# DKC70-94RIB BRAND BLEND

- **Vendor:** Bayer
- **Brand:** Dekalb
- **Crop:** Silage
- **Traits:** SSRIB (SmartStax® RIB Complete® corn blend)
- **Release year:** 2023
- **Source:** https://www.cropscience.bayer.us/silage/dekalb/dekalb-dkc70-94rib-silage
- **Rating scale (Bayer):** 1-9 (9 = best)

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## Positioning

DKC70-94RIB Brand Blend is a strong silage product for the DEKALB® Brand portfolio focused on the western market. A tall plant height with broad leaves that can offer high total starch and starch availability.

## Strengths & management

- Product has shown very good silage tonnage potential with very good starch and starch availability
- Excellent emergence and vigor to enable a wide planting window
- Has shown a strong foliar disease tolerance package
- Very solid root and stalk strength potential
- Good staygreen for an extended chopping window
- Has shown good performance under high pH soils

## Management

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| VALUE ADDED TRAIT | SSRIB |
| RELATIVE MATURITY | 120 |
| GDUS TO MID-POLLINATION | 1420 |
| GDUS TO BLACK LAYER | 3005 |
| PLANTING RATE | Medium |
| SILAGE PROVEN | Yes |
| NEW PRODUCT | NO |
| VARIETY | 01089146 |

## Plant Description

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| COB COLOR | Red |
| KERNEL CAP COLOR | Yellow |
| KERNEL ROW | 16 |

## Growth

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| EMERGENCE | 2 |
| SEEDLING GROWTH | 2 |
| ROOT STRENGTH | 2 |
| STALK STRENGTH | 2 |
| DROUGHT TOLERANCE | 3 |
| GREENSNAP | 3 |
| PLANT HEIGHT | Med Tall |
| EAR PLACEMENT | Med High |

## Harvest

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| STAYGREEN | 2 |
| HARVEST APPEARANCE | 2 |
| DRYDOWN | 3 |
| TEST WEIGHT | 4 |

## Diseases

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| NORTHERN CORN LEAF BLIGHT | 4 |
| GRAY LEAF SPOT | 5 |
| SOUTHERN RUST | 3 |
| ANTHRACNOSE STALK ROT | 5 |
| GOSS'S WILT | 4 |

## Herbicide

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| GROWTH REGULATORS SENSITIVITY | - |
| SULFONYLUREAS SENSITIVITY | - |
| ISOXAZOLES SENSITIVITY - PRE-EMERGENCE | - |

## Silage Characteristics

| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| NDFD 24 HR | 3 |
| NDFD 30 HR | 3 |
| % OF STARCH | 2 |
| IVSD7HR | 3 |
| SILAGE YIELD | 2 |
| MILK PER TON | 2 |
| MILK PER ACRE | 2 |

## Regional seed-guide listings

- **2025 Northern Indiana Seed Guide** — agronomist: Jason Harmon
- **2025 SEED GUIDE** — agronomist: Luke Miller
- **2025 SOUTHEAST & SOUTHCENTRAL NEBRASKA** — agronomist: Steven Johnsen
- **2024 WTX, OK, and NM SEED GUIDE** — agronomist: Kagan Randolph
- **NE Colorado, SE Wyoming and  W. Nebraska** — agronomist: Dustin Schmer
- **NE Colorado, SE Wyoming and W. Nebraska** — agronomist: Dustin Schmer
- **2026 Northern Indiana Seed Guide** — agronomist: Jason Harmon
- **2026 Kentucky Seed Guide** — agronomist: Todd Ladd
- **2024 Mid-Atlantic Silage** — agronomist: Bryan Dillehay
- **2026 Washington, Oregon,  SEED GUIDE** — agronomist: Dave Heimkes
- **2026 Southwest Nebraska Seed Guide** — agronomist: John Skalsky
- **2025 E Central, Central & Northern NE** — agronomist: Josh Erwin
- **Southwest Silage Seed Guide** — agronomist: Jason Mast
- **2026 IDAHO, UTAH SEED GUIDE** — agronomist: Dave Heimkes
- **2025 E Central, Central & Northern NE** — agronomist: Jason Skalsky
- **2025 WTX, OK, and NM SEED GUIDE** — agronomist: Kagan Randolph
- **2026 Desert Southwest Seed Guide** — agronomist: Jason Mast
- **2025 Washington, Oregon,  SEED GUIDE** — agronomist: Dave Heimkes
- **Northwest Kansas & Colorado 2026** — agronomist: David Brachtenbach
- **2026 South Central/Southwest KS Guide** — agronomist: Holly Thrasher
- **2026 E Central, Central & Northern NE** — agronomist: Josh Erwin
- **2025 IDAHO, UTAH SEED GUIDE** — agronomist: Dave Heimkes
- **2026 WTX, OK & NM SEED GUIDE** — agronomist: Kagan Randolph
- **2025 Southwest Nebraska Seed Guide** — agronomist: John Skalsky
- **Mid Atlantic** — agronomist: Bryan Dillehay