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| Grower Customers Kurt Oathout, Rhonda Oathout and Mike Bravard, received special recognition from Dekalb/Asgrow Seed Company, for their soybean production. Also in the photo are their FC Cooperative FSA's, Brian Berns and David Hoskins. |
FC Cooperative FSA's Brian Berns and David Hoskins were in attendance at the ceremony to watch two of their grower customers bring home some very impressive winnings in the soybean category for the Southwest Iowa team.
The contest for the Southwest team covers 21 counties in southwest Iowa and requires the grower to do a yield check on a contiguous 1.25 acres or more. Mike Bravard from Jefferson, Iowa, received second place in the 2.6 to 3.1 maturity group with a yield of 79.31 Bu/A using Asgrow 2931.
Kurt and Rhonda Oathout from Jefferson, Iowa received first place in the 2.5 and earlier maturity group with a yield of 74.54 Bu/A using Asgrow 2531. Kurt and Rhonda also received first place in the 2.6 to 3.1 maturity group with an outstanding yield of 89.77 Bu/A using Asgrow 2931, an award they have now won in back to back years.
Kurt and Rhonda's 89.77 Bu/A yield has earned them a trip to the Commodity Classic in Kissimmee, Florida, the last week of February where they will find out if they are a National winner in the contest. Both growers are very dedicated in their operations to do the things necessary to raise these exceptional yields. They also follow Brian and David's scouting and agronomic advice to help them reach these winning levels.
Kurt is quick to include his wife Rhonda in the winnings as she is responsible for planting all of the operations beans while Kurt is planting the corn.
It is very exciting as an agronomist to see a customer be nationally recognized for their yields and we look forward to seeing how Kurt and Rhonda place at the national level.
Stay tuned!!
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