Missouri grower Kip Cullers, of Purdy, Mo., has done it again.
With a yield of 154.74 bu/A, Cullers has set a new world record for
soybean production, topping his previous record of 139.39 bu/A set
last year. He attributes this accomplishment to two main
factors.
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