New World-Record Corn Yield

Georgia Farmer Randy Dowdy Breaks World Corn Yield Record and 500-Bushel Yield Barrier

Randy Dowdy of Valdosta, Ga., scored a world-record corn yield entry of 503.7190 bushels per acre in the National Corn Growers Association National Corn Yield Contest. The results of the 50th-annual contest were released Friday. (DTN/The Progressive Farmer photo by Mark Wallheiser)
Randy Dowdy of Valdosta, Ga., scored a world-record corn yield entry of 503.7190 bushels per acre in the National Corn Growers Association National Corn Yield Contest. The results of the 50th-annual contest were released Friday. (DTN/The Progressive Farmer photo by Mark Wallheiser)
The results of the annual contest were released Friday morning by the NCGA. The 2014 Corn Yield Contest drew 8,129 entries. A record six national entries surpassed the 400-plus-bushel-per-acre mark

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