For 38 years the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) has sponsored the National Corn Yield Contest to highlight competition among growers to strive for excellence and get the most they can per acre. Despite unfavorable conditions throughout much of the nation, 3,601 growers entered the contest.
While there is no one overall winner in the NCYC, the resulting top yields of farmers who placed first, second and third nationally in the respective categories ranged from 321.8402 bushels per acre by David Hula in Charles City, Va., to 229.9746 by Elwin Tanner in Union City, Tenn.
"This was a very strange year in terms of weather and growing conditions," says NCGA President Dee Vaughan. "While some areas experienced severe drought, others benefited from ideal wet and cool conditions. Other states fell somewhere in between. And despite these conditions, our growers proved once again their ability to excel regardless of the conditions."
Below you'll find Illinois' top yield winners.
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Illinois Winners |
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Class |
Winner Name |
Winner Location |
Hybrid |
Yield Per Bushel |
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AA Non-Irrigated |
Leka Jr., Lloyd K. |
Buffalo |
DEKALB DKC60-15 |
259.4951 |
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Cross Farms Inc |
Hartsburg |
Pioneer 31N28 |
253.4078 |
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Kevin Eberlin Enterprises |
Brussels |
DEKALB DKC60-15 |
247.7426 |
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AA No Till/Strip Till Non-Irrigated |
Roos, Herbert C |
Havana |
Pioneer 33P67 |
257.7897 |
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Roos, David |
Havana |
Pioneer 33D31 |
257.3777 |
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Roos, Steven |
Havana |
Pioneer 33D31 |
253.3424 |
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No Till/Strip Till Irrigated |
Ratcliff, Leo W |
Lacon |
NK Brand NX7630 |
288.1287 |
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Breedlove, John & Carol |
Manito |
DEKALB
DKC63-50YGCB |
252.3197 |
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Frieden, Kelly |
Seaton |
Pioneer 34N44 |
244.1531 |
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AA Ridge Till Non-Irrigated |
Baumgartner, Bruce |
Lena |
Garst 8461 |
241.3308 |
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Baumgartner, Bruce |
Lena |
Garst 8454 |
237.0569 |
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Tomhave, Wayne |
Jacksonville |
Pioneer 34B24 |
233.9762 |
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Tomhave, John |
Jacksonville |
Pioneer 33P67 |
233.9188 |
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Ridge Till Irrigated |
Schleder Farms |
Green Valley |
NK Brand N65-M7 |
244.8206 |
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Schilpp, Lance |
Rock Falls |
Pioneer 33P67 |
221.0921 |
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Schilpp Farms |
Harmon |
AgriGold A6445 |
218.439 |
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Irrigated |
Friedrich, Kurt |
Green Valley |
DEKALB DKC63-50YGCB |
274.8406 |
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Friedrich Farms |
Green Valley |
Pioneer 33P67 |
265.3287 |
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Young, Brigitte M |
Erie |
Pioneer 34H32 |
262.4068 |
State yield contest winners will be honored at a breakfast and national winners during an awards banquet at Commodity Classic, the combined convention and trade show of NCGA and the American Soybean Association, March 2-4, 2004, in Las Vegas. To view the national winners list, head to "Corn Yield Contest Winners Announced." For a complete list of winners and for more information about the NCYC, visit the NCGA web site.