David Strohl Strohl Aviation | 100 Bushel Club Inductee, 2024

For fourth-generation farmer David Strohl of DeValls Bluff, farming is both heritage and hard-earned progress. After his parents retired in 2008, David and his wife formed D&C Farms, continuing a family operation that spans more than 1,000 acres. Each season, he has focused on improving his own performance, not by chasing anyone else’s numbers, but by refining the details that make a field stronger year after year.

“To me, it is a competition with my own operation. I strive to beat my own yields year after year… the competition that I am concerned about is in the mirror,” he shared.

The 2024 growing season perfectly reflected that mindset. David planted earlier than ever before, guided by research and consultant recommendations that supported early planting’s yield potential. That decision brought lessons of its own, but it didn’t slow his determination.

He monitored his crop closely, walked historically strong parts of each field, studied soil analysis and growth maps, and adjusted his management strategy as the season progressed. Even late-season rains, which forced him to rework and re-bed ground he hadn’t touched in years, became another step in the journey.

That persistence paid off when David finally reached a goal he had been working toward for years: joining Arkansas’s 100 Bushel Club.

“It is a great feeling to have finally reached the goal that we have pushed to accomplish for so long,” he said, noting that the achievement is both personal and professional.

Now, with the 100-bushel milestone behind him, he’s already looking ahead to the next benchmark: 110 bushels. For David, progress is a lifelong pursuit. Each season offers another opportunity to grow and honor the legacy of the land he farms.