From Seed to Storage

Contracting Yellow Food-Grade Corn

Over the past five U.S. growing seasons, the number of acres committed to yellow food-grade corn ranged from 1.2 to 1.5 million. The increasing needs of the food industry are expected to drive it higher. FS Seed Corn can help you take advantage of food-grade marketing opportunities with products that offer consistent high yields and the dry-milling qualities processors require.

Through the Premium Solutions program, FS Seed Corn has identified and accessed yellow food corn products that contain high levels of vitreous (a glasslike texture) endosperm needed to produce tortilla chips, snack foods, masa dough and grits. FS Seed Corn with hard endosperm also deliver traits sought by dry-mill processors:

Easy and complete removal of pericarp (seedcoat)
Hardness of endosperm relative to degree of floury endosperm
Kernel crown configuration
Uniform sized kernels
High specific gravity
Kernel red-streak resistance
White cob

With your FS Crop Specialist and backed by the entire FS Member Cooperative team, growing food-grade grain is a whole lot easier. From seed and site selection to fertility and crop protection, your FS Crop Specialist can provide season-long, agronomic support. Count on your FS Grain Systems Specialist to provide handling and drying strategies to reduce kernel breaks and stress cracks and gain an incentive premium. If your contract specifies delivery throughout the year, your FS Grain Systems Specialist can also help assess handling practices or upgrade on-farm storage to assure identity preservation. When opportunities arise, turn to your local FS Member Cooperative to help you deliver quality grain to your processors.

Now that's farming smart.
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