Nebraska Corn Yield Contest Winners Announced
Winners for the 2007 Corn Yield Contest were announced in late December. Nebraska had one National Winner. Jyl Brown of Talmage placed second at the National level in the Ridge-Till Non-irrigated class. Brown was recognized recently at the 2008 Commodity Classic in Nashville, TN.
The National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) in St. Louis sponsors this popular yield contest. In the 43rd year, the contest had record 4,932 growers participate in 2007. Following are the top three places by category:
Till/Strip Till Irrigated
District 6 – Callan Dahlgren of Bertrand, NE Pioneer 33Y74 Yield – 294.38
District 6 – Blake E. Johnson of Holdrege, NE Pioneer 33Y74 Yield – 257.5195
District 5 -- Randall McDonald of Phillips, NE Pioneer 32B29 Yield – 254.4251
No-Till Non-Irrigated
District 1 - Emily Anthony of Talmage, NE Pioneer 33H27 Yield – 266.7602
District 4 – Vicky Langenberg of Norfolk, NE DEKALB DKC63-39 Yield – 250.3509
District 4 - Brian Loofe of Walthill, NE Pioneer 33H26 Yield – 250.2181
Ridge-Till Non-Irrigated
District 1 – Jyl Brown of Talmage, NE Pioneer 33T57 Yield – 270.591
District 1 – Mark Moody of Auburn, NE Pioneer 33H27 Yield – 234.3533
District 6 –Rocky Peterson of Bertrand, NE Pioneer 33D13 Yield – 228.4389
Non-Irrigated
District 1 – Francis Childs of Falls City, NE Pioneer 32T84 Yield – 204-0792
District 4 – Kempcke Farms of Blair, NE Pioneer 34R67 Yield – 200.2154
District 1 -- Jason Snethen of Falls City, NE Pioneer 32T84 Yield – 195.5412
Ridge-Till Irrigated
District 5 – Wayne Stoltenberg of Grand Island, NE Pioneer 32B33 Yield – 265.0021
District 5 – Joyce Willoughby of Wood River NE Pioneer 33Y74 Yield – 264.8793
District 6 -- David Nelson of Holdrege, NE Pioneer 33D13 Yield- 249.795
Irrigated Class
District 4 – Stech Farms of Osmond, NE Pioneer 33Y74 Yield – 268.9916
District 6 – Callan Dahlgren of Bertrand, NE Pioneer 31N28 Yield – 264.1401
District 4- Jason Feala of North Bend, NE Pioneer 33H26 Yield – 259.3469
The goal of the National Corn Yield Contest is to encourage corn growers to develop new, efficient production techniques that improve corn profitability. Farmers interested in participating in the 2008 Corn Yield Contest can find more information on NCGA’s website at www.nega.com/cyc/main or by calling 636.733.9004.
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