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Alex Harrell, a farmer from southwest Georgia, has broken the national record for soybean yield for the second year in a row, achieving 218 bushels per acre in 2023. The record-breaking yield was made possible by planting Pioneer Z Series soybeans and successfully overcoming a period of dry weather and high heat indices. The conditions negatively affected the corn crop but were beneficial for the soybean crop, as they fell during the grain fill period.
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The national soybean yield record-holder has eclipsed 200-plus bushels an acre two years in a row. Alex Harrell farms in southwest Georgia and broke the record for soybean yield in 2023 at 206 bushels per acre. “And this year we were able to break it with 218 using Pioneer Z Series (soybeans).” Speaking to Brownfield Tuesday at the Farm Progress Show near Boone, Iowa, he said the record beans were planted March 21st and withstood a dry spell from late May through June. “We didn’t get any rain (and) we had a 105 degree heat index for four or five weeks, but ...
Source: Brownfield Ag
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