Source: John Hart, SOUTHEAST FARM PRESS, 4/18/17

For Derek Potter, it all begins with choosing the right variety. “Variety selection is the key to success,” the Grantsboro, N.C. farmer emphasizes. “Whether it is corn or soybeans, you start limiting yields when you choose the wrong variety. I like to massage all the data and find the varieties that work the best for me.” Potter turns to numerous sources in his varietal selection research: university tests, company tests and fellow farmer tests. 

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