Announcement | Pexels by Markus Winkler
Announcement | Pexels by Markus Winkler
Davie County was recognized at the 2023 North Carolina Commodities Conference for entries in the state soybean and corn yield contests. Matthews Family Farms of NC, Inc. received the top prize for the highest NC soybean yield of 100.5 bu/ac for 2022. The Matthews family also received an award for second runner up in the state irrigated corn division with a yield of 290.71 bu/ac. Both of these winning entries were produced in Davie County and measured by Marsha McGraw, Field Crops Agent with N.C. Cooperative Extension, Davie County Center. These awards were presented by NC Soybean Producers Association and the Corn Growers Association of NC.
Marsha McGraw also received the Agent Achievement Award for the Western North Carolina region. This award was given by the Corn Growers Association of NC to the Extension Agent who had the highest number of entries and yield average in the NC corn yield contest. Marsha had four entries from Davie County farms with an average yield of 272.53 bu/ac.
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