Mark and Becky Landry (center) of Landry Farms in Knippa, TX, received the award for highest yield using Stoneville cottonseed in the South Texas/Delta region with 2,276 lbs./acre. The award was presented at the annual Stoneville Legacy Club celebration in Destin, FL, by Butch Roecker, BASF Seed Advisor and Rachel Walters, BASF Cottonseed Marketing Manager.

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC (March 5, 2019) — Growers from the Southeast, Delta, and South Texas regions were honored this week for their hard-earned harvests at the annual Stoneville® Legacy Club™ celebration held in Destin, FL. The club, now in its third year, recognizes cotton growers for their advanced knowledge and skill used to maximize their yield and profit potential, as well as produce high-quality fiber.

Twenty growers earned membership to the Stoneville Legacy Club and were recognized for harvesting yields in the top 10 percent of their state.

"Stoneville has been around for nearly 100 years and it’s a brand growers trust to consistently perform at high levels,” says Rachel Walters, Cottonseed Marketing Manager, BASF. “Stoneville Legacy Club growers pair our elite germplasm with their quality management to deliver high yields year-in and year- out. We’re honored to provide them with this recognition.”

Of those who qualified for the Stoneville Legacy Club, the following growers received special awards in their regions:

South Texas/Delta

  • Highest yield: Mark and Becky Landry Landry Farms, 2,276 lbs./acre
  • Most acres: Mark and Becky Landry Landry Farms, 254 acres
  • Most varieties: Lea and Jody Calloway Calloway Farm Partnership, ST 5471GLTP, ST 5517GLTP, ST 5122GLT

Southeast

  • Highest yield: Bart Waller H.B. Waller III, 1,360 lbs./acre
  • Most acres: Matt Ransom Ransom Farms, 920 acres
  • Most varieties: Matt Ransom Ransom Farms, ST 4848GLT, ST 5020GLT, ST 6182GLT, ST 4946GLB2

Mark and Becky Landry of Landry Farms in Knippa, TX, received the award for highest yield in the South Texas/Delta region.

“We’ve been growing Stoneville for 30 years,” says Landry. “We started out with three bale cotton yields in the eighties, and as genetics and varieties have improved, we’re now achieving more than four and a half bale yields. This is a result of the new varieties that Stoneville has brought to the table for cotton farmers. I’ve tried other varieties, but nothing has given us the strong yields we’ve seen with Stoneville on our farm.”

To qualify for the Stoneville Legacy Club, growers must have planted 100 percent Stoneville cotton seed on at least 20 qualifying acres from January 1–December 31, 2018. To view a complete list of winners and learn more about how to qualify for the 2019 Stoneville Legacy Club, visit Stoneville.com/LC.

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