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New USG Wheat Varieties available

USG has 2 new wheat varieties that will be available this fall. USG 3770 and USG 3725. USG 3725 is an east coast variety that is early maturing with a great disease package. USG 3770 is a medium early variety that has shown good resistance to scab this year and is best suited for the mid-south.
Due to the worst scab outbreak since 1991, we expect a minor seed shortage in the Mississippi Delta area of TN, AR, MS, and MO. Here is a release from the University of Kentucky that outlines the scab problem this year with some good helpful info.
Be sure to talk to your USG dealer early to book your wheat seed.

USG Fields another Yield Contest Winner!

Chuck McGhee of Mechanicsville, VA placed first in the 2008 Virginia Soybean Contest. His full-season, non-irrigated USG 74A45's from Renwood Farms yielded 85.7 bushels per acre. He is the same grower who placed first in the 2008 Virginia Wheat Contest with USG 3665 from Renwood Farms.
“USG soybeans perform as good as or better than the competitors that we grow. USG puts out good products that fit our area well and produce well on our soils,” Chuck McGhee.

Two Records in the same field!

Jerry Fuller of Marvell, AR cut 200 acres of USG 74E88 that averaged 94.5 bushels per acre. The field was planted on May 27th with a population of 120,000 plants. They were planted on twin 7.5" rows 38" apart. The seed was treated with ApronMaxx, Cruiser, and Percplus.

74E88 is a new group 4 maturity bean that has excellent yield potential. It is a stacked bean with STS and RR resistance. The bean carries the C Phytophthora Gene and has good SDS tolerance. The seed was purchased from Fuller Seed in Poplar Grove, AR.

"Best soybeans I ever saw. We knew they were good from the middle of august on. They had pods set from the top of my head to the ground” said grower Jerry Fuller. Robert Goodson was the county agent that measured acres and weighed the plot. Jeff Sparks scouted the soybeans in 2008. More Info>>

That is not all this field yielded!

An Arkansas record buck was harvested Saturday the 15th. Davis Smith from Whitehall, AR took this behemoth when it showed itself around lunch time opening day of Arkansas Gun Season. The monster weighed a little under 300 pounds field dressed. The giant nontypical had 23 scorable points and a rack with an inside spread that measured 23 inches. The main beams measured 29 /8 inches and 29 /8 inches. The thickest circumference on the main beams was 5 /8 inches. The smallest circumference was 5 4 /8 inches. Its live weight was 320 pounds, and its age was 7/2 years. Its net score was 209 points on the Boone and Crockett scale, easily beating the minimum 195 required for recognition in the B&C record book. Here is a good article on this deer.

Test data almost complete

Test data has been received from almost all locations at this point in time. You can click on the results page above or click here to go to the test results page. USG tests in 15 state variety tests and many other local plots to be sure that a variety will do well in your region.

USG Licensee Map
Now you can click here or click the map below and see a Google Map of all USG locations. This will aid you in finding the nearest dealer to you, getting driving directions, and give you the address of each location.

USG 3665 Wins VA Yield Contest
Chuck McGhee won 1st place in the Virginia Grain Producers Association State Yield Contest with USG 3665. Mr. McGhee was also the area 3 winner. Mr. Jason Benton won 3rd place in area 3 with USG 3665.

Drawing Winners
The Memphis Farm and Gin show winners were Tim Bivens Dyersburg, TN and John Malone form Athens AL. Congratulations to the The Southern Farm Show in Raleigh's three winners of USG logo Carhartt Jackets. Allen Rivenbark of Wallace, NC, Kevin Roberts of Lumberton, NC, and Steven Pittman of Elbron, VA. Congratulations also to Steven Stancill of Greeneville, NC for winning the grand prize of a GPS Navigation system.