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Soybean growers have spoken; a majority of the soybeans planted in the U.S. are Enlist E3^® soybeans. As the industry leader in delivering Enlist E3 soybeans, Stine^® offers growers more product choice and yield potential than any competitor.

“The Stine Enlist E3 advantage is simple. We offer more high-yielding lines of Enlist soybeans than anyone else because of our position as an independently operated, family-owned company and our access to the best breeding programs,” says Myron Stine, company president.

What are the benefits of Enlist E3 soybeans?

Enlist E3 soybeans deliver maximum flexibility and convenience, with the ability to use multiple modes of action for season-long weed control. Enlist E3 soybeans combine tolerance to a 2,4-D, glyphosate and glufosinate in a three-gene stack.

Enlist E3 soybean herbicides approved for use over top of Enlist E3 soybeans include Enlist One^® and Enlist Duo^® herbicide with Colex-D^® Technology. Enlist One is a 2,4-D choline option with tank-mix capabilities, and Enlist Duo combines glyphosate and 2,4-D choline. Enlist Duo also features the same wide application window growers are accustomed to with their regular glyphosate program. Both herbicides deliver unrivaled weed control designed to land and stay on target. Key weeds controlled with Enlist E3 soybean herbicides include waterhemp, giant ragweed, Palmer amaranth, marestail, lambsquarters, Morning Glory, common ragweed and velvetleaf.  

What are the advantages of Stine Enlist E3 soybeans?

“Not all Enlist E3 soybeans are created equal,” says Stine. “Our Enlist E3 soybeans have demonstrated superior yield performance thanks to the science in our seed genetics and our access to the industry’s best breeding programs.”

With Stine Enlist E3 soybeans, you get …

• More new genetics, faster. In the past five years, we’ve released more new Enlist E3 lines than any other seed company. In 2024, we have 109 lines available, ranging from Maturity Group 000 to Group 7.
• More bushels. Compared to the leading competing trait platform, Stine Enlist E3 soybean lines are three bushels/acre better. In recent side-by-side comparisons, Stine Enlist E3 genetics had a 73%-win rate over the leading competing trait and brand, resulting in a 3.3-bushel advantage.¹
• More data. In Stine’s 2022 Elite Yield Trials, we compared 129 commercially available Stine Enlist E3 entries to competitive entries developed by a different breeding program in more than 117,000 head-to-head comparisons. Stine Enlist E3 soybeans offered a 3+ bushel/acre advantage.

Tap into the Stine Enlist E3 advantage next year. To order your Stine Enlist E3 soybeans for the 2024 planting season, contact your local Stine sales rep or regional sales agronomist.

¹ Data gathered from 128 customer locations in 2021, comparing same like maturities. Compared lines are at the same locations.

Every year in farming is different, and that means results will vary. Before you nix a tried-and-true product from your 2024 portfolio, look at the historical yield data to paint a better picture of performance.

“Even the best seed genetics aren’t going to perform exactly the same every year,” says David Thompson, national marketing and sales director for Stine^®. “For example, if you have one corn hybrid that had outstanding yield in 2021 and 2022 but fell slightly short in 2023, you shouldn’t throw it out for the next planting season just because it had a different year.”

As Stine develops new corn and soybean genetics, our breeders collect and evaluate lots of data across multiple years, locations and reps. The goal is to find widely adapted material, those genetics that will generally perform in almost any environment.

“One of the biggest mistakes a grower can make is basing his seed decision on a single year or field result,” says Thompson. “Every hybrid or variety will have its ups and downs, but those genetics that have proven themselves across multiple years and environments will provide the best measure of insurance.”

The same is true for any corn or soybean line. Stick to what works, but never be afraid to try something new. At Stine, we encourage growers to do both. Whether a product is new or established, always seek a broad base of data rather than a single year or location.

“We are very particular about the products we place in our lineup,” says Thompson. “And one of the foundations of our success has been our ability to find those genetics that give growers the highest probability of success.”

If you’re interested in learning more about our corn and soybean products and their historical yield performance, contact your local Stine sales rep or regional sales agronomist. For tips on deciphering plo

As you gather with family, friends and loved ones for Thanksgiving tomorrow, we at Stine^® want to express our deepest gratitude for your support in 2023. We are incredibly blessed to work with wonderfully talented employees and sales team members, an outstanding dealer and conditioner network, dedicated business partners and hardworking grower customers.

To celebrate the spirit of Thanksgiving, we asked our agronomy team to share what they are most grateful for this year. We hope their responses bring you all the joy and warmth of the season. Happy Thanksgiving from our Stine family to yours! 

Daniel Greblunas, field agronomist (Nebraska and Kansas)
Thanksgiving seems to mark the time in the year when my area tends to slow down a little. Farmers have an opportunity to look back on the trials and tribulations they went through during the growing and harvest season to get them to completion. In my personal life, I am very thankful for the health and safety of my friends and family. I am also thankful to have a nice home, two energy-filled dogs and a wonderful wife. Professionally, I am very thankful for the people who I work with, both within Stine and the producers I get to meet throughout the week. The Stine family is very close and is always willing to help tackle any problem you may be facing. Whether I am using their ground for a plot or sitting down to talk with them about Stine, the producers I have worked with have been amazing. They are always friendly, engaging and want to learn about anything new that we may be seeing in the field.

Bill Kessinger, technical agronomist (Indiana, Michigan and Ohio)
I am thankful for the people I get to spend my time around. I am first grateful for my family. Where you find one of us, you can almost always find all of us nearby. We work the farm together and battle it out on the sports fields or mats together.  Secondly, I am thankful for the people I work with at Stine. I get to spend a lot of time across a large geography of this great country, and our team is second to none in every part of it. I am truly blessed by the people I am surrounded by every day.

Adam Sills, technical agronomist (Minnesota, Wisconsin and eastern Iowa)
I am very thankful for family, my Stine family and having another healthy harvest season and year.

Faith Hedrick, field agronomist (Illinois)
This year, I’m thankful for quite a lot. It’s hard to sum it all up! I’m very lucky both professionally and personally. I had the opportunity to take an agronomy position with Stine at the beginning of the summer after finishing my degree at the University of Illinois. I couldn’t be more thankful for the opportunity to learn and grow with this company. I’m also very thankful for the personal growth this year has brought me. I am also grateful for the amazing family and friends I’m so fortunate to have in my life.

Tyler Dubay, soybean technical agronomist (Illinois)
I’m thankful for the work-life harmony Stine promotes. They express the importance of family first even when times are tough during harvest, and everyone at Stine works hard when we are working!