UniSouth Genetics, Inc.

NEWS

Upcoming Shows
Be Sure to stop by and say hi at the Memphis at the Farm & Gin Show February 29th and March 1st. The Commodity Classic will be held at the Opryland Hotel at the same time. We will be there too! Come and see us and get your questions answered.

Drawing Winners
Congratulations to the three winners of USG logo Carhartt Jackets. Allen Rivenbark of Wallace, NC, Kevin Roberts of Lumberton, NC, and Steven Pittman of Elbron, VA. Congratulations also to Steven Stancill of Greeneville, NC for winning the grand prize of a GPS Navigation system. USG Welcomes Lumpkins Farms as new Licensee

USG Welcomes Lumpkins Farms as new Licensee
Lumpkins farms is located in Leonard in the North-Eastern part of Texas approximately 80 miles NE of Dallas. We have been in business for approximately 40 years in the Fannin and Hunt County areas. Lumpkins Farms is the largest producer of Wheat and Corn in Fannin County and Ronnie Lumpkins is also a former “Farmer of the Year” recipient for Fannin County. Meanwhile son, Brad Lumpkins is an up and coming farmer for the business and daughter, Lana Lumpkins is handling the operations / accounting side of the business. Ronnie is on the board of directors for the Cereal Crops Research Institute associated with the Texas A&M – Commerce Ag Department. The farm has been conducting on-site wheat variety trials for over 10 years working with the Director of the Agricultural Sciences Department, Dr. Don Reid as well as the Staff entomologist, Jim Swart.
This gives USG 39 Producers in 14 East Coast and South East states!

Soybean Seed Supply
Soybean prices has spiked interest in the 2008 farm plans of many farmers. USG has never been this close to selling out this early in the sales season. If you have not booked your 2008 soybean planting stock yet, you need to contact your USG producer as soon as you can. You don't want to be left without USG soybeans this growing season!

2007 Soybean Yield Data Available
We have posted over half the State Variety Tests USG is tested in along with some field plot results. You can go to the yield results page to view any and all results available at this time.

Plant Your Wheat to Minimize Freeze Damage
Last spring the Mid-South had the worst late spring freeze that we could recall. Some locations go as far back as 50 years since having temperatures dip that low that late in the spring. This did severe damage to the wheat that was planted in October. The later the wheat was planted the better the yields were. We saw 6 bushels up to 67 bushels in Tennessee on USG wheat production fields. It all came down to planting date. Many producers had given up on their wheat crop early and sprayed it out to plant corn or bail for hay. The ones that did hang on till the end were pleasantly surprised at the yields that were obtained.
USG recommends planting your early maturing varieties later in the planting season and planting the later maturing varieties first. USG also highly recommends planting after the frost free date or Hessian Fly Free day. By doing this you dramatically lower your chances of crop damage to a late freeze. We definitely disregard any recommendations that say you should not plant an early variety because it is susceptible to late frost. Any variety planted to early will succumb late freeze. These frosts rarely happen, and if they do you can prevent damage by proper planting dates.

2006 Soybean Yield Data Available
We have posted over half the State Variety Tests USG is tested in along with some field plot results. You can go to the yield results page to view any and all results available at this time.

New Wheat Variety!
USG has acquired a new wheat variety - USG 3295. This is a medium maturity, moderately short wheat. 3295 Tested 1st in AL, 5th in AR, 3rd in GA, 6th in MS, and 2nd in TX. The highlight of this variety besides its yield is the resistance to races of leaf rust and stripe rust. This variety is best planted in the states of GA-MS-AL-LA-TN-AR. Check the results yourself by clicking yield results above. Click here for USG 3295 variety tech sheet.

Don't get lulled to sleep by ASR
We did not have a major outbreak of Asian Soybean Rust last year. Even though we all went out and made sure we secured enough fungicide to cover all of our soybeans, the threat never unfolded. This is another year with different circumstances. Be sure to keep track of the progress of sentinal plots and university and extension scouting for the disease before it gets to you so you can be prepared. Websites like http://www.sbrusa.net/ help track the latest movement of rust spores.

New Licensee in Illinois
We now have added another state to our coverage with the addition of Hilliard Farm Corporation. They are located in Harrisburg, IL. and will be producing conventional soybeans this year for USG. We now have licensees in 13 states.

New variety descriptions available!
You may now have single page printouts of any USG soybean variety with the click of a mouse! Go to the soybean variety page and click on the variety you would like information on. Wheat and Alfalfa to follow soon.

All state Wheat Results are in!
Tennessee, Arkansas, Georgia, North Carolina and Mississippi have the first of many preliminary 2005-2006 State Variety Trials to be released. Some of this is preliminary and may be subject to change. Please go to our Yield Results page and go to the state's page to view the results.

Please don't let USG beans sit in the field to long.
Some beans may still have some leaves or green stalks on them but are ready to cut. This led to some low moisture beans which lead to low germs last year.

USG wheat seed supplies are very low this year.
Book your wheat early as supplies are short! Low prices last fall caused many producers to lower their seed wheat acreage. Now that demand and prices are back up, we are selling out quick! Please go to the wheat page and find the variety right for you and book now while supplies last.

Thanks for everyone who saw us at the Farm & Gin Show
in Memphis March 3-4 at the Cook Convention center.Click the Farm & Gin Show link to see the official website of the show and for any information you need. We were located in the main showroom on isle 1300.

Thanks to everyone that stopped by at the Southern Farm Show
held at the state fairgrounds in Raleigh, NC. This was our first visit to the Southern Farm Show and we will be sure to attend future shows. We were pleased with the turnout and the interest in USG seed.

Soybean & Corn trial data is all in.
We have posted all the state variety trials and local plot data on the Yield Results page. We have results from 12 state variety tests and some local and extension plots.

Preliminary Soybean trial data is starting to come in.
We will post all the state variety trials and local plot data when it is available for release. We do have in a group 4 and 5 soybean plot from West Tennessee available along with the Group IV data from Mississippi and a plot from Arkansas.

USG Now Carries Farmers Best (FB) Corn
USG has tested many FB varieties in State Variety Tests and the results will be posted on the results page as soon as available. We do have one local test plot done in West Tennessee available. Look for a corn variety page in the near future.

Great Yielding USG Wheat
Cruise over to our Yield Results page and see which USG variety performed best in your state. Then you can go to our Wheat Page and compare the characteristics to see which wheat is best for your needs.

NEW and LIMITED!!!
USG is happy to announce our RR Alfalfa!
V-45RR is among the First Round up tolerant alfalfa variety available to alfalfa growers. It can assist alfalfa grower produce weed free forage resulting in increased forage quality due to reduced weeds in the forage. V-45RR is capable of exceptional forage yield capabilities especially where weed pressures are a problem.

State Variety Trial Results are in!
We now have 2004-2005 small grain variety trial results for all states except for South Carolina at this time. You may click here or click on the Yeild Results tab above to surf over and check out how well USG varieties tested.

Outstanding Yield Results for USG 3209, 3350 and 3592
USG 3209 is First in 2-YR and 3-YR results in North Carolina and Georgia! It also placed 3rd in KY, 6th in VA, 5th in NC, 10th in LA, 2nd in DE, and 4th in GA for 2005 results.

USG 3350 has ranked 1st in Tennessee and North Carolina for 2-Year Averages. It also placed 3rd in TN and 2-YR KY, 4th in 3-YR KY, and 6th in MS 2005.

USG 3592 has placed 3rd in the 3-Year data for Georgia along with 2nd in the 2-Year data.