West Bend, Wisconsin, USA
March 14, 2014
Dairyland Seed recently announced the National and State winners for its annual Corn and Soybean Yieldmaster Contests.
The title of National Corn Yieldmaster was awarded to Dawn-An-Dusk Farms of Elizabeth, IL with a yield of 303.40 bushels per acre with DS-9212RA. Dawn-An-Dusk Farms is operated by Don McLane. The title of National Soybean Yieldmaster was awarded to Charles & Kareen Sharff of Sharff Farms in Fayette, IA, with a yield of 85.60 bushels per acre with DSR-2411/R2Y.
Charles and Kareen Sharff of Sharff Farms accepted National Soybean Yieldmaster award at Dairyland Seed’s Banquet in Milwaukee, WI. (From left, Tom Strachota, Dairyland Seed General Manager, Kareen and Charles Sharff, T.J. Strachota, Communications Leader.)
The Early Zone Soybean Yieldmaster was awarded to Jared Hagert of Emerado, ND, with a yield of 70.30 bushels per acre with DSR-0200/R2Y. The Early Zone Corn Yieldmaster was awarded to Randy Deisting of Buffalo, MN, who entered DS-9501RA with a yield of 236.53 bushels. Individual state winners were also awarded.
According to Tom Strachota, Dairyland Seed General Manager, "American farmers raise more than a third of the world’s corn crop, as well as a third of the global soybean crop. They play a substantial role in both feeding the world and helping the U.S. economy. Yields like these from McLanes and Sharffs indicate raise the bar for others to aspire to.”
“American farmers comprise roughly one-quarter percent of the U.S. population, and merely one-one hundredth of a percent of the world’s population. So, the importance of American agriculture to feed the world should not be understated. We must all do our part and continue to provide farmers improved genetics, improved methods and improved science, including progress through biotechnology," said Strachota.
Dairyland Seed was founded in 1907 and focuses its business on providing world-class hybrid corn, soybean and alfalfa genetics to American farmers. Now part of Dow AgroSciences, the plant breeding efforts initiated by Dairyland have since expanded and products offered include SmartStax and Refuge Advanced. Dairyland Seed is headquartered in West Bend, Wis.
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