Custom Seed Solutions — Choosing the Right Seed
Aug 18, 2025
Choose the Right Seed for Your Operation
Choosing the right seed is one of the most important—and often most challenging—decisions for a grower. With countless brands, hybrids, maturities, and trait packages available, the options can feel overwhelming.
That is where IAS Custom Seed Solutions come in.
Our experienced Agronomy Advisors work with both growers and seed partners to help select the ideal seed for your operation, maximizing performance and yield.
Selecting the right seed is about aligning seed characteristics with your operation’s specific goals, field conditions, and management style. A poor selection can cost you not only yield, but time and money. That is why IAS Custom Seed Solutions takes a personalized, data-informed approach to seed selection, ensuring each grower has the best chance at a successful season.
Crop Seed Options
We offer a wide range of high-performing seed for corn, soybeans, and a variety of forages.
IAS partners with trusted industry leaders, including Bayer, Corteva, WinField United, and Syngenta, giving you access to top-performing brands like: As you can see, we are not brand sensitive; we are genetics sensitive. We value the strength of our partners’ products. Being genetics sensitive means we prioritize the science behind the seed—not the logo on the bag. By working with a wide range of seed partners, we can recommend hybrids and varieties based on their performance in local conditions. Click the links above to explore specific products available through Innovative Ag Services.
What to Consider When Selecting Seed
Corn
- Emergence Strength
Strong emergence is critical—if your corn doesn't emerge, it won't yield. Choose hybrids with seed treatments and durability suited to your field conditions and forecasted weather. - Pest and Disease Resistance
Select hybrids with effective insect and disease protection tailored to your field history and recurring pest pressures. - Yield Potential and Consistency
Consistency is key. Reliable hybrid performance across varying conditions leads to more predictable and profitable harvests.
- Yield Potential
Because there is often less management control with soybeans than corn, choosing varieties with high yield potential is essential. - Maturity
Do not let mature soybeans sit too long in the field. Selecting the right maturity group helps with timely harvest and minimizes risk. - Trait Rotation
Rotate pest management traits year-to-year to reduce resistance buildup and maintain effective production.
Talk with an IAS Agronomy Advisor
Your fields are unique—and your seed strategy should be, too. Our IAS Agronomy Advisors are ready to help you evaluate your field history, pest pressures, weather outlook, and management goals to make the most informed seed decision possible.
The Agronomy Advisors work hard each year to know every product we offer. It is important to IAS that we have knowledgeable employees that can make the best recommendations for your operation.
Once your seed is in the ground, we can then match your program with high-performing crop protection products to ensure production success. Contact your local Innovative Ag Services location today to get started on choosing the right seed solution for you!
Sources:
https://www.agriculture.com/factors-to-consider-when-selecting-seed-8676213
https://www.innovativeag.com/agronomy#seed