Phoenix® Brand Seed Corn Introduced to West

Jamie JohansenAgribusiness, Corn, seed

advanta-logoSpecially selected Phoenix® brand corn hybrids will now be available from Advanta US Inc., for the 2015 planting season in Arizona, California, Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico and Texas.

For this initial growing season, Advanta will offer 18 Phoenix hybrids selected for the unique growing conditions of the Southwestern and Western markets. These hybrids are available with a variety of Agrisure® traits, including: Agrisure Viptera® and Agrisure Artesian® technology from Syngenta.

“As a High Plains company, we work hard to select high performance genetics for our customers. This extends our broad grain and forage sorghum portfolio to include corn hybrids for the unique environments of the Southwestern and Western areas,” said Steve Ligon, North American business director for Advanta.

Based in Amarillo, Texas, Advanta is a leading international supplier of proprietary crop genetics and seed.