WINNIPEG, MANITOBA--(Marketwired - Jan. 6, 2014) - Once again, DEKALB® growers entered some record yields in the 2013 DEKALB Seed for Yourself Yield Challenge contest.
The 2013 challenge winners, and the DEKALB corn or soybean product they grew, are:
Corn
| Steve Twynstra, Ailsa Craig, ON, averaged 250.4 bu/a with DKC52-59RIB |
| Peter Dimmers, Ingersoll, ON, averaged 280.3 bu/a with DKC50-45RIB |
| Andrew Dykstra, Clinton, ON, averaged 254.8 bu/a with DKC50-78RIB |
| Monoway Farms, Brussels, ON, averaged 234.4 bu/a with DKC43-47RIB |
| Jean Souligny, St Isidore, ON, averated 245.9 bu/a with DKC43-47RIB |
| Michel Meunier, St. Jean, QC, averaged 262.8 bu/a with DKC48-12RIB |
| Luc Dumaine, St-Hugues, QC, averaged 227.14 bu/a with DKC46-17RIB |
| Jim Doyle, Auburn, PEI, averaged 156.2 bu/a with DKC26-28RIB |
| Marvin Dyc, Roseisle, MB, averaged 166.2 bu/a with DKC27-55RIB |
| Don Toews, Winkler, MB, averaged 191.09 bu/a with DKC30-07RIB |
Soybeans
| Dennis Rivest, Woodslee, ON, averaged 78.8 bu/a with 31-10RY |
| Clefthaven Farms, Plattsville, ON, averaged 77.8 bu/a with 28-60RY |
| Willy Weys, Mooretown, ON, averaged 64.5 bu/a with 30-61RY |
| Corey Yake, Stouffville, ON, averaged 70.0 bu/a with 26-10RY |
| Ralph Lang, Shawville, QC averaged 71.2 bu/a with 26-10RY |
| Michel Patenaude, Marieville, QC, averaged 78.8 bu/a with 29-60RY |
| Sylvain Courchesnes, St-Zephirin de Courval, QC, averaged 67.5 bu/a with 27-10RY |
| Jeremy Stead, Hunter Riser, PEI averaged 53.4 bu/a with 25-10RY |
| Collin Shirtliff, Starbuck, MB, averaged 53.4 bu/a with 25-10RY |
| Doug Bartmanovick, Glenlea, MB, averaged 61.2 bu/a with 24-10RY |
The Seed for Yourself Yield Challenge was open to growers of both DEKALB brand corn and soybeans, with one corn winner and one soybean winner from each of the ten DEKALB territories. Winners had the highest corn or soybean yields in their territory.
Ten growers will receive a prize of $3000 towards their seed purchases for 2014 and another ten will receive an all-inclusive trip for two to Costa Rica.
"Year after year, DEKALB customers are doing well with our products. We are proud to be able to provide farmers with consistently high-yielding, convenient to grow seed," said Denise Hockaday, DEKALB marketing manager. "Congratulations to all of the growers who entered the contest and chose to grow DEKALB brand seeds."
To learn more about these DEKALB products, visit www.DEKALB.ca.
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Contact Information:
DEKALB Marketing Manager
Denise.a.hockaday@monsanto.com
(519) 780-6610
Trish Jordan
Public Affairs Director
trish.l.jordan@monsanto.com
(204) 985-1005