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  2. Crop yield - Wikipedia

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    In agriculture, the yield is a measurement of the amount of a crop grown, or product such as wool, meat or milk produced, per unit area of land. The seed ratio is another way of calculating yields. Innovations, such as the use of fertilizer , the creation of better farming tools, new methods of farming and improved crop varieties , have ...

  3. Agricultural productivity - Wikipedia

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    Wheat yields in least developed countries since 1961. The steep rise in crop yields in the U.S. began in the 1940s. The percentage of growth was fastest in the early rapid growth stage. In developing countries maize yields are still rapidly rising. [6] Productivity is driven by changes in either agricultural technique or improvements in technology.

  4. Francis Childs (farmer) - Wikipedia

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    Francis Childs (August 30, 1939 - January 9, 2008) was a hog farmer and champion corn farmer from Manchester, Iowa.He is known for being the first farmer to have corn yields of over 400 bushels per acre in controlled contest plots, achieving that level in 2001 and 2002.

  5. Corn production in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The US is the world's largest producer of corn. [8] According to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), the average U.S. yield for corn was 177 bushels per acre, up 3.3 percent over 2020 and a record high, with 16 states posting state records in output, and Iowa reporting a record of 205 bushels of corn per acre.

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  7. Land equivalent ratio - Wikipedia

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    This can be intercropping of annual crops (e.g. sorghum and pigeonpea) [1] or combination of annual and perennial crops e.g. in agroforestry systems (e.g. jackfruit and eggplant). [3] It is also possible to calculate LERs for combinations of plant and non-plant yields, e.g. in agrivoltaic systems. [4]

  8. Maize (video game) - Wikipedia

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    GameSpot says the game is an "absurdist" game based on Monty Python and X-Files humor. [1] It tells the story of sentient corn created by government scientists who misinterpreted a memo. [1] During gameplay, players encounter talking objects and solve puzzles. [1] It takes place at an abandoned farm, nearby an active underground research ...

  9. Grain yield monitor - Wikipedia

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    The combine grain yield monitor is a device coupled with other sensors to calculate and record the crop yield or grain yield as a modern-day combine harvester operates. Yield monitors are a part of the precision agriculture products available to producers today that provide producers with the tools to reduce costs, increase yields, and increase efficiency.