Items Tagged with 'National Corn Yield Contest'

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Hula Sets World Corn Yield Record with 623 Bushels, Son's 2023 No-Till Yield Tops 590 Bushels

December 14, 2023 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

David Hula, a farmer from Charles City, Va., set a new corn yield world record, placing first in the irrigated strip-till category with 623.84 bushels.

No-Tillers Lead National Corn Yield Contest

By Brian O'Connor posted on December 17, 2021 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

No-till irrigated corn growers set the pace among nine categories used to judge the contest, conducted by the National Corn Growers Association.

No-Till Farmer Influencers & Innovators

[Podcast] Breaking Corn Yield Records with David Hula

In this episode of the “No-Till Farmer Influencers & Innovators” podcast, brought to you by Martin Industries, No-Till Farmer editors caught up with two experienced farmers — David Hula and Darin Stolte — from the floor at this year’s Commodity Classic Show in San Antonio for insights into record-breaking corn yields and targeted nutrient management.

By Julia Gerlach posted on April 16, 2020 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Soil Health

New Record Set in 2019 NCGA Corn Yield Contest

December 16, 2019 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Source: National Corn Growers Association

Despite adverse growing conditions that impacted most farmers in 2019, improved seed varieties, advanced production techniques, and innovative growing practices allowed corn growers to achieve impressive yields across all categories.

Hula Family Shatters Corn Yield Records Again

December 18, 2015 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Source: National Corn Growers Assn.

No-tiller David Hula broke the U.S. corn yield record at 532 bushels in the 2015 National corn Yield Contest, beating the 2014 record of 503.7 bushels per acre.

Making ‘Never-Till’ Corn Yields That Are Fit For A King

Cover crops, split nitrogen, fungicide applications and higher organic matter are helping Rigdon Farms make a hard run at 300-bushel corn.

By John Dobberstein posted on August 1, 2013 | Posted in Crop Protection, Nutrient Management

Three decades of no-till, or “never till” as John Rigdon calls it, is certainly long enough to establish a tradition at Rigdon Farms, but that’s only part of the story.

Hulas Top NCGA National Yield Contest Again

December 21, 2012 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

No-tillers and strip-tillers once again had a positive showing as the national winners were identified in the National Corn Growers Association’s 2012 National Corn Yield Contest.

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Liquid Formulated Define Offers Season-Long Control Of Tough Grasses

February 1, 2004 | Posted in Crop Protection

With the recent registration of a convenient, low-rate liquid formulation of Define SC, Bayer CropScience now offers a new option this herbicide for season-long grass control in corn.

What's It Take To Capture No-Till Corn Contest Honors?

Contrary to what you may think, most contestants don’t go overboard with inputs in their contest fields and find that competing helps them find new ways to push up no-till yields across the entire farm.

By Frank Lessiter posted on August 1, 2003 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

When it comes to learning what it takes to turn out profitable corn yields, many no-tillers find they learn a great deal from having contest plots on their farms.

What I've Learned from No-Tilling

Do More With Less!

With direct seeding, three men handle 4,000 acres.

By John Aeschliman and Ron Ross posted on October 1, 2002 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101

When I was a kid, I knew it was spring when the mud roared off our highly erodible hills, across the roads and flowed through our farm yard.

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No-Till Legend Concerned About Corn Profits in 2024

On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Martin Industries, Vincennes, Ind., no-tiller Ray McCormick explains why it’s going to be tough to “not lose a lot of money this year” on corn. Plus, we ask our readers, “On a scale of 1-10, how concerned are you about drought this year?” Hear why some farmers are worried, and why others aren’t very worried at all.

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