UniSouth Genetics, Inc.

2010 Soybean data is in.
All states have released the 2010 Soybean Variety Trial data at this time. Click in Yield Results here or above to see how we did in your region! We have all the variety description pages updated and available here on the website. We have 9 new RR2 Genuity varieties that will be available in limited supply. Please look for these in your areas test results. Please email or call 800-505-3133 if you would like us to mail you a 2011 Seed Product Guide.

Thanks for the awesome wheat sales this fall!

Plenty of Good Quality USG Soybeans Available!

There may be poor quality beans in some areas due to the weather but the good news is USG does have plenty of good quality seed! Our USG 74B58 harvested 90 Bu/Ac. in VA! Our East Coast production looks good and will supply our mid-south dealers with USG Seed. USG soybeans are grown in several states and that is part of the value-providing system that USG has strategically implemented in the seed production process to insure quality seed to our growers.
We are starting to get some yield results back. Only one so far but we will post the rest just as soon as they become available.

10 Varieties of USG wheat available this fall. Another 5 New varieties will be available in limited supply for planting.

USG 3555, 3592, 3665, 3209 and other wheat varieties that have proven themselves in the past few years will have plenty of seed to buy this fall. USG will also introduce a few new varieties with limited supply to certain areas. USG 3315 is a new wheat for the Upper East Coast. USG 3120 is a new southern variety tested in GA, TN, AR, and LA. USG 3201, 3438, and 3251 are three new varieties that have a wide area of adaptability. The 3251 may go a little more north than the other two. Please cruise on over to the Wheat Production Page to see who to contact to get your USG Wheat Seed Today!
Please check back as we will post all 2009-2010 Wheat Variety Trial results on the website as we get it in!

USG has 3 new RR2Y Genuity soybeans available for purchase this spring!

USG has 73F59R in the late group III maturity group that is great for the East Coast states of Delaware, Maryland and Virginia. 74A79R is a late group IV that is suited for this area also. USG 74A69R is a late IV that is great for the Mid-South. Both group IV's have tested well throughout USG's distribution area and results can be seen on our Yield Results page. USG is producing 7 more varieties that will go from a 5.1 to a 7.4 and will be available next year.

Wheat Test Results are In!

When we get small grain test data in we will post it to the Test Results page under the state the test was in. Some results are preliminary and may change. So far, all tests except for Alabama and South Carolina are here. USG 3555 is having a great year with wins in Texas, Pennsylvania, and Delaware.

New USG Wheat Varieties available

USG has 2 new wheat varieties that will be available this fall. USG 3770 and USG 3725. USG 3725 is an east coast variety that is early maturing with a great disease package. USG 3770 is a medium early variety that has shown good resistance to scab this year and is best suited for the mid-south.
Due to the worst scab outbreak since 1991, we expect a minor seed shortage in the Mississippi Delta area of TN, AR, MS, and MO. Here is a release from the University of Kentucky that outlines the scab problem this year with some good helpful info.
Be sure to talk to your USG dealer early to book your wheat seed.

USG Fields another Yield Contest Winner!

Chuck McGhee of Mechanicsville, VA placed first in the 2008 Virginia Soybean Contest. His full-season, non-irrigated USG 74A45's from Renwood Farms yielded 85.7 bushels per acre. He is the same grower who placed first in the 2008 Virginia Wheat Contest with USG 3665 from Renwood Farms.
“USG soybeans perform as good as or better than the competitors that we grow. USG puts out good products that fit our area well and produce well on our soils,” Chuck McGhee.

Soybean Test Results are In!

New soybean test data is being updated on the test results page as we get it in. Click the Yield Results tab above or click here to go see how USG varieties performed in your state.

Two Records take in the same field!

Jerry Fuller of Marvell, AR cut 200 acres of USG 74E88 that averaged 94.5 bushels per acre. The field was planted on May 27th with a population of 120,000 plants. They were planted on twin 7.5" rows 38" apart. The seed was treated with ApronMaxx, Cruiser, and Percplus.

74E88 is a new group 4 maturity bean that has excellent yeild potential. It is a stacked bean with STS and RR resistance. The bean carries the C Phytophthora Gene and has good SDS tolerance. The seed was purchased from Fuller Seed in Poplar Grove, AR.

"Best soybeans I ever saw. We knew they were good from the middle of august on. They had pods set from the top of my head to the ground” said grower Jerry Fuller. Robert Goodson was the county agent that measured acres and weighed the plot. Jeff Sparks scouted the soybeans in 2008.

The field was sprayed 6-4-08 Prefix quart/acre 10 OZ perc plus/ acre 6-17-08
RoundUp 22 Oz./ acre 8 oz perc plus/ acre 8-11-08
6 oz Quadris, 32 oz Nutri-k, 4oz boron, 8 oz Perc Plus/ acre Harvest date 10-6-08

Robert Goodson was the county agent. 870-995-4505 email: Robert Goodson

Perc Plus, Boron and Nutri K are manufactured by Delta Ag formulations Greenville, MS. Johnny McRight 662-332-3555 email: Johnny McRight

Jeff Sparks 501-940-2737 email Jeff Sparks

That is not all this field yielded!

An Arkansas record buck was harvested Saturday the 15th. Davis Smith from Whitehall, AR took this behemoth when it showed itself around lunch time opening day of Arkansas Gun Season. The monster weighed a little under 300 pounds field dressed. The giant nontypical had 23 scorable points and a rack with an inside spread that measured 23 inches. The main beams measured 29 /8 inches and 29 /8 inches. The thickest circumference on the main beams was 5 /8 inches. The smallest circumference was 5 4 /8 inches. Its live weight was 320 pounds, and its age was 7/2 years. Its net score was 209 points on the Boone and Crockett scale, easily beating the minimum 195 required for recognition in the B&C record book. Here is a good article on this deer.

Drawing Winners
The Memphis Farm and Gin show winners were Tim Bivens Dyersburg, TN and John Malone form Athens AL. Congratulations to the The Southern Farm Show in Raleigh's 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 3665 Wins VA Yield Contest
Chuck McGhee won 1st place in the Virginia Grain Producers Association State Yield Contest with USG 3665. Mr. McGhee was also the area 3 winner. Mr. Jason Benton won 3rd place in area 3 with USG 3665.

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.

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 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.