About Your Instructors

 

RANDY DOWDY

Randy Dowdy is a first-generation corn, soybean, wheat and peanut grower from Brooks County Georgia.  His philosophy is to maximize yields by minimizing stress that plants experience throughout the growing season. 

 

DAVID HULA

David Hula is a 3rd generation farmer at Renwood Farms, Inc. in Charles City, VA, where he and his family own 4,000+/- acres. He began farming with his late grandfather and retired dad; he currently farms with his two brothers and son.

Randy has a particular interest in maximizing corn and soybean yields. He has been able to exceed 450 plus bushels per acre of corn on his farm numerous times through a systems approach to growing corn.  In 2014, Randy set a new corn yield World Record and is the first grower ever to surpass 500 bushels per acre and additionally produced 100+ bushel beans in the same year. 

He achieved the World Record for soybeans with a 171 bushels per acre yield and had two 2016 NCGA entries over 500 bushels in corn. 

Randy gives God all the glory for his success and wants other growers to understand his success is possible on their farms. He is passionate about sharing his practices with growers seeking to increase yields on their farms.


Randy and his wife have a teenage daughter, Loren, and a young son, Easton.

  • 2014 - World Corn Yield Record (503 BPA)

  • 2016 - World Soybean Yield Record (171 BPA)

  • 2019* - World Soybean Yield Record (190.23 BPA)

    *Current World Record for Soybean Yield

David’s grandfather was one of the first to break 100 bushel corn, followed by his dad in the 200 bushel club. David’s yields have now surpassed 400, 500, & 600 bushels. Yield advancements have also been completed in both soybean and small grain, with yields of 90’s and mid 100’s respectively. David is excited to help growers break through their own yield barriers.

Before joining the family farm, David worked for the VA Department of Soil and Water Conversation as a nutrient management specialist for 3 years. He learned a great deal of knowledge about the area producers, academic universities, and private industry which he brought back to Renwood Farms.

Renwood Farms began more intensive farming and is now known for seed production of soybeans and small grain. Through the last several decades, yields and quality have improved with a proven and evolving management system.

David realizes that with the grace of God and the ability to surround himself with a good team, success is obtainable.

He has been married to Sandy for 30+ years and together have a son, Craig, and a daughter, Amber (married to Robbie), who have two children (future fifth generation farmers).

  • 2013 - World Corn Yield Record (454 BPA)

  • 2015 - World Corn Yield Record (542 BPA)

  • 2019* - World Corn Yield Record (616.195 BPA)

  • 2021 - Repeated Corn Yield > 600 BPA (602.17)

    *Current World Record for Corn Yield