Robert (Bob) Shearer of Mount Joy, placed first in the
state conventional non-irrigated division with Pioneer®
brand 8282. The winning grain sorghum yield was 75.02
bushels per acre. Shearer was recognized recently by Pio
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conference in Corpus Christ!, Texas. From left, Carol
Bannon, Pioneer agronomy manager in the Eastern Sales
Area with Doreen and Bob Shearer.
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Shearer Tops NGSP Yield Contest
DES MOINES, lowa
Robert Shearer, Mount Joy,
Pa., was recognized recently
as a 1999 National Grain Sor
ghum Producers (NGSP)
Yield Contest winner. The
award presentation was
made Feb. 20 during the
NGSP annual conference in
Corpus Christi, Texas.
The 14th annual NGSP
Yield Contest recognized 100
state winners and 15 national
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yield contestant, Shearer
placed first in the state con
ventional non-irrigated divi
sion. Pioneer® brand 8282
gave him the winning grain
sorghum yield of 75.02 bush
els per acre.
Shearer farms with his
wife, Doreen, their two sons,
Bobby, 15, and Michael, 12,
and their daughter, Ashley, 9.
The Shearers’ operation also
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Normalized Trade
WASHINGTON, D.C. The
National Corn Growers Association
(NCGA) and its 32,000 farmer
members welcomed news of the lon
g-awaited Senate vote in favor of
permanent normal trade relations
(PNTR) for China.
“This vote brings American agri
culture one step closer to being able
to capitalize on the opportunities
that will be created by China’s ad
mission to the World Trade Organi
zation (WTO),” said NCGA
President Lynn Jensen, who farms
near Lake Preston, S.D.
Under the groundbreaking WTO
accession agreement negotiated last
year, China consented to eliminate
export subsidies and significantly
improve market access for a wide
variety of U.S. food and agriculture
products. In return, the U.S. agreed
to grant China PNTR status.
“Quite simply, this is a great one
way deal for U.S. agriculture. We
gain access to the largest market in
the world and we give up nothing
in return,” Jensen said.
As part of the accession agree
ment, China has committed to es
tablish a tariff rate quota (TRQ) for
corn. In its first year of WTO mem
bership, China has agreed to allow
access for 4.5 million metric tons
(177 million bushels) of corn. That
level is set to increase to 7.2 million
metric tons (283 million bushels) by
the fourth year.
“This will give U.S. farmers the
opportunity to build markets, rather
than wait for China to let U.S. corn
in,” Jensen explained.
“But perhaps the most exciting
provision is China’s commitment to
eliminate export subsidies,” he said.
“In recent years, China has in
creased its corn production in re
sponse to high domestic support
prices and has exported the result
ing surpluses at the expense of U.S.
corn farmers. If China no longer
subsidizes its exports, U.S. corn will
be very competitive in markets that
have been buying subsidized Chi
nese corn,” he said.
“The nation’s corn growers are
gratified that both chambers of Con
gress have now voted to give us open
access to the all-important Chinese
market, rather than pandering to
the protectionists who refuse to rec
ognize that we operate in a global
economy,” Jensen said.
includes corn,
barley, and hogs.
Not all fields have the
same production capacity, so
management decisions in
cluding seed selection and ir
rigation play a large role in
determining grain sorghum
yield, said John Muenzen
berger, sorghum product
manager at Pioneer Hi-Bred
International, Inc.
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