- On September 15, the 25th Jubilee Corn Days in Rząsno took place on the Poilitowicz farm.
- For years, this has been an initiative of the RAGT company, in cooperation with OSM Łowicz.
As Krzysztof Wąsewicz, RAGT Polska, said in his introduction: 25 years ago, when the first field trips were organized here, the company's offer included only a few varieties of corn, now there are dozens. The company, with French shares at the time, has become a global company, with products that are offered in 50 countries.
– For 25 years, one thing has not changed at RAGT. We want to be close to farmers, our distributors and collaborators – said Krzysztof Wąsewicz during the meeting. He added: Breeding is now a race. We need to know today what you will need tomorrow.
At the meeting, it was recalled that RAGT also has a strong market position in winter cereals, spring barley and rapeseed. The company is also developing the segment of oats, field peas, sorghum, sunflower and seeds for catch crops.
What is the state of corn in the Lodz province?
As reported by Stanisław Wójtowicz, Product Manager at RAGT Semences, who was on site, corn in the Łódź province is practically ripe, and the leaves are drying up. Plant growth in the region is not high, mainly due to the weather conditions, or more precisely, the deficit of rainfall. In his opinion, it was mainly during the flowering period that it was lacking. Therefore, the cobs are not well pollinated everywhere.
Despite the water deficit noted in the Łódź province, corn looks decent on the exemplary plantations in Rząsno Photo. AK
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On the other hand, the cobs in the fields in Rząsno may not be very large, but they are fully pollinated and well-developed. The growth of the plants is also quite good. In his opinion, this is due to the early sowing date and local rainfall, which was slightly more in this particular location.
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Stanisław Wójtowicz (left) and Krzysztof Wąsewicz during the presentation of corn varieties Photo. AK
Corn is also grown here in exemplary agricultural technology. The Politowicz farm is engaged in milk production, so it has a large amount of cattle manure. As is well known, corn makes ideal use of natural fertilizers.
The Corn Days in Rząsno have been held annually on the Politowicz farm for 25 years: Photo: AK
What varieties were presented in Rząsno?
On the plots in Rząsno, RGT presented 16 varieties of corn. Those intended for silage dominated, but there was also no shortage of universal varieties that can be used for grain.
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Such a variety, which has been tested for many years, is the RGT GEOXX (FAO 240) variety. It is a very old variety, but with very good nutritional parameters. It is a Mercedes among silages with flint dent grain – said Stanisław Wójtowicz on site.
A new product in the offer is RGT LANXX (FAO 250). It is a typical silage variety with possible use for biogas, which was registered this year in COBORU. As Wójtowicz recommended, it is a variety with very good parameters and good growth and good dry mass yield.
Among the later varieties, Wójtowicz also distinguished RGT EXXPOZITION (FAO 260-270). This is a universal variety also with a very high dry matter yield and good nutritional values.
In addition to the above, the following varieties were presented in Rząsno:
- RGT CHEERFUL (FAO 230-240). Universal variety with flint grain,
- RGT MOXXARELA
- RGT ALPIXX (FAO 240), which is a typical dent grain variety,
- RGT GEDIMAXX (FAO 250), a variety intended for grain with a dent grain type and a stiff stem.
- RGT LACTEAXX (FAO 250), with intermediate flint-dent grain intended for grain, possibly biogas
- RGT ODDAX (250-260), typical grain size with a predominance of dent type grain.
- RGT GALOPIXX
- RGT OLDANOXX
- RGT PEERXXON
- RGT SMARTBOXX (250-260) for universal use.
- RGT PAXXIFONNE (FAO 260), flint-dent grain type, typical grain size,
- EXXOMIK (FAO 270),
- RGT TRAPIXX.
On-site guests invited to the field trip could also admire a small collection of vintage tractors and agricultural equipment.
Historic tractors presented in Rząsno in the Łódź province. Photo: AK
On company polo shirts, more and more often, not only modern equipment is presented, but also what farmers used for years in their daily work is remembered with sentiment. For. AK