This year more than most, input costs like fuel and fertilizer are having a significant impact on profitability, so planning for the highest yield possible is essential. That’s why it’s more important than ever to lock in Stine’s best genetics and take advantage of some very attractive prepay programs.

The 2007 planting season saw record corn plantings across the Midwest and it is anticipated that the trend will continue to 2008. That means inventories of the best hybrids will go early.

Nearly all of Stine’s corn supply is produced domestically, so corn for the 2008 planting season is in inventory now.

Granted, the current pressure on input prices make it tempting to wait until closer to planting to buy seed. But strategically, the better choice is to stay ahead of the game by investing in the highest-yielding hybrids, experiencing savings through attractive Stine prepay programs thereby increasing the yield potential from the same acres.

Fuel and fertilizer will cost about the same whether you plant elite genetics or wait to take whatever is left in inventory next spring. The profitability pivot point will be the amount of yield you get from each acre.