What the research measured
5 university trial records across IL, MN, OH, WI in 2024. Yield was above the trial mean in 5 of 5 records with a reported yield and trial mean. Differences may reflect site and management conditions.
5 trial records · 1 season (2024) · IL, MN, OH, WI. 7 named locations in the loaded data.9 independent sources.What it is. A 107-day conventional (non-GMO) hybrid sold treated as Viking and as untreated organic seed by Blue River. It was entered in 2024 university trials in four states, including Wisconsin’s organic grain trial, which is rare for one hybrid.
Study conditions and limitations
- Organic and conventional trials are managed differently; compare within one system.
- Yield comparisons use each trial’s own mean; organic and conventional results have different baselines.
- One season of public data so far.
Read the sources · 9
- Illinois Variety Testing: corn and soybean trials ↗
Replicated regional trials at two locations per region, published as tables of entry yield, moisture, lodging and the trial mean.
- Minnesota corn grain field crop variety trial results ↗
Southern, central and northern location groups, published with entry yield, moisture and the group mean.
- Ohio Corn Performance Test ↗
Early and full-season hybrid trials by region at three locations each, with yield, moisture, lodging and test weight.
- 2024 Wisconsin Corn Hybrid Performance Trials ↗
Zone trials at two to four locations each, including separate organic grain trials in the south central and north central zones.
- Illinois 2024 corn trial table · IL · Region 1 ↗
250 bu/ac against a trial mean of 246.9; 36 entries in the trial.
- Minnesota 2024 corn trial table · MN · Southern ↗
215 bu/ac against a trial mean of 196.7; 18 entries in the trial.
- Ohio State 2024 corn trial table · OH · Northwest ↗
234.1 bu/ac against a trial mean of 221.5; 50 entries in the trial.
- Wisconsin 2024 corn trial table · WI · South Central Zone, Organic ↗
225 bu/ac against a trial mean of 215.5; 10 entries in the trial.
- Wisconsin 2024 corn trial table · WI · Southern Zone, early ↗
263 bu/ac against a trial mean of 260.9; 64 entries in the trial.
Before you buy, ask
- Which trials near my farm included this variety, and how did it finish against the trial mean there?
- What trait package and seed treatment are in the bag I would receive?
- How many seasons of public data exist for this variety in my maturity zone?
Record
- Sources checked
- Trial tables are read from the university trial database at request time. Program pages checked September 26, 2026.
- Company response
- None yet. Viking Seed · Blue River Organic Seed can send corrections, additional trials, or a statement; it is published here, labelled, and never edits the research summary. Send a correction →