Coating for Organic Corn Seed

Blue River Hybrids is pleased to be able to offer NII Film Coat™ as an option for its organic seed corn customers for 2008-9. NII Film Coat™ is designed to provide plant nutrients directly to the organic seed to help promote plant health, germination and vigor during the critical early stages of plant development.

Our tests have shown that organic seed coated with NII Film Coat™ provided better plant stand and ultimately higher yields when compared with uncoated organic seed.
The tables below compare NII Film Coat™ with uncoated seed when environmental conditions caused a reduction in plant population. When conditions were unfavorable to uncoated seed, the organic seed with NII Film Coat™ had improved populations and yields.

Plot Location: 8 Midwest Locations				Plot Location: Kelley, Iowa
	Bu/Acre	Population			Bu/Acre	Population
NII Film Coat	182.3	27,582		NII Film Coat	182.6	27,750
Uncoated	176.8	26,347		Uncoated	169.4	25,417
Seed Coated with NII Film Coat				Un-Coated Seed

Protect your organic seed investment with NII Film Coat™

NII Film Coat™ is made with NOP compliant materials, and has been approved for use on organic seed by OCIA, the organic certifier for Blue River Organic Seed, and its brand, Blue River Hybrids. NII Film Coat™ is not currently registered for JAS or EU production. As with any crop inputs, growers are encouraged to contact their certifier before planting oranic seed with NII Film Coat™.