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Channel® Seed with SmartStax PRO® & VT4PRO™ Technology

Trait Innovations for Corn Pest Protection
Above- and below-ground corn pests are relentless. Don’t face them alone.

Lead the field with the RNAi Technology of SmartStax® PRO, the all-in corn rootworm fighter, and VT4PRO™, Bayer’s widest spectrum of defense. With Bayer’s latest trait technology, you can keep one step ahead of ever-changing pest pressure and protect your crop throughout the season.

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Channel Seed and VT4PRO for Above & Below Ground Corn Pests

Leading Channel® brand corn products with VT4PRO with RNAi Technology had a 4.8 bu/A advantage* over the competition. Protect your fields from corn rootworm, corn earworm, corn borer, fall armyworm, black cutworm & more with Bayer Traits widest spectrum of defense.

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Channel and SmartStax PRO for High Pressure Corn Rootworm Environments

SmartStax PRO with RNAi Technology provides more than double the root node protection** against competitive products. Protect your yield potential from high pressure corn rootworm environments with the help of SmartStax PRO’s six modes of action.

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Manage Corn Pest Pressure with Bayer Traits, Tools, & Resources

Above-ground insects and below-ground corn rootworm feeding can impact corn yield potential in your acres. Explore Bayer corn trait technologies, tools and resources to help you address your field's unique pest pressure.

Channel & Bayer Traits Solutions for Your Agronomic Challenges

Copy Below Headline: Discover all the innovative corn traits available in Channel hybrid corn seed. Explore Bayer Trait technologies that help you address your fields specific agronomic challenges.
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Corn Rootworm Management Resources

Farmers need to re-evaluate their corn rootworm pressure each year as the threat continues to evolve. View our corn rootworm management tools, trait solutions, and more, to re-evaluate & manage your pest pressure.

Channel SeedPros Know Corn Traits

Learn how your Channel SeedPro can help put the RNAi Technology of SmartStax PRO or VT4PRO to work in your fields.

*Based on Bayer 2023 Market Development data generated in corn growing geographies over 149 locations, 325 comparisons of Channel® brand’s top 6 yielding corn products with VT4PRO™ with RNAi Technology vs national competitors containing similar traits within -3/+1 RM.

**Tinsley, N.A., Estes, R.E., and Gray, M.E. 2012. Validation of a nested error component model to estimate damage caused by corn rootworm larvae. Journal of Applied Entomology. DOI:10.1111/j.1439- 0418.2012.01736.x.

***NoPurchNec. Ends 7/7/25. Open to U.S. commercial corn farmers, 21+. Full rules, eligibility, restrictions, and details at https://traits.bayer.com/thewatchofficialrules