{"id":79092,"date":"2020-05-08T08:10:43","date_gmt":"2020-05-08T12:10:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.owegopennysaver.com\/PS\/?p=79092"},"modified":"2020-05-08T08:10:43","modified_gmt":"2020-05-08T12:10:43","slug":"nichols-farmer-wins-first-place-in-national-corn-yield-contest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.owegopennysaver.com\/PS\/2020\/05\/08\/nichols-farmer-wins-first-place-in-national-corn-yield-contest\/","title":{"rendered":"Nichols farmer wins first place in National Corn Yield Contest\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nichols farmer Paul Campbell earned a first-place state award in the 2019 National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) National Corn Yield Contest. Campbell is honored as one of the highest corn yield producers in the nation with DEKALB<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> DK52-84RIB Brand Blend corn, yielding an outstanding 258.54 bushels per acre in the I: Conventional Irrigated category.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s truly an honor Paul chooses to partner with the DEKALB brand in the quest for high yields,\u201d said Pete Uitenbroek, DEKALB Asgrow<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> Deltapine<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> Brand Marketing Lead. \u201cIt was a tough year, but farmers can choose to have the best foundation possible by planting products with exclusive genetics and consistent performance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The NCGA contest, currently in its 55th year, challenges farmers to achieve record-setting yields as part of its search for management practies that can help farmers everywhere. It\u2019s NCGA\u2019s most popular program with this year\u2019s event producing 7,454 entries.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Campbell was among DEKALB winners recently recognized at the 2020 Commodity Classic in San Antonio, Texas, Feb. 27-29 with an awards banquet and private concert featuring Drake White.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In the 2019 NCGA yield contest, DEKALB farmers captured eight of the 27 national awards and 182 first through third place awards at the state level, 31 of which yielded 300 bushels per acre or higher.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>To learn more about maximizing yield performance and see a full list of DEKALB winners, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/DEKALB.com\/YieldWinner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DEKALB.com\/YieldWinner<\/a> or contact your local DEKALB Asgrow dealer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nichols farmer Paul Campbell earned a first-place state award in the 2019 National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) National Corn Yield Contest. 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