By No-Till Farmer Editors posted on December 19, 2018 | Posted in Seeding & Planting With improved seed varieties, advanced production techniques and innovative growing practices, corn growers achieved impressive yields despite weather-related adversity in the National Corn Growers Association 2018 National Corn Yield Contest. For the first time in several years, yield champions David Hula and Randy Dowdy weren’t…
The 54th National Corn Yield Contest is the National Corn Growers Association’s most popular member program, and it sure is a favorite for Kevin Kalb from Dubois, Indiana. He is a national winner again, and this year it was a family affair with both his wife and step-daughter also winning. Kalb’s DEKALB DKC67-44RIB yielded just over…
By: Justin Roberts Nov 26, 2018 John Deere, as ever, is pressing ahead with the application of digital technology to daily farm operations. Its latest endeavour is known as ‘MyOperations’ and comes as a free app for smartphones. This download allows users to see machine and field data remotely – from their mobile phones or tablets. According…
National Corn Growers Association officers, senior staff and high-level representatives from agribusiness stakeholder groups gathered last week in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. for the biannual NCGA Agri-Industry Council meeting. Over three days, the representatives of 11 leading agribusinesses discussed vital issues facing agriculture, shared information on their companies and sectors, heard from recognized speakers and learned…
BALTIC, S.D. — Meet Eric Watson, a Guinness World Record holder for winter wheat yield. Watson achieved a whopping 247 bushels per acre (16.79 metric tons per hectare), and was one of more than 20 national and international yield winners attending the Ag PhD field day on July 26 near Baltic. The winners were celebrities…
