Des Moines, Iowa
December 19, 2008
DuPont business
Pioneer Hi-Bred today
congratulated Steven Albracht of Hart, Texas, and the other 16
growers who won national titles using Pioneer(R) brand hybrids
in the 2008 National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) Corn Yield
contest. Farmers planting Pioneer(R) brand hybrids won 70
percent of the 24 national spots in the annual contest.
Albracht attained the highest overall yield of 368.27 bushels
per acre with Pioneer(R) brand 31N30 (HXX/LL/RR2). He won in the
national irrigated category.
"Steve Albracht has demonstrated what farmers can achieve when
they plant the right hybrid on the right acre and practice savvy
management skills," said Paul Schickler, Pioneer president and
DuPont vice president and general manager. "Just as in the past,
he and others have turned to Pioneer to maximize their yields.
We are honored to be able to contribute our science and service
to their success."
In the national contest, eight of the growers planting Pioneer
brand hybrids placed first, second or third with yields greater
than 300 bushels per acre. "These growers are proving that
300-bushel yields are a reality today, and not something we have
to wait for decades to achieve," Schickler said.
The NCGA Corn Yield contest is an annual national competition
among corn growers with the goal of producing the highest
yields. Growers compete in eight corn production classes,
including non-irrigated (A and AA),
no-till/strip-till non-irrigated (A and AA), no-till/strip-till
irrigated, ridge-till non-irrigated, ridge-till irrigated and
irrigated classes.
For a list of national winners, yield totals and hybrids
numbers, go to
http://www.pioneer.com/ncga.
Pioneer Hi-Bred, a DuPont business, is the world's leading
source of customized solutions for farmers, livestock producers
and grain and oilseed processors. With headquarters in Des
Moines, Iowa, Pioneer provides access to advanced plant genetics
in nearly 70 countries.
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