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Maize for Silage

The best feed is home grown

Maize silage is an integral part of the feeding program for a number of livestock farmers throughout New Zealand. Whether you’re a dairy farmer looking to fill feed deficits or extend lactation length, a beef farmer wanting to increase liveweight gains or a goat farmer wanting to provide a cost-effective base for your ration, maize silage is the leading environmentally sustainable home-grown supplementary feed option.

Maize silage hybrids

Pioneer® brand maize silage hybrids are carefully sourced from a global breeding program and extensively tested under New Zealand growing conditions prior to commercial release. We offer New Zealand growers a comprehensive line-up of hybrids which are suitable for growing under a wide range of climatic conditions.
 
 
 

2022-23 Maize for Silage catalogue

View our latest Maize for Silage catalogue featuring 25 proven hybrids including five new hybrids, designed to deliver high yield potential and top performance in your local conditions. As well as detailing our latest 2022-23 line-up, we also focus on hybrid research, seed quality and our local in-field sales team.

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Maize Silage Research Update 2022

To see how Pioneer maize hybrids stack up against the rest, check out our new Maize Silage Research Update for 2022. It’s packed with hybrid performance comparisons, plus a tonne of agronomic and environmental research for all things maize silage.

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View all maize silage hybrids

View all maize silage hybrids

When we commercialise Pioneer® brand maize silage hybrids we think local. Pioneer products are tested in around 160 maize silage trials across New Zealand. Compare the yield and agronomic performance of Pioneer maize silage hybrids in your region.

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Indicative growing and harvesting costs 2022-23

Indicative growing and harvesting costs 2022-23

Calculate indicative maize silage costings for both high and low fertility maize silage growing envrionments. Costs of production have risen post the publishing of these numbers so enter your own growing & harvesting costs for the best indication.

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Maize silage hybrid trait table

Maize silage hybrid trait table

View the individual trait characteristics for each of our maize silage hybrids and compare them against one another.

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