Lubbock, Texas
May 7, 2008
Bayer CropScience
recently hosted the third annual FiberMax One Ton Club™ awards
banquet in Lubbock to honor the 2007 class of One Ton Club
growers.
Following a near perfect season with an extended fall, 98
growers achieved one-ton yields in Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma
and Texas, bringing the total number of members to 234 since the
club was established in 2005.
The club recognizes growers who plant FiberMax® cotton seed and
produce 2,000 lbs of lint cotton or more per acre on at least 20
acres.
According to Jeff Brehmer, U.S. marketing manager for FiberMax
cotton seed, seven new varieties were added to the list that
current members have planted to achieve one-ton yields. To-date,
growers have attained these yields with 12 varieties in the
FiberMax lineup.
“We inducted 55 first-year members, 32 second-year members and
11 third-year members into the 2007 One Ton Club,” Brehmer said.
“The number of members we recognize during our annual awards
banquet continues to increase annually. We commend these growers
for following through with the management techniques they
implement from day one to produce high-yielding, high-quality
cotton.”
Keynote speakers at the event, cotton economists Dr. Carl
Anderson and Dr. O.A. Cleveland, congratulated the 2007 One Ton
Club inductees. With FiberMax, Cleveland said, growers are
producing cotton that combines both yield and quality, which is
critical in today’s bearish cotton market. He applauded the
growers for producing a product demanded by mills around the
world.
One Ton Truck Winner
The banquet featured the drawing for a two-year lease on a Ford®
F-350 Super Duty King Ranch truck. Butch and Michael Harrell of
BAM Farms from Plainview, Texas, won the lease and said they
were surprised and excited to accept the prize. The father and
son team have been farming as a partnership for 23 years.
BAM Farms produced an average of 2,072 lbs/A with FM 9063B2F on
their qualifying acres.
“When I think about our field of FM 9063B2F, I see an image of a
perfectly uniform cotton plant loaded with bolls from the top to
the bottom of the plant,” Michael Harrell said. “We shot for
4-bale-per-acre yields on our drip-irrigated land and pushed the
crop hard to achieve high yields in 2007. No cotton can beat
FiberMax.”
Other awards were presented during the banquet, including
highest yield, highest loan value and highest gross value per
acre:
• Highest Yield and Highest Gross
Value Per Acre:
Lynn Long, Seminole, Texas, 2,770lbs/A, FM 989B2R
• Highest Loan Value:
Al Duesterhaus, Whitharral, Texas, 59.5 cents loan value, FM
9063B2F
Aggressive Production Practices
According to Steve Nichols, U.S.
agronomic manger for FiberMax, Stoneville® and AFD™ cotton seed,
One Ton Club growers implement a number of the Best Management
Practices outlined by the First Forty Days™ initiative. These
practices, coupled with an aggressive production plan,
contribute to achieving one-ton yields.
“FiberMax varieties are part of the Bayer Season, which offers
cotton growers planting and early season crop solutions,”
Nichols said. “Success for the majority of One Ton Club growers
results from timely management from day one to achieve maximum
profit potential.”
This fall, Bayer CropScience will distribute qualification forms
for growers who will be eligible for membership in the FiberMax
One Ton Club based on their 2008 yields. Growers can contact
their local seed and technology representative and visit
www.FiberMax.com for more information on the FiberMax One Ton
Club.
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