date:Jul 08, 2014
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Phenomenal Potential
In Iowa, the top U.S. grower, fields show phenomenal yield potential, said Todd Claussen, director of agronomy at Ames-based Farmers Cooperative Co., the largest member-owned grain elevator and farm-supply company in the state. Claussen, who travels 55,000 miles a year scouting fields, said farmers planted more seeds per acre than ever and predicted yields in Iowa may near the record of 182 bushels an acre in 2009.
Improved output per acre is more than making up for a