Scott H. Jackson of Manning recently won third place in the A No-Till/Strip-Till Non-Irrigated division of the 2014 National Corn Growers Association’s Corn Yield Contest in South Carolina.
Jackson won with Pioneer brand hybrid P1303HR, which yielded 262 bushels per acre.
Jackson earned one of the 238 state titles won by growers planting Pioneer hybrids. The NCGA awarded 470 state titles in this year’s contest. Growers planting Pioneer hybrids dominated the contest and won 51 percent of all state awards presented.
The NCGA Corn Yield contest is an annual U.S. national competition among corn growers with the goal of capitalizing on the high genetic yield potential of today’s corn hybrids. Growers compete in six corn production classes, including non-irrigated (A and AA), no-till/strip-till non-irrigated (A and AA), irrigated and no-till/strip-till irrigated classes.
“Pioneer brand hybrids have consistently provided top yields in the annual NCGA contest, and this year is no different,” said DuPont Pioneer vice-president and regional director for U.S. and Canada Steve Reno. “This demonstrates the value of elite Pioneer germplasm coupled with industry-leading traits and technologies to attain peak performance.”
“Pioneer is proud of all its 2014 Yield Heroes, and none more so than this select group of contest winners,” Reno gontinued. “These growers set the example for what is possible when the best genetics meet the best management practices, including putting data to work in the field, and we can’t wait to see what Pioneer-brand hybrids produce for U.S. growers in 2015.”
