MAIZE SEED SERVICE

The aim of the Maize Seed Service is to grant a 50% discount of seed purchase costs for re-sowing in the same season.

Maize Seed Service

50% discount for re-sowing if your crop suffers frost, flooding or bird damage

Applied for KWS Varieties treated with INITIO Bird Protect

Protection for your maize cultivation
Uncomplicated reimbursement for new sowing
Share the risk

The Maize Value-Added Service is a top tool from myKWS

KWS offers you 50% discount towards the cost of re-sowing any Initio Bird Protect-treated KWS seed variety affected by frost, flooding or bird damage in the 2023 sowing season. KWS has launched the service to underline its confidence in the product, and to provide growers with a risk-sharing opportunity.

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Why are we so confident in our product?

Bird tolerance

KWS did not receive a single report of bird damage in KWS seed varieties that had received the KWS IBP treatment. Our new KWS maize seed service for re-sowing has been launched to back up our claim that the product will deter birds.

KWS Initio Bird Protect also contains zinc, manganese and humic acids, plus a phosphate mobiliser which makes the nutrient available at a soil temperature of 3 degrees C and above. The nutritional ingredients have a highly positive effect on plant growth and vigour, mainly through the promotion of healthy root formation.

Frost and Flood Damage

Modern maize varieties are extremely vigorous and have a much greater degree of frost tolerance, compared with varieties that were available even a few years ago.

In the vast majority of cases, maize sown at the correct time will germinate without problems. Nevertheless, spring weather can be unpredictable and our service offers potential financial savings on seed costs, in the event that frost damage occurs.

In addition the maize seed service extends to flood damage for your peace of mind.

Digital help

As a further precaution, we would advise the use of our free, online KWS soil temperature tool. Growers can enter their farm postcode to find the current soil temperature at 10cms; the surface temperature is also shown, to indicate frost risk.

“Research has confirmed that maize requires a minimum of 8 degrees centigrade for three consecutive days for successful germination on light soils, with a figure of 12 degrees C for heavy soils.

How to report a damage

The following video describes step by step what needs to be done to report a damage and access to the 50% resowing for the Maize Seed Service trool

The use of the tool at a glance

Register with myKWS

Register for free at "myKWS" (in the navigation at the top right). If you do not have an account yet, please register with your complete address.

Register areas

In the Maize Seed sService, prove the purchase of KWS maize seed by uploading a delivery note or invoice. Then create your fields. You can draw in your field boundaries manually or import them. Add sowing details to your information no later than 5 days after sowing.

Reporting claims

If damage occurs to your maize fields and the field is to be turned over, report the damage in the tool. You will receive a refund of 50% on the seed price for reseeding in case of frost or bird damage for KWS seeds treated with INITIO BIRD PROTECT

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Frequently asked questions about the Maize Seed Service

What advantages does the Maize seed service offer you?

Protection for your corn cultivation
Share part of the risk with your breeder
Uncomplicated reimbursement of 50% of the seed quantity when re-seeding with a KWS maize variety treated with INITIO BIRD PROTECT that has frost, flooding or bird damage

How can I use the Maize seed service?

Log in or register with myKWS
Draw or import the field boundaries of your maize fields
Complete details of your fields, such as sowing date and variety.
Please enter your sowing date only after sowing. Once you have entered all the information about the field, the field is locked. Changes to the information are then no longer possible.
The field must be entered in full no later than 14 days after sowing.
Provide evidence of seed purchase no later than 14 days after sowing by uploading a delivery note or invoice.
Maize fields that you have created in the Maize Seed Service can be easily activated for other tools in myKWS free of charge.
In addition, NDVI vitality maps are available to you free of charge.

What are the requirements for participation?

To qualify for the re-sowing discount, all eligible fields sown with KWS varieties treated with KWS Initio Bird Protect must be registered no later than 14 days post-sowing, with proof of purchase uploaded to the company website. The service can be used until 30 June and users must be registered on the free, myKWS system, which provides supportive materials and useful online tools for maize growers. Find the KWS Maize Seed Service and the KWS soil temperature tool at Maize Seed Service- KWS UK Ltd.

The prerequisite is that you cultivate a KWS maize variety - both for the first sowing and for the second sowing after seedbed preparation.
You also need a myKWS account, as the Maize Seed Service is only offered within this framework.
The seed must be treated with INITIO BIRD PROTECT
The damage can just be frost, flooding or bird damage

How do I report a claim and apply for reimbursement?

To report damage, log in to myKWS and then call up the Maize Added Value Service - here you will see an overview with your maize fields marked.
Select the damaged field and click on "Report damage" (see picture).
Enter the date of the damage and the reason for the damage, optionally you can also leave a comment.
Then click on "continue", after which you can report further damage or complete the damage report.
Then inform us (KWS) how many units of which variety you need for reseeding.
Report the reseeding in the Maize Added Value Service as soon as you have carried it out (no later than 5 days after sowing).
Enter the following data for the reseeding of the field: Batch number, variety, quantity and sowing date.
You must then upload the proof of purchase for the newly sown seed.

Support during upheavals

MyKWS

The free myKWS service supports you with digital tools that help you with relevant decisions around your cultivation, as well as an E-Mail service which informs you about relevant topics at the right time - so that you can get optimal returns at the end of the season.

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Soil temperature Check

As a further precaution, KWS would advise the use of our free, online KWS soil temperature tool. Growers can enter their farm postcode to find the current soil temperature at 10cms; the surface temperature is also shown, to indicate frost risk.

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