2026 MKC SEED GUIDE

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To Our Member-Owners,

At MKC, your success drives everything we do.

This 2026 Seed Guide is designed for Kansas farmers, bringing together trusted seed options, local knowledge, and agronomic support to help you get the most out of every acre.

We know Kansas soils, Kansas weather, and the challenges unique to this region, because we live and work here too.

That’s why we’re proud to offer seed backed by strong research and proven performance in Kansas fields, along with a team ready to help you every step of the way.

Thank you for your trust and partnership. Here’s to a season of growth, rooted in Kansas agriculture and local expertise.

Introduction

MKC provides a broad selection of high-performing corn hybrids chosen specifically for Kansas fields. Each hybrid is selected for strong yield potential, standability, and adaptability to the wide range of soils and growing conditions across the state.

Why Choose MKC Corn Seed?

• Local Expertise: Our team understands the importance of selecting hybrids that can handle Kansas challenges like heat, drought stress, and variable rainfall. Every hybrid we offer is tested in local plots to ensure dependable performance in Kansas environments.

• Partnered success: From planting through harvest, MKC supports your operation with elite genetics, proven agronomic insights, and trusted local guidance to help you maximize yields and protect plant health.

With the right hybrid for the right acre, you can count on MKC to help your corn crop reach its full potential. Talk with your MKC agronomy team to select hybrids tailored to your fields and growing conditions.

CORN BRANDS SUMMARIES

DEKALB® hybrids offer strong performance in Central Kansas, with dryland varieties emphasizing drought tolerance and irrigated varieties balancing yield potential with adaptability to occasional wet conditions. Disease tolerance is a key differentiator among the hybrids, especially in irrigated or higher-rainfall areas, while soil drainage remains an important factor to consider for maximizing yield.

Brevant® corn hybrids provide excellent versatility to Central Kansas. The main considerations across several hybrids are sensitivity to poorly drained soils and, in some cases, moderate drought stress, so careful field selection and management remain critical for managing ROI. The dryland varieties emphasize drought resilience and irrigated varieties optimize yield potential while maintaining stability.

CROPLAN® differentiates itself through strategic genetic selection, indepth regional testing, advanced trait integration, built-in nutrition and zinc seed treatment protection. The MKC team backs the hybrids with data-driven and ROI-focused management opportunities.

LEGEND:

SYMBOLS CORN: CORN:

 Highly Recommended Marginal Dryland (120 Bu A/Or Less)

 Excellent Drought Tolerance

+ Recommended in most situations Productive Dryland/Limited Irrigation + Good Stalk Strength

 Not Recommended Productive Irrigated

COMMENTS:

 Poor Green Snap

Solid agronomic packages with excellent stalk strength and green snap tolerance. Product has demonstrated stability under heat and drought stress. Has shown average staygreen and harvest appearance with quick dry down. Nice disease tolerance package with excellent Southern Rust, Gray Leaf Spot, and Anthracnose Stalk Rot tolerance. Use caution on fields with a history of Goss’s Wilt. Above average tolerance on high pH soils.

Exciting 105 RM VT Double PRORIB Complete corn Brand Blend product that is bringing strong yield potential with an attractive robust plant type and excellent staygreen and harvest appearance. Has shown the ability to handle stress across many environments. Has shown above average tolerance on high pH soils. Use caution with below average Gray Leaf Spot and Southern Rust.

DEKALB Tough Acre product has shown outstanding stability in lower yielding environments. It has performed well in drought stressed environments and in hot growing conditions with moderate flex ear. Watch outs are late season root strength.

Broad acre product that brings exceptional western adaptation. Has shown fantastic green snap tolerance, excellent Goss’s Wilt tolerance, and above average pH tolerance. Very Strong performance under limited and full irrigation scenarios. Has shown strong heat stress tolerance. May benefit from a fungicide if fungal diseases are active. Good wet feet tolerance.

This product has a nice combination of stress tolerance and strong yield potential. Excellent grain quality and test weight. Strong roots and stalks that provide good standability. Attractive plant type with robust leaves and moderate stature. Avoid fields with a history of Goss’s Wilt.

emergence supports early planting and excellent stalk strength enables flexible harvest timing. Sharp looking plant in the field with above average test weight and good husk coverage. Semi-flex ear type that has shown good performance at medium to medium low populations. Use caution on high pH soils.

product with strong yield potential. Excellent early and late season agronomics minimize risk with this product. Attractive plant type with good upper canopy. Southern rust tolerance is very good. Very good test weight and grain quality. Long, narrow semi-flex ear development. Target populations to 34K or less. Outstanding product for the poorly drained acre. Increased tolerance to Goss’s wilt in the

lineup. Has yielded through on high pH soils.

VT4PRO technology provides enhanced above ground protection with RNAi Technology for corn rootworm protection. Outstanding yield performance potential in this RM. Excellent test weight with a nice field appearance. Very strong foliar fungal disease tolerance package. Has shown very good root strength and green snap tolerance.

Exciting 116 RM Trecepta product with outstanding yield potential and agronomics to back broad use potential. Tall, robust plant type with ear placement. Girthy, flex ear with very good grain quality. Very good agronomics, but consider a fungicide application due to southern rust tolerance. Has shown a response to higher management, including fertility. Above average on high pH acres.

Exciting 118 RM VT Double Pro RIB Complete corn Brand Blend product that brings an attractive, robust plant type with incredible yield potential and solid agronomics. Very good heat and drought stress tolerance. Outstanding grain quality and test weight. Very strong ear flex, and girth on a white cob. Target medium populations for best performance. Consider a fungicide application for Southern Rust. Above average on high pH acres.

This DEKALB Disease Shield product has amazing yield potential. Robust plant canopy with good husk coverage. Key strengths include strong foliar disease tolerance, food grade grain quality, and yield stability across many environments. Good ear flex has shown the ability to perform at lower populations. Dual purpose grain and silage product.

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DEKALB 112 RM
DEKALB

LEGEND:

SYMBOLS CORN:

 Highly Recommended

+ Recommended in most situations

 Not Recommended

COMMENTS:

Marginal Dryland (120 Bu A/Or Less)

CORN:

 Excellent Drought Tolerance

Productive Dryland/Limited Irrigation + Good Stalk Strength

Productive Irrigated  Poor Green Snap

This widely adapted Optimum® AQUAmax® hybrid fits well within a key maturity range and offers very strong drought tolerance. It features exceptional stress emergence, making it ideal for early planting conditions. The hybrid comes with a strong foliar disease package, including tolerance to Goss’s wilt. It also has slightly above-average stalk and root strength, along with good resistance to brittle snap. Additionally, it performs well in high pH soils, making it a versatile and reliable choice for various growing environments.

This widely adapted Optimum® AQUAmax® hybrid is well-suited for a key maturity range in the western Corn Belt, offering very strong drought tolerance. It performs best in dryland and limited irrigation environments, maintaining consistent ear height under these conditions. The hybrid also provides strong tolerance to Goss’s wilt and green snap, along with excellent root strength. For fields at high risk of Gray Leaf Spot, fungicide applications should be considered to maximize performance.

This leader hybrid stands out across the board in the western Corn Belt, delivering consistent performance and adaptability. As an Optimum® AQUAmax® hybrid, it provides very strong drought tolerance, along with excellent green snap tolerance and protection against Goss’s wilt. It features great ear flex, strong staygreen, and a solid agronomic and disease package. Additionally, it offers excellent tonnage and quality potential, making it a strong choice for silage acres.

This Optimum® AQUAmax® hybrid is a leading performer on dryland and tough acres, offering strong yield potential even under stress. It delivers very strong drought tolerance and features a well-rounded disease package, including solid ratings for Goss’s wilt, Northern Leaf Blight (NLB), Gray Leaf Spot (GLS), and Tar Spot. With good test weight and ear flex, it performs particularly well on stress acres. The hybrid also has a taller plant stature and moderate to high ear placement, making it well-suited for terraces and challenging environments. Timely harvest is recommended to optimize performance.

This hybrid offers an exciting combination of yield performance and agronomic strength, making it a reliable choice across the Corn Belt. It is an early-silking, agronomically sound option with excellent drought tolerance. The hybrid features strong stalks, solid roots, and good green snap tolerance, along with a robust disease package. Its very good staygreen and attractive appearance at harvest further enhance its appeal for consistent, highquality performance.

This hybrid is a proven leader in central and western regions, delivering strong yield performance under moderate to high stress conditions. It offers excellent drought tolerance and strong western ratings for Goss’s wilt, brittle snap, and root strength. With a taller plant stature and moderate to high ear placement, it is well-suited for terraces and challenging environments. To maintain optimal plant health and yield, a fungicide is recommended in areas with a high risk of Gray Leaf Spot.

This leader hybrid stands out across the board in the western Corn Belt, delivering consistent performance and adaptability. As an Optimum® AQUAmax® hybrid, it provides very strong drought tolerance, along with excellent green snap tolerance and protection against Goss’s wilt. It features great ear flex, strong staygreen, and a solid agronomic and disease package. Additionally, it offers excellent tonnage and quality potential, making it a strong choice for silage acres.

This hybrid delivers dominating top-end yield potential while maintaining good stability in lower-yield environments. It performs best in the traditional 113 RM zone and further south, where its strong roots and high yield potential make it well-suited for prairie soils. With high test weight and above-average drought tolerance, it supports consistent performance across western acres. For fields with a high risk of Northern Corn Leaf Blight, a fungicide application is recommended to protect yield and plant health.

This leader hybrid combines high yield stability with strong agronomics, making it a reliable performer across the entire Corn Belt. It offers dependable drought tolerance and silks early for its maturity, contributing to its adaptability. With good root and stalk strength, along with mid-season brittle snap tolerance, it stands up well under varying conditions. The hybrid produces high test weight grain with food-grade qualities and features very good tolerance to Northern Corn Leaf Blight (NCLB), Goss’s wilt, and Southern rust.

This full-season PowerCore® Ultra Enlist® hybrid is a top yield leader with strong drought tolerance and adaptability across diverse conditions. Robust stalks and roots support wide placement, while tolerance to GLS and NCLB, plus preliminary Tar Spot ratings, suggest fungicide benefits. Its average Goss’s wilt score is manageable on rotated acres. With excellent tonnage and quality, it’s also ideal for silage.

This industry-leading hybrid offers excellent yield potential across a wide range of environments and is well adapted to perform consistently in various yield conditions. Its standability is a key strength, supported by strong stalks, roots, and green snap tolerance. The hybrid also features a robust disease package, with strong tolerance to Goss’s wilt, Gray Leaf Spot, anthracnose stalk rot, and ear molds. For fields at high risk of Northern Corn Leaf Blight, a fungicide application is recommended. To ensure optimal early-season performance, it’s best to avoid planting into very cold, wet soils.

LEGEND:

SYMBOLS CORN: CORN:

 Highly Recommended Marginal Dryland (120 Bu A/Or Less)

 Excellent Drought Tolerance

+ Recommended in most situations Productive Dryland/Limited Irrigation + Good Stalk Strength

 Not Recommended Productive Irrigated

COMMENTS:

 Poor Green Snap

This hybrid is best suited for variable to tough acres, offering excellent emergence, strong seedling vigor, and a solid root system. It features a semi-flex ear, making it ideal for planting at moderate populations. However, it is recommended to avoid fields with a history of Goss’s wilt to ensure optimal performance.

This hybrid delivers high yield potential when placed on medium-to-highly productive acres. It offers excellent emergence, strong late-season stalk integrity, and solid drought tolerance. To maintain plant health and maximize yield, managing key diseases and ensuring late-season intactness through fungicide applications is important. A fungicide is especially recommended in areas where Gray Leaf Spot and Southern Rust are concerns.

This hybrid is widely adapted from east to west, performing well across various soil types and yield levels. It features strong roots, excellent drought tolerance, and delivers impressive test weight. With a semi-flex ear and a high response-to-population score, it can be effectively positioned across a wide range of yield environments. However, fields with a history of Anthracnose and Southern Rust should be managed carefully to maintain optimal performance.

This Optimum® AQUAmax® hybrid is a leading performer on dryland and tough acres, offering strong yield potential even under stress. It delivers very strong drought tolerance and features a well-rounded disease package, including solid ratings for Goss’s wilt, Northern Leaf Blight (NLB), Gray Leaf Spot (GLS), and Tar Spot. With good test weight and ear flex, it performs particularly well on stress acres. The hybrid also has a taller plant stature and moderate to high ear placement, making it well-suited for terraces and challenging environments. Timely harvest is recommended to optimize performance.

This hybrid offers outstanding performance potential from east to west, delivering top-end yield potential with strong ear flex capabilities. Its versatility allows for effective placement across a variety of soil types at moderate planting populations. To maximize performance and protect against Southern Rust, a fungicide application is recommended.

MKC offers a strong lineup of premium soybean varieties tailored for Kansas farmers. Each option is selected for proven yield potential, dependable disease resistance, and the ability to perform across a wide range of Kansas soils and growing conditions.

SOYBEAN

Why Choose MKC Soybeans?

• Local Expertise: Our team understands the challenges and opportunities unique to Kansas agriculture. Every variety we offer is carefully tested in local fields to ensure consistent performance year after year

• Focused on success: From planting through harvest, MKC is by your side with top-quality seed, practical agronomic insights, and local support to help you protect plant health and maximize yields.

From the first seed in the ground to harvest, we’re dedicated to helping you get the most out of every acre. Talk with your MKC agronomy team to find the right soybean variety for your farm and your goals.

SOYBEAN BRANDS SUMMARIES

Asgrow®soybean varieties provide Central Kansas growers with adaptable options that balance early vigor, drought resilience, and disease resistance to achieve consistent performance across both dryland and irrigated fields.

Brevant® soybean varieties exhibit strong initial growth, robust standability, and reliable performance in both dryland and irrigated environments. They also possess disease resistance traits that offer additional protection to sustain yields under stressful conditions.

CROPLAN® It’s all about the ROI. CROPLAN® soybean varieties contain high-end genetics and top-tier yield potential. The MKC team provides local expertise and data-backed management recommendations to help CROPLAN soybeans optimize your profit potential for every soybean acre.

TolerantHerbicide Trait

MaturityRelative Marginal Dryland Productive Dryland/ Limited Irrigation IrrigatedProductive PlantRelative Height TypeCanopy StandabilityHarvest

LEGEND:

SYMBOLS SOYBEAN:

 Highly Recommended Marginal Dryland

+ Recommended in most situations

 Not Recommended

COMMENTS:

Productive Dryland/Limited Irrigation

Productive Irrigated

SOYBEAN:

 Excellent Harvest Standability

+ Good

 Poor

Solid Asgrow XtendFlex soybean that has shown broad adaption and very good yield stability from Kansas to Missouri. Offers excellent agronomics and great disease tolerance package. Local screening has shown above average tolerance to IDC.

Tall plant with ability to maintain height under tough growing conditions. This has shown to be a top performing product in tough dryland situation s in Central Kansas. Consider a seed treatment in known SDS environments. Similar performance potential and trait package to AG41X8 brand.

Medium plant type SR soybean with good branching and consistent yield potential. Should close the rows quickly in 30 in soybeans. Good PRR tolerance, Frog Eye Leaf Spot tolerance and southern stem canker. Average SDS. Above average emergence. Below average IDC tolerance in local screenings.

Medium tall plant with very good stress tolerance for tougher dryland. Emergence and early seeding vigor has shown to be good. Good SDS tolerance. SR stacked trait. Should offer a good value for dryland and double crop. Below average IDC tolerance.

Double PRR gene stack with average SDS tolerance. Versatility with great yield potential in most environments. Very consistent performance throughout the MG 3 area with above average emergence. Breeders believe that this should have the potential for good stress tolerance.

3.9 RM product that brings an outstanding agronomic and disease tolerance package for broad use potential. Has shown top performance in MD trials. Has shown strong emergence even in poorly drained soil. Solid SDS and PRR tolerances. This is a salt excluder. Has shown below average tolerance to IDC in local screenings.

Exciting Asgrow Xtendflex soybean with very good standability and SDS tolerance should make this a top choice for irrigated/ productive yield environments. Has shown to also handle tougher environments as well but is best in narrow rows in that situation for earlier canopy potential. This is a Salt Excluder. Has shown average tolerance to IDC in local screening with the ability to yield through that situation very well.

TolerantHerbicide Trait

MaturityRelative Marginal Dryland Productive Dryland/ Limited Irrigation

IrrigatedProductive PlantRelative Height TypeCanopy

StandabilityHarvest

LEGEND:

SYMBOLS SOYBEAN:

 Highly Recommended Marginal Dryland

+ Recommended in most situations Productive Dryland/Limited Irrigation

 Not Recommended Productive Irrigated

COMMENTS:

SOYBEAN:

 Excellent Harvest Standability

+ Good

 Poor

This leader soybean variety offers excellent emergence, making it ideal for early planting in cold, wet soils. It provides strong tolerance to Sudden Death Syndrome (SDS), Brown Stem Rot (BSR), and Charcoal Rot. With a robust canopy width and moderate plant height, it delivers strong agronomic performance. The variety includes the Rps1K gene for Phytophthora resistance, along with strong field tolerance. Featuring BOLT® herbicide technology, it also offers outstanding STS tolerance, making it a top-performing choice for a wide range of growing conditions.

This soybean variety offers strong emergence and excellent tolerance to Sudden Death Syndrome (SDS), making it a reliable performer in challenging conditions. As a chloride salt excluder, it is well-suited for sensitive soils. While it can grow tall and be prone to lodging when planted early on certain acres, it performs exceptionally well on double-crop acres. Featuring BOLT® herbicide technology, it delivers outstanding STS tolerance and stands out as a leading double-crop-only option with this advanced herbicide trait.

This soybean variety offers strong emergence, making it an excellent choice for no-till acres. It provides good field tolerance to Phytophthora, while its average ratings for SDS, IDC, and standability should be managed with appropriate practices. As a high-yielding double crop option, it performs especially well in Kansas and Missouri. With STS herbicide tolerance, it stands out as a leading choice for double crop systems in these regions.

This soybean variety offers excellent emergence, making it well-suited for early planting and cold, wet soils. It provides strong disease tolerance, including excellent resistance to Sudden Death Syndrome (SDS), Frogeye Leaf Spot, and Charcoal Rot. With robust Iron Deficiency Chlorosis (IDC) scores, it performs well in late Group 3 maturity zones. It also features the Rps1K gene for Phytophthora resistance and includes Peking source Soybean Cyst Nematode (SCN) resistance, making it a solid choice for challenging environments.

TolerantHerbicide Trait

DRYLAND:

MaturityRelative Marginal Dryland Productive Dryland/ Limited Irrigation IrrigatedProductive PlantRelative Height TypeCanopy StandabilityHarvest

Interception +

LEGEND:

SYMBOLS SOYBEAN:

 Highly Recommended Marginal Dryland

+ Recommended in most situations Productive Dryland/Limited Irrigation

 Not Recommended Productive Irrigated

COMMENTS:

SOYBEAN:

 Excellent Drought Tolerance

+ Good

 Poor

This single-line soybean variety offers excellent emergence and very good standability, making it a dependable choice across various growing conditions. It provides excellent stress tolerance along with strong resistance to Phytophthora Root Rot (PRR), Sudden Death Syndrome (SDS), and Frogeye Leaf Spot (FELS). With stable yield potential across both low and high-yield environments, it delivers consistent performance. However, caution is advised when planting in areas prone to Iron Deficiency Chlorosis (IDC).

This single-line XtendFlex® variety offers strong yield stability across a wide range of environments and is well suited for most soil types and drainage classes. It features excellent standability and tolerance to Phytophthora Root Rot (PRR), along with strong resistance to Iron Deficiency Chlorosis (IDC). However, careful management is recommended in areas with high Sudden Death Syndrome (SDS) pressure.

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