2020 PRODUCT GUIDEBUILT BY FAMILY. BACKED BY PERFORMANCE.

BUILT BY FAMILYOur family has been immersed in the seed business for more than 70 years. We can’t imagine one without the other. We have always considered farmers who buy seed from us to be part of our family. As the fourth generation of Sylvesters steps in to lead our team, we remain deeply committed to this core value. You can count on us to deliver. BACKED BY PERFORMANCE This simple phrase is our way of explaining what we can offer farmers who buy seed from us, but it is far from basic. To us, performance spans the crop cycle, especially in these key areas:

Test – We owe much of our past success to our testing program. We earned a reputation for offering a high-performing seed portfolio because we test our products in more in-field trials than anyone else in the region. As we look ahead, we continue to build on this by testing products using new technologies and tools like Climate FieldView™. You can expect smarter plots and data driven results. Place – We farm too, so we get it: matching the right seed to your soil is a big deal. Our team will assist you with selecting our best corn, soybean and wheat products for your specific growing conditions in Kansas, Nebraska, and Missouri. Yield – When you plant Midland Genetics, you can plant with confidence. We have forged strong relationships with the ag industry’s key suppliers so that we can offer you the full spectrum of trait innovations to protect and boost the yield potential of our solid genetics.

Thank you for considering our 2020 corn, soybean, and wheat lineup. We wish you a safe and successful 2020 crop season. THE SYLVESTERS

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MANAGE RISKMAXIMIZE YIELD

TEST.

YIELD.

PLACE.

Our state-of-the-art Precision Planting planter with Climate FieldView™ technology allows us to collect the most ACCURATE DATA in Midland plots across Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska.

We combine our plot notes with Climate FieldView™ data to let data drive product placement decisions. We help farmers MANAGE RISK by selecting the best Hybrids for their farm’s environment.

We are committed to utilizing the best equipment, most accurate research, and personalized product placement year after year; MAXIMIZING YIELD on your farm.

The digital ag platform that gives data-driven insights to maximize return.

GET YOUR DATA IN ONE PLACE

Get all your data in one place with connectivity across many equipment types, makes, models and systems, so you can easily collect, store and view field data.

UNCOVER VALUABLE FIELD INSIGHTS

Uncover valuable insights year-round with tools that help you analyze crop performance at the field level or by field zone. Use in-season imagery to identify issues early and take action to protect yield.

OPTIMIZE YOUR INPUTS

Optimize inputs to maximize yield and profitability on every acre with variable rate seeding prescription tools, nitrogen management tools and fertility scripting tools.

YIELD ANALYSIS

Analyze yield by field, soil, seed type or by your customized regions, so you can make the best agronomic decisions year-round. Use your data layers to identify field regions for deeper analysis. Then measure the impact of your agronomic decisions on yield in each region after harvest.

FIELD HEALTH IMAGERY

Find out what’s happening beyond the end rows with consistent, high-quality imagery that can help identify issues early, prioritize scouting and take action to protect yield.

MANUAL SEED SCRIPTING

Use multiple map layers to easily create customized seeding prescriptions to build the best plan for your fields.

MANUAL FERTILITY SCRIPTING

Build a customized fertility plan to get the most of your field variability with easy-to-use prescription tools for nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium and lime.

SIDE-BY-SIDE VISUALIZATION

Use side-by-side maps to compare critical data layers in your field, including yield, soil maps, application rate, population rate and more.

Features of FieldView™ Plus:

We have chosen Climate FieldView™ as our data partner to support the decisions we make every day. With Climate FieldView™, we can seamlessly collect and store critical field information and use digital maps to better analyze seed performance. FieldView™ allows us to compare data layers visually and generate reports so we can measure the impact of agronomic practices and build a plan for next year.

Contact us to learn how Climate FieldView™ can help manage risk and maximize yield on your farm.

SORGHUM PRODUCTS

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GRAINSORGHUM

FOOD GRADE

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4595

• Early maturity• Bronze grain• Excellent yield for maturity• Very good choice for double crop• Well adapted for southern

Kansas environment

90-100 Days

4656Y

• Medium-early maturity• Cream color grain, yellow endosperm• Excellent drought tolerance• Excellent yield for maturity• Very good choice for double crop and

late planting

105-110 Days

4748

• Medium maturity• High yield• Excellent drought tolerance• Excellent standability

100-110 Days

4758Y

• Medium maturity• Yellow grain• Excellent drought tolerance• Excellent standability

105-110 Days

5710

• NEW medium maturity grain sorghum• Highly tolerant to Sugarcane aphids• Excellent top end yield potential

for maturity• Excellent stalks and roots; FHB tolerance

105-115 Days

5790

• Medium-late maturity• Highly tolerant to Sugarcane aphids• Dual purpose grain and silage• Tall plant type• Strong consistent yield performance

110-115 Days

5727

• Medium-late maturity• Highly tolerant to Sugarcane aphids• Good stalk quality• Best under irrigation or good dryland

110-115 Days

5730

• NEW medium-late maturity• Sugarcane aphid tolerance• Strong yield performance in higher yield

potential trials• Excellent test weight history; very good

stalk and root rating

110-115 Days

5740

• NEW medium-late maturity• Widely adaptable hybrid with Sugarcane

aphid tolerance• Excellent top end yield potential and

test weight• Moderately tall hybrid with very good

stalk and root ratings; FHB tolerance

110-115 Days

5797

• Medium-late maturity• Highly tolerant to Sugarcane aphids• Strong consistent yield performance• Bronze grain• Best under irrigation or good dryland

115-120 Days

5745WSCA

• Medium maturity• White grain• Excellent drought tolerance• Food grade hybrid with tan plant color• Very good choice for double crop

105-110 Days

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HAY AND BALE PRODUCTS

SILAGE PRODUCTS

Super Sioux

• Sorghum-Sudangrass• 55 days to boot stage• Juicy, semi-sweet stalks• Excellent regrowth• Great quality for haying or grazing

Medium-Early

Super Sioux Defense

• Sorghum-Sudangrass• 55 days to boot stage• SCA Tolerant• Excellent regrowth• Great quality for haying or grazing

Medium-Early

Sweetleaf

• Sorghum-Sudangrass• 60 days to boot stage• Good leaf to stem ratio• Works well planted late• Has good salt tolerance

Medium

Kritter Kandy II

• BMR Sorghum-Sudangrass• 50-60 days to boot stage• High TDN values• Significantly improved digestibility• High yields under top management

Medium-Early

Sweet Kandy

• BMR 6 Sorghum-Sudangrass• 60 days to boot stage• Excellent forage quality• Excellent regrowth

Medium

Kandy Graz

• BMR 6 Sorghum-Sudangrass• 50-60 days to boot stage• Highly palatable• Low water requirements

Medium-Early

N-rgy Leaf

• BMR 6 Sorghum-Sudangrass• 50-60 days to first harvest• Brachytic dwarf for maximum leaf area

and standability• High sugar content• Very good drought tolerance

Medium-Early

Shorty

• BMR 6 Sorghum-Sudangrass• Brachytic dwarf for maximum leaf area

and standability• Medium-late maturity• Newest generation BMR for improved

digestibility and palatability• Produces equal or higher tonnage than

taller hybrids

Medium-Late

Multi-Leaf PPS

• Photoperiod Sensitive Sorghum-Sudangrass

• BMR 6 Brachytic dwarf • Purple plant type• Excellent standability• Good SCA tolerance• Excellent regrowth

PPS

Tall One

• Hybrid Forage Sorghum• Full season 120 to harvest silage• Very tall with good standability• Good drought tolerance• Very good tonnage• Very sweet with high sugar content

Full

MG 808

• BMR 6 Sorghum Bicolor • High yields • Newest generation of BMR quality• Brachytic dwarf for maximum leaf area

and standability• Very high leaf to stem ratio• Excellent drought tolerance

Medium-Long

MG 809W

• BMR 6 Forage Sorghum• White grain color• Brachytic dwarf for maximum leaf area

and standability• Widely adapted• Very good silage yields

Medium-Long

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PRODUCTDAYS TO 1/2

BLOOMRELATIVE MATURITY HEIGHT

HEAD TYPE

GRAIN COLOR

STALK STRENGTH

DROUGHT STRESS

SCA TOLERANCE

Grain Sorghum

4595 55-60 90-100 30-36 Semi-Open Bronze Very Good Excellent Excellent

4656Y 59-63 105-110 30-36 Semi-Open Cream Good Good Not Rated

4748 62-65 100-110 38-48 Semi-Open Bronze Excellent Excellent Not Rated

4758Y 62-65 105-110 44-48 Semi-Open Yellow Outstanding Excellent Not Rated

5710SCA 64-66 105-115 49-53 Compact Bronze Very Good Good Excellent

5790SCA 68-70 110-115 48-54 Semi-Open Red Good Good Excellent

5727SCA 70-74 110-115 40-46 Semi-Open Red Excellent Good Excellent

5730SCA 69-71 110-115 49-53 Compact Red Very Good Good Excellent

5740SCA 70-72 110-115 53-57 Compact Red Very Good Good Excellent

5797SCA 72-76 115-120 40-46 Semi-Open Bronze Good Excellent Excellent

Food Grade

W902 68-70 115-120 48-54 Semi-Compact White Excellent Excellent Good

5745WSCA 58-62 105-110 40-45 Semi-Open White Excellent Excellent Good

PRODUCT TRAIT USAGEDAYS TO

BOOT MATURITYAVERAGE SEED SIZE

PLANTING RATE

HEIGHT AT BOOT

HAY YIELD SILAGE DROUGHT REGROWTH

Hay and Bale Products

Super Sioux - H, G 55-60 ME 20-22,000 15-30 lb. 5-6 ft 2 N/A 2 2

Super Sioux Defense SCA Tolerant H,G 55-60 ME 18-20,000 15-30 lb. 5-6 ft 2 N/A 2 2

Sweetleaf - H, G, S 60-65 M 13-15,000 15-30 lb. 5-6 ft 2 2 2 1

Kritter Kandy II BMR H, G 50-60 ME 19-21,000 15-30 lb. 5-6 ft 2 N/A 2 2

Sweet Kandy BMR 6 H, G, S 60-65 M 15-16,000 15-30 lb. 6-7 ft 2 2 2 1

Kandy Graz BMR 6 H, G, S 50-60 ME 14-16,000 15-30 lb. 5-6 ft 2 2 1 1

N-rgy Leaf BMR 6 H, G, S 50-60 ME 14-16,000 15-30 lb. 6-7 ft 2 1 1 1

Shorty BMR 6 H, G, S 65-70 ML 13-15,000 15-30 lb. 5-6 ft 2 2 1 1

Multi-Leaf PPS BMR 6 H, G, S PPS PPS 13-15,000 15-30 lb. 6-7 ft 1 1 2 N/A

Silage Products

Tall One - S, GC 90-95 F 14-15,000 6-10 lb. 8-10 ft N/A 1 1 2

MG 808 BMR 6 S, GC 68-74 ML 13-16,000 6-10 lb. 7-8 ft 1 1 2 2

MG 809W BMR 6 S, GC 75-80 ML 15-17,000 6-10 lb. 7-8 ft 2 1 1 2

USAGE: H = HAY, G = GRAZING, S = SILAGE, GC = GREEN CHOP | MATURITY : ME = MEDIUM EARLY, M = MEDIUM, ML = MEDIUM LATE, F = FULL SEASON

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AmeriStand 481 HVXRRThe Industry’s First Genetically Enhanced Alfalfa Technology Developed to Maximize Quality• Latest advancement in disease resistance, which includes High• Resistance to Aphanomyces Root Rot Race 1, 2 and 3*; and includes multi-

race resistance to Anthracnose**• HarvXtra® Alfalfa gives growers the ability to better manage the yield-versus-

quality tradeoff• It offers more flexibility in cutting schedule to achieve improved forage quality

or greater yield potential, when compared to conventional alfalfa at the same stage of maturity

• Expect fast recovery for frequent harvest schedules under intensive management

WINTERHARDINESS: 1.9

CUTTINGS/SEASON: 3-44.0

AmeriStand 427TQTop Productivity with High Resistance to Aphanomyces Root Rot Race 1 and 2• Trial topping forage yield with Traffic Tested® variety performance• Perfect disease resistance score of 35/35 DRI with HR for both races 1 and 2 of

Aphanomyces• Selected for superior forage quality• Very fast recovery for frequent harvest schedules under intensive management• Improved salt tolerance of germinating seeds*

WINTERHARDINESS: 1.8

CUTTINGS/SEASON: 4-54.3

4.2AmeriStand 457TQ RRHigh Quality Traffic Tested® Alfalfa with Roundup Ready® Tolerance• Excellent forage quality for optimal animal performance• Perfect disease resistance score of 35/35 DRI with HR for both races 1 and 2 of

Aphanomyces• Very fast recovery for frequent harvest schedules

WINTERHARDINESS: 1.8

CUTTINGS/SEASON: 4-5

In the following states, purchase and use of HarvXtra® Alfalfa with Roundup Ready® Technology is subject to a Seed and Feed Use Agreement, requiring that products of this technology can only be used on farm or otherwise be used in the United States: Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming. In addition, due to the unique cropping practices do not plant HarvXtra® Alfalfa with Roundup Ready® Technology in Imperial County, California, pending import approval and until Forage Genetics International, LLC (FGI) grants express permission for such planting. Forage Genetics International, LLC (“FGI”) is a member of Excellence Through Stewardship® (ETS). FGI products are commercialized in accordance with ETS Product Launch Stewardship Guidance, and in compliance with FGI’s Policy for Commercialization of Biotechnology-Derived Plant Products in Commodity Crops. As of June 2017, HarvXtra® Alfalfa with Roundup Ready® Technology has pending import approvals. GROWERS MUST DIRECT ANY PRODUCT PRODUCED FROM HARVXTRA® ALFALFA WITH ROUNDUP READY® TECHNOLOGY SEED OR CROPS (INCLUDING HAY AND HAY PRODUCTS) ONLY TO UNITED STATES DOMESTIC USE. Any crop or material produced from this product can only be exported to, or used, processed or sold in countries where all necessary regulatory approvals have been granted. It is a violation of national and international law to move material containing biotech traits across boundaries into nations where import is not permitted. Growers should talk to their grain handler or product purchaser to confirm their buying position for this product. Growers should refer to http://www.biotradestatus.com/ for any updated information on import country approvals. Excellence Through Stewardship® is a registered trademark of Biotechnology Industry Organization. ALWAYS READ AND FOLLOW PESTICIDE LABEL DIRECTIONS. Roundup Ready® crops contain genes that confer tolerance to glyphosate. Glyphosate herbicides will kill crops that are not tolerant to glyphosate.

Roundup Ready® is registered trademarks of Monsanto Technology LLC, used under license by Forage Genetics International, LLC. America’s Alfalfa®, Traffic Tested® and HarvXtra® are registered trademarks of Forage Genetics International, LLC. HarvXtra® Alfalfa with Roundup Ready® Technology is enabled with Technology from The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, Inc. © 2019 Forage Genetics International, LLCDue to factors outside of Forage Genetics International’s (FGI’s) control, such as weather, crop production patterns, and other factors, results to be obtained, including but not limited to yields or financial performance, cannot be predicted or guaranteed by FGI. Results are based upon FGI controlled tests and field trials and public trials. Actual results may vary.*In tests established by the NAAIC Review Board, this variety demonstrated improved salt tolerance of germinating seeds (Ger) as compared to the industry salt tolerant checks in each category. References available upon request.**Forage Genetics International, LLC (FGI) has identified a novel source of Aphanomyces resistance in the greenhouse and field that visibly outperforms unrelated varieties on the market when grown under natural or artificial disease pressure. FGI researchers have been working cooperatively with universities collecting and testing the most virulent strains of Aphanomyces to help determine the level of resistance to this novel race. This research was initiated in 2017 and we anticipate completion in 2019.***Anthracnose Race 5 was recently confirmed by researchers at Forage Genetics International, LLC (FGI) and USDA’s Agricultural Research Service. americasalfalfa.com • 800.873.2532

HR = >51% Resistance, R = 31-50% Resistance, MR = 15-30% Resistance, LR = 6-14% Resistance

*NOTE: 35d quality was equal to/better than 28d quality

28 DAY VS. 35 DAY FORAGE YIELD3 YEAR SUMMARY | WEST SALEM, WI (F13 SEEDING)

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average of a 30% yield increase over 3 years

HarvXtra® 28d

Roundup Ready® 28d

Roundup Ready® 35d

HarvXtra® 35d

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