DuPont Pioneer News
DES MOINES, Iowa — DuPont Pioneer congratulates the winners of nine national and 238 state titles in the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) 2014 yield contest who used Pioneer® brand seed to achieve top yields. Results of its annual contest were announced by NCGA today and demonstrate the quality and yield potential for growers using Pioneer brand hybrids.
In all, growers in Georgia, Maryland, Missouri, Texas and Virginia using seven different Pioneer brand genetic platforms placed in the six national categories in the NCGA contest for 2014. Frequent yield contest winner David Hula of Charles City, Virginia achieved a staggering 476 bushels per acre using Pioneer P1794VYHR^ brand corn on his 2014 contest plot.
“Pioneer hybrids have consistently provided leading yields in the annual NCGA contest, and this year is no different,” said Steve Reno, DuPont Pioneer vice president, regional director -- U.S. and Canada. “This demonstrates the value of elite Pioneer germplasm coupled with industry-leading traits and technologies to attain peak performance.”
Among state winners, Pioneer hybrids placed in 238 entries, demonstrating the strong genetic potential in Pioneer seed products sold across the country. The Pioneer team backs up top-performing hybrids with a team of experienced, local agronomic professionals to help ensure that each grower has the best possible hybrid for use on each acre for maximum yield.