agronomy Texas Tech University, PhD plant breeding Colorado State
University. Twenty years with Cargill working with hybrid wheat and specialty end use wheat. Ten years with
WestBred/Monsanto. 30+ variety releases for the southern and central plains in my career.
Mark Newell
JOB TITLE :
Hard Red Spring Wheat Breeder
SHORT BIO:
Mark Newell was born and raised in Littleton, Colorado. He received his BS in forestry and MS in plant breeding both from Colorado
State University. After his MS he went onto Iowa State University and received his PhD in plant breeding with a minor in statistics.
Since receiving his PhD in December 2011 he has been assistant professor at The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation where his
primary focus has been on breeding wheat and rye for the Southern Great Plains.
Steve Sebesta
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JOB TITLE:
WestBred brand Regional Commercial Manager, Northern
SHORT BIO:
“Thirty years of professional seed industry experience in private and public sectors. Most of my career was with Cargill Hybrid Seeds
as a plant breeder and research station manager in the hybrid wheat and sunflower research programs. Most recently, I spent the
last ten years with the North Dakota State Seed Department serving as Deputy Commissioner, responsible for Seed Certification,
Diagnostic Lab, Seed Quality Lab and Regulatory Programs.”
Variety Summary
Presented by:
Ryan Holt
Montana Regional Commercial Manager
January 9, 2014
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WB-MAYVILLE
Hard Red Spring Wheat
✓ Excellent Yield Potential
✓ Outstanding Straw Strength
✓ Excellent Protein Potential
✓ Broad Adaptation
WB-MAYVILLE offers excellent yield potential, extending
adaptability further west into the Northern region. With a better
disease package than SAMSON, this variety thrives in high
moisture conditions, and combines standability with excellent
protein potential.
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WB-MAYVILLE
Hard Red Spring Wheat
Characteristics:
Plant Height:
Short
Maturity:
Medium-Early
Standability:
Excellent
Test Weight:
Excellent
Protein Content:
Excellent
Milling/Baking Quality:
Good
2013 Monsanto Wheat Breeding Research Data. Individual results may vary and performance may vary from location
and from year to year. The result may not be an indicator of results you may obtain as local growing, soil and weather
conditions may vary. Growers should evaluate data from multiple locations and years whenever possible.
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WB-MAYVILLE
Hard Red Spring Wheat
Pest and/or Disease Profile
Foliar Disease
Fusarium Head Blight (Scab)
Leaf Rust
Stem Rust
Yellow (Stripe) Rust
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Rating Scale: Excellent (1-2) Very Good (3-4) Good (5-6) Fair (7-8) Poor (9)
2013 Monsanto Wheat Breeding Research Data. Individual results may vary and performance may vary from location and from year
to year. The result may not be an indicator of results you may obtain as local growing, soil and weather conditions may vary.
Growers should evaluate data from multiple locations and years whenever possible.
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WB-MAYVILLE
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Hard Red Spring Wheat
WB-MAYVILLE
Hard Red Spring Wheat
LARGE PLOT DATA
&
SIDE BY SIDE IN THE FIELD COMPARISON
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WB-MAYVILLE
Hard Red Spring Wheat
Product Development - 2012 Large Strip Trial Plots
Fisher, MN
Plot Biography
Tillage –
Soil PH –
Previous Crop –
Full
8.2
Sugarbeets
Planting Date –
April 25th
Planting Depth –
Drill –
1 ½ in.
Double Disc
Normal Planting Rate
• 1.5 M plant population /Ac.
BOLD FONT – Denotes WestBred brand variety
ISR = Increased Seeding Rate
Source: 2012 Product Development Plots
ISR Planting Rate
• 1.8 M plant population /Ac.
Harvest Date –
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July 31st
WB-MAYVILLE
Hard Red Spring Wheat
2013 Field Comparison in Eldred, MN
WB-MAYVILLE vs NORDEN
95 bu/ac
83 bu/ac
Field Biography
Previous Crop –
Total Nitrogen –
Soybean
180 actual total units available
Planting Date –
Same day for both varieties
Seed Treatment –
Raxil MD Extra, Imadicloprid
and Stamina
Planting Rate for Both Varieties
• 1.5 M plant population /Ac.
Fungicide Application – Tilt at herbicide app. +
Caramba at heading app.
Pre-Harvest Herbicide – Roundup
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WB-MAYVILLE
Hard Red Spring Wheat
VARIETAL DEVELOPMENT
&
TRADITIONAL SMALL PLOT DATA
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WB-MAYVILLE
Hard Red Spring Wheat
2013 Hard Red Spring Wheat - Yield By Location (bu./ac.)
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WB-MAYVILLE
Hard Red Spring Wheat
Head to Head (Plant Height & Protein)
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WB-MAYVILLE
Hard Red Spring Wheat
Performance Graph (Protein & Plant Height)
WB-MAYVILLE
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WB-MAYVILLE
Hard Red Spring Wheat
Stability Graph (Yield)
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WB-MAYVILLE
Hard Red Spring Wheat
Stability Graph (Protein)
WB-MAYVILLE
WB-MAYVILLE
FALLER
FALLER
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WB-MAYVILLE
Strength
Hard Red Spring Wheat
WB-MAYVILLE provides excellent standability in high
production, high moisture environments.
Genetic Appeal
WB-MAYVILLE offers excellent protein content potential
to maximize profitability when selling the crop at grain
markets.
Performance
WB-MAYVILLE allows for acreage that allows to push the
limits on production practices to achieve increased
bottom-line profit potential.
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WB-MAYVILLE
Hard Red Spring Wheat
Q&A
Ryan Holt speaking at the Unity Seed Field Day (Casselton, ND) on the
attributes and benefits of WB-MAYVILLE.
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For more information contact:
Steve Sebesta
Northern Regional Commercial Manager
(701) 730-3455
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