Alex Ovechkin’s goal against the New York Islanders with 12:34 left in the second period on April 6 is a moment many hockey and sports fans didn’t think would happen.
That goal gave Ovechkin 895 for his career and put him alone atop the NHL’s all-time goals scoring list – breaking Wayne Gretzky’s record after 31 years.
Farms.com went back in time to give an idea of how far ag has come during that time.
The average U.S. corn yield in 1999, for example, was 133.8 bushels per acre. In 2024, the average yield was 179.3 bushels per acre – a 51 percent production increase.