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52 SEEDWORLD.COM OCTOBER 2015 Thats a product that is really quite indigestible for animals. Our goal is to make a starch thats more digestible in the rumen of cows because thats what makes milk. Weve worked hard to deter- mine what silage producers need for the greatest profitability. Glenns leafy corn lines both regular and floury confer numerous benefits to growers including drought tolerance disease resistance and a longer window of opportunity for harvesting. They also produce high overall yields with high grain content compared to dual-purpose hybrids developed for grain purposes and also sold for silage. Glenn Seed which Glenn operates with the help of four family members and two full-time employees develops inbred lines that hybrid companies propagate. It operates one of only two designated silage programs in North America and is the only one dedicated to improving the digestibility of both fiber and grain parts of the corn plant. The company boasts an impressive share of the silage market. Not only does Glenn Seed leafy hybrids account for 20 percent of the silage acres in North America his lines are also the parents of hybrids sold in France Italy Hungary Serbia Turkey Chile and New Zealand. In a highly competitive market Glenn Seed continues to flourish. The company is working to develop varieties that improve digestibility even further as well as new parental lines for full floury hybrids that will be used for corn silage as well as for producing high moisture corn for livestock feed. Glenns work has earned him numerous acco- lades. Most recently he was honored with the Canadiant Plant Breeding and Genetics Award. His breeding program has essentially gone against the grain focusing on factors that improve digestibility of all parts of the corn plant. Breeding with a focus on end use the leafy and floury corn for silage is easier for cows to digest. PHOTOGLENNSEED. For 35 years Dr. Francis Glenn has pursued a unique approach to breeding high yielding silage-specific corn hybrids says Dave Baute president of Maizex Seeds. It is the only corn program in North America devoted to the improvement of digestibility of both the fiber and grain parts of the corn plant. The market acceptance for products from his distinctive breeding pro- gram is a testament to the value of his work. Matt Anderson of DLF Pickseed Canada Inc. commended the breeder for continuing to deliver innovative new products. His work in developing leafy floury hybrids has led to a further increase in readily available digestible starch resulting in an overall increase in milk pro- duction Anderson reports. He also offers many of his new lines with leading edge herbicide-resistant and insect-protected traits. His ability to adapt and compete in the ever-changing corn technology market is remarkable. Competing as an Independent Glenn believes its his independence as a breeder that has allowed his com- pany to successfully tap into the unique market of corn varieties for silage. I think I have had the opportunity to follow my breeding objectives better than breeders who work for large companies he says adding that most plant breeders starting out nowadays lack the necessary resources to go it alone in todays breeding environment characterized by market con- solidation and costly genomic techniques. When I started my own in business in 1980 there was an opportunity to establish myself as an independent breeder Glenn says. Theres very little opportunity to do that today. SW His work in developing leafy floury hybrids has led to a further increase in readily available digestible starch resulting in an overall increase in milk production. Matt Anderson