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 Ohio's top yield producers.
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Ohio Winners |
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Class |
Winner Name |
Winner Location |
Hybrid |
Yield Per Bushel |
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AA Non-Irrigated |
Granger, Wesley H. |
Delta |
Pioneer 34M94 |
243.9653 |
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Sease, Scott |
Laura |
DEKALB DKC61-42 |
238.7973 |
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Panning, Leon |
Napoleon |
Pioneer 34H32 |
238.5492 |
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AA No Till/Strip Till Non-Irrigated |
Sease, Ned |
Laura |
DEKALB DKC59-08 |
235.857 |
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Miller, Jon |
Baltimore |
Pioneer 32W86 |
233.5629 |
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Sehlhorst, Robert |
Pandora |
Pioneer 34M95 |
230.1578 |
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No Till/Strip Till Irrigated |
Motycka, Jim |
Napoleon |
Pioneer 33T90 |
236.3287 |
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AA Ridge Till Non-Irrigated |
Granger, Roseann L. |
Delta |
Pioneer 34M94 |
230.7052 |
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Wolfe, Roger W. |
Baltimore |
Pioneer 33J24 |
230.6638 |
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Richmond, Michael |
Nevada |
Asgrow RX702YG |
224.9395 |
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Irrigated |
Motycka, Jim |
Napoleon |
Great Lakes 6344Bt |
231.6221 |
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Rettig, Daniel J. |
Malinta |
Pioneer 33J24 |
231.1933 |
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Imboden, Les |
Fredericktown |
DEKALB DKC64 |
220.8436 |
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 at: www.ncga.com.