I waited until NAFB to get a one-on-one interview with the world soybean yield record-breaker Kip Cullers of Missouri. He is a great spokesperson for the ag industry as a whole, not to mention the products that helped him achieve the world record yield of 154.7 bushels per acre in his contest plot.
“I’m a lot more proud of our overall yield on our double crop soybeans,” Kip said. “We just took what we learned in our contest field and applied it to our normal acres. All we did was plant (Pioneer) 94M80s and we used six ounces of Headline and three ounces of Respect and we averaged 74 bushels across the board.”
Kip noted that he gets lots of advice and consultation with BASF and Pioneer experts, as well as state extension and university specialists – and he recommends that all growers take advantage of those resources to improve their profitability.
Kip left the family back at home when he headed to Kansas City after the official press conference announcing his record yield in Jefferson City on Tuesday. But, his adorable sons Noah and Naaman were on hand to charm the media at the press event, proudly sporting BASF Headline fungicide shirts!
Listen to my interview with Kip here:
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At the NAFB Annual Member meeting which is taking place right now, Randy Koenen got placed in a Pam Sandwich. 
To find out why companies and organizations participate in the NAFB Trade Talk I asked a few of them as things were winding down. Included are comments from Monsanto, EPIC, New Holland, FMC and Dairy Farmers of America.
The Trade Talk Lunch was very good today as usual. It’s a nice working lunch buffet with no program/speakers because many of us use the opportunity for a quick bite and then back to the interviews.
One of the things I liked this year was the fact that we could grab a quick fresh-carved roast beef sandwich in the Trade Talk ballroom even before heading down the escalator to lunch.
The National Corn Growers Association is one of the Trade Talk exhibitors and a NAFB convention sponsor. Last night at our opening reception they were all “ears.”
I’ve already been asked what’s been taking me so long to get my 
If you’re a new member of an organization you rarely get a chance to get oriented to things like who’s who and what’s what. Here at the NAFB convention you get your opportunity right away at the new member orientation breakfast.