Erickson’s corn yield goals continue to rise each year

Andrea Johnson
Jan 30, 2023
Jan 30, 2023

Dan and Jenny Erickson with their children, Grace, Tyler, and Karina
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ALDEN, Minn. – Dan Erickson remembers his dad, Chuck Erickson, documenting 200-bushel per acre corn for the National Corn Yield Contest.

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