Editor’s note: Husker Harvest Days is Sept. 10-12 in Grand Island, Neb. Visit HuskerHarvestDays.com.

Cutting-edge row crop advancements will greet visitors at the main gate of this year’s Husker Harvest Days.

Bayer’s Preceon Smart Corn System and Pioneer’s Z-Series E3 soybeans will line the pathway that once was harvested fields.

“Husker Harvest Days’ Flag Road represents the future of corn and soybean production,” says Matt Jungmann, Farm Progress national events director. “The interactive display allows visitors to walk in between the rows, gauging in-season performance.”

Concise corn

The Preceon Smart Corn System will not reach 7 feet tall, but that’s by design.

For the past two years, U.S. farmers heard about short-stature corn. This year, visitors can see the system firsthand in the field and learn from company reps on its possibilities to optimize yield potential.

Bayer’s limited introduction of the Preceon Corn System in 2024 placed it on 60,000 acres across Nebraska, Indiana, Illinois and Iowa. As part of the Dekalb and Channel lineups, the shorter corn is marketed to provide strong yield, greensnap protection and greater application flexibility.

The new smart corn system uses FieldView digital insights with growers’ information, including yield and management practices. Bayer research shows short-stature corn works well on irrigated ground or areas with good rainfall, at least in the short term.

Here are attributes of short-stature corn:

Soybean statement

“We’re excited to bring Pioneer Z-Series E3 soybeans to Husker Harvest Days,” says Shelby Schaa, soybean product marketing manager at Pioneer.

Schaa offers background on the beans:

View Pioneer Z-Series E3 soybeans and the Preceon Smart Corn System along Flag Road at HHD. After inspecting the crops, head to the show site and visit with company reps.