by BASS Hybrids | Sep 17, 2025 | Agronomy, Plant Breeding
In case you missed it, Ed Baumgartner was recently on a webinar with No-Till Farmer. You can watch the webinar on the No-Till Farmer website by clicking here. From the No-Till Farmer website: Join BASS Hybrids owner Ed Baumgartner as he explores corn breeding for...
by BASS Hybrids | Aug 21, 2025 | Agronomy
A couple years ago I (Raechel) stumbled upon a scientific paper about nitrogen and insecticide tolerance that lives rent-free in my brain now. It’s best described in a diagram from the paper: The 2022 article is “High nitrogen in maize enriches gut...
by BASS Hybrids | Jul 24, 2025 | Agronomy, BASS News
Join us Thursday August 28, 2025 at our Discovery Farm for a day focused on Regenerative Agriculture! From 10AM to 3PM, check out our research fields, talk with folks knowledgeable about regenerative ag, met like-minded farmers, and stick around for our discussion...
by BASS Hybrids | May 27, 2025 | Agronomy
“When you approach the rootworm as just a problem that has to be solved, you’re not taking into account the animal’s biology,” [Ann Marie] Journey says. “You’re hitting it just at certain points or with certain methods or controls, and you’re not allowing yourself in...
by BASS Hybrids | Feb 14, 2025 | Agronomy, Plant Breeding
Recently, BASS’s own Ed Baumgartner sat down with Elevate Ag for an episode of Soil Talk. Check out the episode here. Episode Description: Ed Baumgarter discusses seeds that are grown to be resilient, not reliant. His company, Bass Hybrids, offers non-treated...
by BASS Hybrids | Jan 27, 2025 | Agronomy, Plant Breeding
Raechel recently had the opportunity to write for Acres U.S.A. Magazine! In the Opinion piece “Hey, Guess What?!? Breeding Works!” she discusses plant breeding and that it does, well, work. A link to the article can be found here. If you prefer reading a...
by BASS Hybrids | Jan 20, 2025 | BASS News
The results are in! We’ve added 3 new hybrids to our lineup for 2025: Ruth Vera Esther These hybrids show solid multi-year performance in our yield trials, and with our growing sales in Nebraska, Kansas, Iowa, Illinois, and Indiana, we figured we needed to add...
by BASS Hybrids | Oct 30, 2024 | Agronomy, Programs
Thinking about switching to untreated seed? Or seed without a neonicotinoid insecticide? American Bird Conservancy is launching a pilot program where they will pay you up to $13/acre for corn acres enrolled in this program. You can find out more information on their...
by BASS Hybrids | Aug 9, 2024 | Agronomy, BASS News
If you know us, we love being out in a field of corn! This week we had the wonderful opportunity to talk about corn at a field day with Green Cover Seed! Ed and Brian were there on Tuesday this week. Andrew and Kyle were there on Friday (err, are there today!) Back...
by BASS Hybrids | Aug 6, 2024 | Plant Breeding
From Jim Patrico, Progressive Farmer Senior Editor To hear Ed Baumgartner tell it, when he first started his work on non-GMO (genetically modified organism) corn hybrid improvement, it was merely something he puttered with, like golf or gardening. Even now, when he...
