World Record

Hard Work Necessary to Reach Record Yield Levels

Chris Clayton
By  Chris Clayton , DTN Ag Policy Editor
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David Hula, a perennial Corn Yield Contest winner from Charles City, Va., set a new overall world corn yield record in 2013 with an entry of 454.9837 bushels to the acre. (Progressive Farmer photo by Jim Patrico)
David Hula, a perennial Corn Yield Contest winner from Charles City, Va., set a new overall world corn yield record in 2013 with an entry of 454.9837 bushels to the acre. (Progressive Farmer photo by Jim Patrico)
Five entries top 400 bushels in Corn Yield Contest. David Hula harvests a record.

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Chris Clayton

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