The Arkansas Soybean Promotion board is proud to announce that Matt Miles, McGehee, Arkansas soybean producer has once again harvested over 100 bushels/acre in the Grow for the Green Soybean Yield Contest.
Miles harvested 100.609 bu/a on September 10. The field was planted on April 18, 2014 in Pioneer P45T11. Miles credits his soil, his crop advisors, and the Arkansas Cooperative Extension for his continued success with soybeans.
Article from Ag Fax.com:
Arkansas Soybean Producer Breaks 100-Bushel Barrier 2 Years In A Row
By Mary Hightower, University of Arkansas
Matt Miles of McGehee, Arkansas, has become the state’s first grower to officially break the 100-bushel per-acre barrier two years in a row.
On Wednesday, the Miles squeaked over the mark, harvesting 100.609 bushels per acre on a field planted April 18 in Pioneer P45T11R. In 2013, Miles was part of a trio of growers who broke the 100-bushel-per-acre barrier during a season where growing conditions were nearly perfect for soybeans.
It was so close, “my combine operator asked me, ‘do you have any skin left on your teeth?'” Miles said Thursday.
Unlike 2013, the 2014 growing weather was notably cooler and wetter.
“What was scaring me more than anything was the amount of moisture we got and the amount of stress we got between the cold and the moisture,” he said. “We were very nervous.”
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Miles said he received a congratulatory call from fellow Desha County resident Nelson Crow. In 2013, Crow became first Arkansas farmer to make the milestone, with a 100.83-bushel-per-acre harvest. Miles scored a whopping 107.63 bushels per acre last year.
Matt Miles, soybean grower from Arkansas, talks about using fungicides on his soybeans.(March 2014)