Kansas Growers Post High Yields in National Corn Yield Contest
Kansas Growers Post High Yields in National Corn Yield Contest
Todd Cyr of Clyde led the Kansas winners of the National Corn Growers Association 2014 National Corn Yield Contest with a yield of over 339 bushels per acre in the irrigated category. NCGA released the names of the winners of the yield contest today. While no Kansans won national honors, Kansas growers posted impressive results. Nationally, entrants continued to far surpass the national average corn yield, setting a contest record with a new all-time high yield of 503 bushels per acre set by Randy Dowdy of Valdosta, GA in the . Additionally, a record six national entries surpassed the 400-plus bushel per acre mark. The National Corn Yield Contest is now in its 50th year and remains NCGA’s most popular program for members. Participation in the contest remained strong in 2014 with 8,129 entries received.
The Kansas Corn Yield Contest winners are below:
*Entrants with an asterisk were not eligible to win because they won in another category. Entrants can only win one category.
Non-Irrigated
*Jason Taylor, White Cloud Taylor Seed 8850 VT2Pro 300.0237
1 BEBB FARMS, Altamont DEKALB DKC64-69RIB 282.9116
2 Alex Noll, Winchester DEKALB DKC64-69RIB 274.5488
* Brad Taylor, White Cloud Taylor Seed 8844 VT2PRO 273.9276
3 Lucas Cochren, Whiting DEKALB DKC64-69RIB 269.1964
No-Till/Strip-Till Non-Irrigated
1 Jason Taylor, White Cloud Taylor Seed 8012 VT2PRO 300.4343
2 Jeff Koelzer, Onaga DEKALB DKC63-55RIB 286.2394
3 Brad Taylor, White Cloud Taylor Seed 8012 VT2PRO 281.3383
No-Till/Strip-Till Irrigated
1 Damian Cyr, Clyde Pioneer P1690AM™ 316.6753
2 Vern Nightengale, Copeland Pioneer P1625CHR 303.2842
3 Robbie Yost, Montezuma Pioneer P1151AM™ 287.7255
Irrigated
1 Todd Cyr, Clyde Pioneer P2088AM™ 339.0802
2 Chris Bodenhausen, Muscotah Pioneer P2088AM™ 337.1957
3 Vern Nightengale, Copeland Pioneer P1690CHR 302.8435