CROPLAN® SILAGE CORN HYBRIDS
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Health food for your heard.
Choosing the right silage corn hybrid for your livestock is essential for a healthy herd. With Data Proven insights from nearly 200 annual Answer Plot locations, WinField United can help you pick the right seed based on your unique needs.
Hybrid corn silage seed designed for feed.
The SilageFirst® corn seed from CROPLAN® is specifically designed for high-producing dairy and beef cattle operations. These corn silage hybrids have more flexibility in harvest and feedout and provide the energy and tonnage requirements to optimize weight gain for beef cattle.
Choose from 3 types of SilageFirst® corn hybrids to find the right fit for your production.
Leafy Corn Silage
- Leafy corn stalks are thicker and more digestible.
- Large corn ears that produce more energy.
Floury-Leafy Corn Hybrids
- Bridges the gap between previous year’s corn silage pile and the current year’s feed.
- Lower total starch, but softer kernel texture allows starch to be readily digested for more available energy.
High-Energy, High-Tonnage Corn Hybrids
- More flexibility in harvest and feedout when combined with leafy corn and floury-leafy corn hybrids.
- Appropriate for feeding after 120+ day post ensiling, when they reach optimum starch and fiber digestibility.
- Provide energy and tonnage to optimize weight gain in beef cattle.
Explore CROPLAN® Silage Corn varieties
Find the best hybrid silage corn varieties and crop protection products for your farm with advice from your local WinField United retailer. Backed by proven Answer Plot data, you’ll enjoy optimal corn silage yields regardless of the variables you face.
VT DoublePro
Dual Purpose: 76 Day
1950 Silage CHU
- Low
- Moderate
- High
- Great early option.
- Works well across most environments.
- Attractive plant type with solid agronomic package.
- Excellent staygreen for wider silage window.
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VT DoublePro
Dual Purpose: 81 Day
2350 Silage CHU
- Low
- Moderate
- High
- Solid early season hybrid for dual-purpose silage.
- Excellent staygreen for wider silage window.
- Above average drought tolerence for increased quality consistency.
- Excels in high yielding environments.
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VT DoublePro
Dual Purpose: 82 Day
2300 Silage CHU
- Low
- Moderate
- High
- Excellent emergence and seedling vigour.
- Consistent yield potential with excellent vigour.
- Girthy ear with good tip fill for clean quality silage.
- Handles tough, variable, yield environments.
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VT DoublePro
Dual Purpose: 84 Day
2500 Silage CHU
- Low
- Moderate
- High
- Dual-purpose silage with high tonnage potential.
- Take advantage of ear flex for maximum quality potential.
- Good plant health and staygreen for high quality silage.
- Very good drought stress tolerance.
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VT DoublePro
Dual Purpose: 87 Day
2500 Silage CHU
- Low
- Moderate
- High
- Excellent on low to medium yield environments.
- Strong ear flex with a moderate response-to nitrogen; broad range of growing conditions.
- Excellent seedling vigour for early planting.
- Above average drought tolerance.
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Roundup Ready 2 Corn
Leafy: 87 Day
2650 Silage CHU
- Low
- Moderate
- High
- SilageFirst floury-leafy proven hybrid.
- 25% floury kernels when self-pollinated for optimum digestibility.
- Strong performance in both tonnage and quality.
- To achieve optimal quality; target 30;000 plants per acre.
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Conventional
Dual Purpose: 87 Day
2475 Silage CHU
- Low
- Moderate
- High
- Excellent on low to medium yield environments.
- Strong ear flex with a moderate response-to nitrogen; broad range of growing conditions.
- Excellent seedling vigour for early planting.
- Above average drought tolerance.
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FairExcellent
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VT DoublePro
Dual Purpose: 91 Day
2625 Silage CHU
- Low
- Moderate
- High
- 91-day dual-purpose silage.
- Very good staygreen for larger silage window.
- Good disease package for high quality silage.
- High RTN; place on fertile soils for maximum potential.
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FairExcellent
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TBD
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% NDFD
TBD
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SmartStaxPRO
Dual Purpose: 92 Day
2650 Silage CHU
- Low
- Moderate
- High
- Great characteristics for silage.
- Highest below ground protection for corn on corn silage acres
- Great late season health for a wider silage window
- Excellent grain quality for starch availability
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VT DoublePro
Dual Purpose: 94 Day
2650 Silage CHU
- Low
- Moderate
- High
- Consistent tonnage; stability across wide range of environments.
- Strong roots deliver strong drought tolerance and performance in poor soils.
- Semi-flex ear and strong stalks.
- Harvest timely because staygreen is below average.
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VT DoublePro
Dual Purpose: 95 Day
2675 Silage CHU
- Low
- Moderate
- High
- Excels in moderate to high yield environments; moves across all soil types.
- Strong stalk quality and root strength.
- Has good ear flex for low plant densities; but will respond to higher management.
- Low response-to fungicide; may respond in heavy gray leaf spot situations.
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Conventional
Dual Purpose: 95 Day
2650 Silage CHU
- Low
- Moderate
- High
- Excels in moderate to high yield environments; moves across all soil types.
- Strong stalk quality and root strength.
- Has good ear flex for low plant densities; but will respond to higher management.
- Low response-to fungicide; may respond in heavy gray leaf spot situations.
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FairExcellent
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SmartStax PRO
Dual Purpose: 97 Day
2800 Silage CHU
- Low
- Moderate
- High
- Versatile SmartStax PRO hybrid for known corn root worm acres.
- Strong stress tolerance and solid agronomics.
- A moderate RTN score; does not need aggressive N management to thrive.
- Manage in areas where gray leaf spot is a concern.
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VT DoublePro
Dual Purpose: 97 Day
2775 Silage CHU
- Low
- Moderate
- High
- Excellent tonnage potential.
- Strong emergence and stalks.
- Great flex ear and strong drought tolerance.
- Keep populations low to optimize root development.
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SmartStax
Dual Purpose: 98 Day
2775 Silage CHU
- Low
- Moderate
- High
- Tall, robust plant suitable for silage.
- Semi-flex hybrid with excellent stalks for higher plant populations.
- Above and below ground insect protection for corn-on-corn silage acres.
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FairExcellent
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# Milk/Acre
TBD
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% NDFD
TBD
VT DoublePro
Dual Purpose: 99 Day
2800 Silage CHU
- Low
- Moderate
- High
- Tall hybrid with strong grain yield potential drive high tonnage potential.
- Excellent roots and good drought tolerance; high seeding rates and high tonnage.
- Moderate response-to nitrogen; consistent performance across variable soils.
- Harvest timely to avoid excess drydown.
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Conventional
Dual Purpose: 101 Day
2800 Silage CHU
- Low
- Moderate
- High
- Attractive plant type with solid agronomic package.
- Semi-flex ear allows lower densities; but will respond when pushed in populations.
- Handles tough; variable and ideal yield environments.
- Healthy; versatile; high tonnage dual-purpose hybrid.
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FairExcellent
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VT DoublePro
Dual Purpose: 101 Day
2850 Silage CHU
- Low
- Moderate
- High
- Attractive plant type with solid agronomic package.
- Semi-flex ear allows lower densities; but will respond when pushed in populations.
- Handles tough; variable and ideal yield environments.
- Healthy; versatile; high tonnage dual-purpose hybrid.
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FairExcellent
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Trecepta
Dual Purpose: 103 Day
2950 Silage CHU
- Low
- Moderate
- High
- Medium-tall plant height with nice yield for high NDFD potential.
- Handles a range of soil types.
- Very good late season stress tolerance for maximum potential.
- Excellent emergence and vigour for early planting.
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FairExcellent
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TBD
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% NDFD
TBD
SmartStax
Dual Purpose: 106 Day
3025 Silage CHU
- Low
- Moderate
- High
- Versatile hybrid; position and manage for high yield.
- Medium height hybrid with excellent emergence; seedling vigour and test weight.
- Position at medium populations and manage nitrogen for high yield potential.
- Fungicide application recommended in areas with gray leaf spot pressure.
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PowerCore Enlist
Dual Purpose: 106 Day
3100 Silage CHU
- Low
- Moderate
- High
- Potential dual-purpose for silage.
- Tall plant stature for highest tonnage potential.
- Excellent staygreen for large planting window
- Early eason vigour for tougher conditions.
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VT DoublePro
Dual Purpose: 107 Day
3050 Silage CHU
- Low
- Moderate
- High
- Great tonnage hybrid; combined with high quality potential.
- Strong roots and test weight with high yield potential.
- Versatile hybrid for any management system.
- Best suited for rotated acres.
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Common Questions About Corn Silage
Selecting the right CROPLAN® corn hybrid starts with understanding your farm's unique needs. Factors such as crop heat units (CHU), soil type, yield goals, disease pressures, and harvest management all play a role. Your local CROPLAN® expert can help identify the hybrid best suited to your operation.
CROPLAN® offers corn hybrids adapted to a range of Western Canadian growing environments. By considering local crop heat units, growing season length, and field conditions, growers can select hybrids that balance maturity and yield potential.
Achieving high corn yields requires the right combination of genetics and management. CROPLAN® hybrids are selected to deliver strong performance through excellent emergence, plant health, standability, and adaptability to a variety of growing conditions.
Matching hybrid maturity to your crop heat unit zone is one of the most important decisions in corn production. CROPLAN® offers hybrids across multiple maturity ranges, helping growers optimize grain fill, harvest timing, and yield potential.
Hybrid maturity influences yield potential, grain moisture, harvest timing, and overall crop performance. Choosing a CROPLAN® hybrid that aligns with your local growing season helps maximize both productivity and harvest efficiency.
Growing conditions can vary significantly from year to year. CROPLAN® hybrids are selected for agronomic strength, emergence, standability, and adaptability to help support consistent performance under a range of environmental conditions.
Plant health is a key component of maximizing yield potential. CROPLAN® corn hybrids are selected with strong agronomic packages that help growers manage disease pressures and maintain healthy, productive fields.
Growers choose CROPLAN® Corn for its combination of proven genetics, strong agronomic performance, local support, and a commitment to helping farmers succeed. CROPLAN® offers hybrid solutions tailored to the unique needs of Western Canadian operations.
2027 CROPLAN® Seed Guide
The 2027 CROPLAN® Seed Guide is now available, offering a broad selection of hybrids and seed varieties specially adapted to local conditions. Download a copy today.