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May 7, 2021 | 6:21 AM
With entry for the National Corn Growers Association’s National Corn Yield Contest now open, farmers across the country are joining the friendly competition, giving it their best and hoping to top their personal best. NCYC entrants contribute to a pool of shared knowledge that helps all corn farmers in challenging years. So, plant a new seed of thought, shed some light and have some fun.
The premier event of every corn growing season since 1965, the
National Corn Yield Contest offers challenges and rewards to each entrant! In 2020, 7,844 growers accepted the challenge, enjoyed the friendly competition with fellow farmers and helped provide information that will lead to future innovations.
Sentinel Staff
ST. LOUIS An Allegan corn grower earned top honors in the state in the 2020 National Corn Yield Contest.
T. Jon Drozd, of Allegan, ranked first in Michigan in the H:Strip-Till, Minimum-Till, Mulch-Till, Ridge-Till Irrigated Class category with a yield of 307.5574 bushels per acre, according to a news release from the National Corn Growers Association.
Marshall Landis, of Schoolcraft, placed second with a yield of 289.5291 bushes per acre. J.P. Clover, of Ionia, placed third with a yield of 284.9052 bushels per acre. The hybrid used in the winning field was DEKALB DKC54‐64RIB.
The National Corn Yield Contest is sponsored annually by the National Corn Growers Association. Every participant in the contest “contributes to the body of agronomic research,” according to the release.
Ionia corn grower earns state honors in yield contest
Sentinel Staff
ST. LOUIS An Ionia corn grower earned state honors in the 2020 National Corn Yield Contest.
J.P. Clover, of Ionia, placed third in Michigan in the H:Strip-Till, Minimum-Till, Mulch-Till, Ridge-Till Irrigated Class with a yield of 284.9052 bushels per acre, according to a press release from the National Corn Growers Association. The hybrid used in the winning field was DEKALB DKC54‐64RIB.
The National Corn Yield Contest is sponsored annually by the National Corn Growers Association. Every participant in the contest “contributes to the body of agronomic research,” according to the release.
BY Kansas Corn | January 29, 2021
The Kansas Corn Yield contest was created to recognize high-yielding corn farmers across the state and increase efficiency for greater sustainability and profitability. Sharing the data collected among Kansas farmers benchmarks the corn yields and provides information for improving management practices. (Courtesy Photo)
MANHATTAN, Kan. The Kansas farmers who entered the Kansas Corn Yield Contest overcame adversity and used their management skills to produce high yields in 2020. Kansas farmers from across the state entered many excellent yields in the 2020 Kansas Corn Yield Contest. For the second consecutive year, Tyler Hands with Triangle H Farms based in Finney County, entered the top irrigated yield in the contest at 307 bushels per acre with Pioneer P1828AM on one of the farm’s fields located in Haskell County. Northeast Kansas farmer
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