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RIGHT PRODUCT. RIGHT ACRE.
You have the flexibity to choose the solutions that best fit your farm's specific needs and budget - pick what works for you, when it works for you, through our Right Product, Right Acre approach. Ask your local Pioneer rep about the NEXTA™ biological solutions in the START. GROW. FINISH. windows to protect and preserve your season-long yield potential.
WHY BIOLOGICALS
Minimize Yield-Loss Days
One of the biggest challenges farmers face is the unpredictability of weather. On average, farmers lose about 41 days of yield potential each season due to inclement weather.
Supplemental applications of NEXTA™ biologicals keep plants growing through yield-loss days by regulating and promoting growth hormones while keeping stress hormones at the proper ratio.
41 = Average Number of Yield Loss Days Due to Weather
NEXTA™ biologicals help preserve yield potential all season with its START. GROW. FINISH. program. By adding synthetic hormones to their plants, farmers who use NEXTA products can help reduce the 41 average yield-loss days due to inclement weather, so they can stress less and yield more.
TARGET ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES
Drill down to see how NEXTA biologicals can help mitigate the stress of these common environmental challenges for corn and soybeans.
Corn Stresses
Lack of Stand Uniformity
⚡STRESS MESSAGE | “Stay dormant and wait until things are perfect — every seed for itself.”
➕TREATMENT | 4 oz. NEXTA™ STAND in furrow.
🌱 GROWTH MESSAGE | “Break dormancy together — all for one, one for all.”
💲IMPACT | Better synchrony of emergence despite field variations; less time exposure to insects and diseases.
Yellow Corn Seedlings
⚡STRESS MESSAGE | “My shoot growth is outpacing my nodal root growth.”
➕TREATMENT | 4 oz. NEXTA™ STAND in furrow.
🌱 GROWTH MESSAGE | “Roots, get growing aggressively and get to the new energy source in the soil.”
💲IMPACT | Shorter transition from seed to nodal root energy source.
Uneven Corn
⚡STRESS MESSAGE | “I don’t have the root system to support rapid growth.”
➕TREATMENT | 4 oz. NEXTA™ STAND at early post-herbicide.
🌱 GROWTH MESSAGE | “Roots, you’re the brains of this operation. Get growing, because it’s go time.”
💲IMPACT | Healthy plants maximize kernel rows and set up nutrient access for grand growth stages.
Drought and Heat
⚡STRESS MESSAGE | “Forget about growth and focus on survival.”
➕TREATMENT | 4 oz. NEXTA™ STAND at early post-herbicide.
🌱 GROWTH MESSAGE | “This too will pass. Keep your stomata open and keep the factory going to confirm kernels per ear.”
💲IMPACT | Continue photosynthesis and transpiration to maximize theoretical yield potential.
Nitrogen Limitation
⚡STRESS MESSAGE | “Nitrogen is scarce, slow growth and use all energy on grain fill, even if it means stalks will get weaker and yields will be low.”
➕TREATMENT | 5 oz. NEXTA™ SUPPLY foliar @V4-V8.
🌱 GROWTH MESSAGE | “You are getting nitrogen from the air through the leaves, channel energy into both growth and grain filling without sacrificing plant health and yield potential.”
💲IMPACT | Continue plant growth and development by supplying enough nitrogen to drive higher yields.
Hail Damage
⚡STRESS MESSAGE | “Physical trauma detected. Leaves torn, stalks bruised. Photosynthesis impaired. Redirect energy to wound healing.”
➕TREATMENT | 8 oz. NEXTA™ SHIELD + 4 oz. NEXTA™ STAND
🌱 GROWTH MESSAGE | “You are getting nitrogen from the air through the leaves, channel energy into both growth and grain filling without sacrificing plant health and yield potential.”
💲IMPACT | Continue plant growth and development by supplying enough nitrogen to drive higher yields.
High Temperatures at Pollination
⚡STRESS MESSAGE | “Silks, wait for better temperatures to come out. Hopefully that tassel is still viable.”
➕TREATMENT | 32 oz. NEXTA™ SWOLE + 4-8 oz. NEXTA™ SPARK @ VT-R2.
🌱 GROWTH MESSAGE | “This too will pass. Keep your stomata open and maximize pollination synchrony.”
💲IMPACT | Buy time to maximize pollination efficiency and maintain yield potential.
Kernel Abortion
⚡STRESS MESSAGE | “Survive, shut the photosynthetic factory down and stop moving sugars to the ear.”
➕TREATMENT | 32 oz. NEXTA™ SWOLE + 4-8 oz. NEXTA™ SPARK @ VT-R2.
🌱 GROWTH MESSAGE | “This too will pass. Keep the photosynthetic factory going to produce and move sugars and to add test weight.”
💲IMPACT | Continue photosynthesis, minimize kernel abortion and maximize test weight.
Soybean Stresses
Slow Emergence in Cold Soils
⚡STRESS MESSAGE | “That cold drink is busting my cell walls.”
➕TREATMENT | 8 oz. NEXTA™ SHIELD in furrow.
🌱 GROWTH MESSAGE | “Grow and emerge despite the pain. We got help.”
💲IMPACT | Better synchrony of emergence despite field variations; less time exposure to insects and diseases.
Light-Green Plants
⚡STRESS MESSAGE | "Shoot growth is outpacing my root growth.”
➕TREATMENT | 8 oz. NEXTA™ SHIELD in furrow.
🌱 GROWTH MESSAGE | “Taproot, get growing aggressively and get to the nutrients the shoots need.”
💲IMPACT | More vigorous nutrient uptake from improved root system.
Slow Canopy Development
⚡STRESS MESSAGE | “Focus on vertical growth and elongate internodes.”
➕TREATMENT | 8 oz. NEXTA™ SHIELD and 8 oz. NEXTA™ SPARK at early post-herbicide.
🌱 GROWTH MESSAGE | “Increase lateral growth and the number of branches.”
💲IMPACT | More branches; more potential for flowers and pods.
Reduced Nodulation
⚡STRESS MESSAGE | “I don’t have enough micronutrients to drive nodulation.”
➕TREATMENT | 8 oz. NEXTA™ SHIELD and 8 oz. NEXTA™ SPARK at early post-herbicide.
🌱 GROWTH MESSAGE | “We just got Mo and Co to promote healthy nodule formation.”
💲IMPACT | Maximize nitrogen fixation and utilization to drive higher yields.
Nitrogen Limitation
⚡STRESS MESSAGE | “Nitrogen from nodules is enough for average yields. Slow growth, let’s get rid of a few pods and complete the cycle.”
➕TREATMENT | 5 oz. NEXTA™ SUPPLY foliar @V4-V8.
🌱 GROWTH MESSAGE | “You got a steady, season-long supply of nitrogen from nodules and leaves. Set more pods and seeds, and push toward those high yields.”
💲IMPACT | Continue plant growth and development by supplying enough nitrogen to drive higher yields.
Herbicide Damage
⚡STRESS MESSAGE | “Foreign chemicals detected. Photosynthesis is disrupted and leaf tissue is damaged. Brace for stunting, chlorosis, and tissue damage.”
➕TREATMENT | 8 oz. NEXTA™ SHIELD + 8 oz. NEXTA™ SPARK
🌱 GROWTH MESSAGE | “Support for detox is here. Activate antioxidant defenses. Restore photosynthesis. Rebuild damaged tissues. Survival no longer the only priority — recovery is now possible.”
💲IMPACT | Continue plant growth and development by helping plant reduce phytotoxic chemistry damage and drive higher yields.
Flower and Pod Abortion
⚡STRESS MESSAGE | “Forget about reproductive growth and focus on survival.”
➕TREATMENT | 32 oz. NEXTA™ SWOLE + 4-8 oz. NEXTA™ SPARK @ R1-R3.
🌱 GROWTH MESSAGE | “You’re ok. Keep going. You have enough cytokinin to sustain flowers and pods.”
💲IMPACT | Keep more flowers and pods, and continue sugar production to maximize yield potential.
Drought and Heat
⚡STRESS MESSAGE | “Shut the photosynthetic factory down and stop moving sugars from leaves to flowers, pods and seeds.”
➕TREATMENT | 32 oz. NEXTA™ SWOLE + 4-8 oz. NEXTA™ SPARK @ R1-R3.
🌱 GROWTH MESSAGE | “This too will pass. Keep the photosynthetic factory going to produce and move sugars and to add test weight.”
💲IMPACT | More pods per plant, more beans per pod and bigger beans.
RIGHT PRODUCT. RIGHT ACRE.
NEXTA biological solutions provide farmers with products that can minimize yield loss days from environmental stressors. Not every field or location experiences the same stressors at the same time, so through the Right Product, Right Acre approach NEXTA products offer solutions farmers can depend on to support the crop at every critical stage.