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MacGregor's Toews Family Enterprise Takes Top Spot In Corn Yield Competition

Toews Family Enterprise Ltd. out of MacGregor took top spot in the Manitoba Crop Alliance (MCA) 2020 Corn Yield Competition (50th).
 
The winning entry was 281.94 bushels per acre using Pioneer P8234AM.
 
Second place (254.69 bu/ac) went to John and Dane Bergen of Roland with third going to Baker Community Farms Ltd. out of MacGregor (232.89 bu/ac).
 
MCA Agronomy Extension Specialist Morgan Cott says entries were down this year with only nine producers taking part with 25 entries. She notes a normal year will see about 15-20 producers enter and up to 40 entries.
 
Cott says Baker Community Farms holds the record with 306.4 bu/ac from 2017.
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