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Steve, left, and Kyle Van Bogaert show off their corn crop in their field near Belmont, Wisconsin. The Van Bogaerts placed second nationally in the no-till non-irrigated category of the National Corn Yield Contest.
A tractor pulls a planter on land the Van Bogaert family farms near Belmont, Wisconsin. 'They’re very good farmers, says Pat Herbst, a certified crop specialist at Insight FS of Darlington, Wisconsin.
The Van Bogaerts achieved a yield of 327 bushels per acre in 2023 using DEKALB DKC63-91RIB.
DEKALB Asgrow brand lead Dipal Chaudhari, left, presents Kyle Van Bogaert with an award Feb. 28 for achieving the second-best no-till non-irrigated corn yield nationally in 2023. The ceremony was held during the 2024 Commodity Classic in Houston.
DEKALB Asgrow brand lead Dipal Chaudhari, left, presents Steve Van Bogaert with an award Feb. 28 for achieving the second-best no-till non-irrigated corn yield nationally in 2023. The ceremony was held during the 2024 Commodity Classic in Houston.
BELMONT, Wis. – Charlie Van Bogaert began planting in 1969 near Belmont. Now Charlie’s sons Steve and Ken Van Bogaert, along with Steve’s son Kyle Van Bogaert, are keeping the generational farm going. The Van Bogaert Grain Farm consists of 2,300 acres in a corn-soybean rotation.
Carter Jones writes about agriculture as a staff reporter for Agri-View based in Wisconsin.
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DEKALB Asgrow brand lead Dipal Chaudhari, left, presents Kyle Van Bogaert with an award Feb. 28 for achieving the second-best no-till non-irrigated corn yield nationally in 2023. The ceremony was held during the 2024 Commodity Classic in Houston.
DEKALB Asgrow brand lead Dipal Chaudhari, left, presents Steve Van Bogaert with an award Feb. 28 for achieving the second-best no-till non-irrigated corn yield nationally in 2023. The ceremony was held during the 2024 Commodity Classic in Houston.
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