BASF’s FiberMax One Ton Club celebrates 17 years of big yields

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC, April 18, 2022 – BASF welcomed 51 farms to the FiberMax^® One Ton Club^™ following the 2021 growing season, continuing its long-standing tradition of celebrating cotton farmers’ impressive yield achievements. The farm with the highest yield in 2021 went well beyond the club’s one-ton threshold. Michael and Melissa Hoch of M & M Farms reported an average yield of 3,417 pounds of cotton per acre – the second highest yield on record for the One Ton Club – and a gross value of nearly $1,950 an acre.

FiberMax One Ton Club members also are eligible to win a two-year lease on a Ford^® Super Duty^® F-350 King Ranch^® truck. On April 7, 2022, BASF announced this year’s winners: Chase and Maegan Bubenik of San Angelo, Texas.

“These impressive results speak to the quality of our farmers and of FiberMax cotton,” said Rachel Walters, Regional Grower & Channel Marketing Manager, Seeds for BASF Agricultural Solutions. “That mutual commitment to excellence and innate toughness has fostered lasting relationships – relationships that have supported FiberMax cotton for 25 years. We’re so grateful to our farmers for their continued loyalty and for helping us reach this milestone.”

Now in its 17^th year, the club’s caliber is evidenced by the number of farmers who re-apply each year: 82% of this year’s winning farms were multiyear winners. The Braden family of B&P Farms Inc. in Garden City, Texas, also celebrated their 17^th year of FiberMax One Ton Club membership.

“We enjoy visiting with other new and current members that are growing cotton – hearing about their practices and ideas,” said the Braden family. “Having the opportunity to win the Ford F-350 is a good motivation to join the club too.”

Additional One Ton Club standouts who received special awards for their 2021 performance include:  

• Highest yield and gross value: M & M Farms in Garden City, Texas, harvested an average yield of 3,417 pounds per acre (lb/A) with FM 2334GLT and earned a gross value of $1,949.39 per acre.
• Most acres: Kitten Land Company of Lubbock, Texas, harvested an average yield of 2,129 lb/A on 933 acres with the FM 2398GLTP, FM 1830GLT and FM 2498GLT varieties.
• Most varieties:
  • Jonathan James Farms of Floydada, Texas, harvested an average yield of 2,151 lb/A using FM 2498GLT, FM 2334GLT and FM 1621GL.
  • Kitten Land Company of Lubbock, Texas, produced an average yield of 2,129 lb/A using FM 2398GLTP, FM 1830GLT and FM 2498GLT.
  • Tucker Ross of Idalou, Texas, produced an average yield of 2,126 lb/A using FM 2498GLT, FM 2334GLT and FM 2484B2F.
  • Eric & Christy Seidenberger of Garden City, Texas, harvested an average yield of 2,058 lb/A using FM 2334GLT, FM 1730GLTP and FM 2498GLT.
  • Martin & Mimms of Lorenzo, Texas, harvested an average yield of 2,032 lb/A using FM 1730GLTP, FM 2498GLT and FM 1830GLT.
• Highest loan value: Eric and Christy Seidenberger of Garden City, Texas, garnered $0.5792 on their qualifying acres with FM 1730GLTP.

To qualify for the One Ton Club, farmers had to meet the following criteria:

• Produce a minimum of 2,000 pounds of ginned cotton per acre on a minimum of 20 acres planted with FiberMax cotton seed from Jan. 1 to Dec. 31, 2021.
• Plant 100% FiberMax cotton seed on the 20 qualifying acres.
• Farm in one of the following states: AL, AR, AZ, CA, GA, KS, LA, MO, MS, NC, NM, OK, SC, TN, TX, VA.
• Provide gin recap sheets to verify 2,000 lb/A yield.

Additional information on the FiberMax One Ton Club and a full list of 2021 members can be found at FiberMax.com/OTC. 

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