AgriGold Yield Masters are relentless in their pursuit of greatness. Working belly to belly with our agronomy specialists to develop advanced strategies driven by our premium hybrid genetics, it’s no surprise our obsession for higher yields wins again.
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*All numbers are based on the past 4 years data verified by the NCGA
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Randy Dowdy is a first generation farmer from Valdosta, Georgia. He operates a 1,700-acre corn, soybean and peanuts farm. Randy set the world corn yield record in 2014 with a yield of 503 BPA. In 2016, he set the world record in soybeans at 171 BPA and reached a personal best corn haul on his farm of 521 BPA. Randy Dowdy’s production strategies focus on maximizing yields by minimizing stress that plants experience throughout the growing season. Randy’s forward thinking approach to crop production challenges traditionally accepted practices and focuses on extracting as much yield as possible from each seed planted.
Dan Luepkes, a 5th-generation Illinois farmer and respected AgriGold Yield Master, has placed first in the Illinois NCGA Yield Contest since 2016. His 327.5 BPA with our A6499 hybrid in 2017 is his biggest contest title yield to date. Since adding drip irrigation on his farm five years ago, Dan has been expanding and experimenting with drip irrigation combined with new biological and microbial practices to continue to push production. In 2018, Dan took home a 1st place state title in the no-till/strip-till irrigated class with a 324.3 yield and 2nd place in the irrigated class with a 296.7 yield. In 2019, Dan selected our A640-77 VT2RIB hybrid and placed 1st in the state with a 289.6 yield in the no-till irrigated class. This year, Dan secured his first NCGA Yield Contest national win with AgriGold. Dan selected A6499 STXRIB and earned 3rd place nationally in the no-till irrigated class with a 310.5 podium-worthy yield.
Terry Vissing farms corn, soybeans, wheat, and sorghum in the hills of Southern Indiana. Terry is a valued Yield Master, always experimenting with new practices and products to push yield production on his farm. In 2014, Terry won 2nd place in the state with a high yield of 295 BPA. In 2016, he won 1st place in the state with a bin-busting 288 yield. In addition to his NCGA win in 2016, Terry placed 3rd nationally in the National Sorghum Producers yield contest. In 2018, A6579 performed with a 323.8 yield on no-till/strip-till non-irrigated soil, and Terry placed 3rd in the state. In 2019, Terry selected our unique A641-06 hybrid and placed 1st in the state. This year, Terry and his AgriGold hybrid of choice — our unique 114-day A644-32 TRC hybrid — secured a 2nd place spot in the no-till, non-irrigated class contest with a 310.0 winning yield.