St. Louis, Missouri
December 15, 2004All 27
national winners in the National
Corn Growers Association’s (NCGA) 2004 National Corn Yield
Contest (NCYC) far surpassed the USDA’s most recent average
yield projections of 160.2 bushels per acre, once again
illustrating the outstanding production skills NCGA members
demonstrate year after year.
“In fact, all but one of the
national winners surpassed 250 bushels per acre,” said NCGA
President Leon Corzine. “What’s even more interesting is these
numbers represent 16 states in different parts of the country
where there were varying planting, growing and harvesting
conditions.”
| The 27 winners emerged from
3,383 entrants in 44 states. 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 339.4827 by David Hula (photo) in Charles City,
Va., to 248.6521 by Stephanie Santini in Stewartsville, N.J. Another interesting statistic
from this year’s NCYC is that six of the national winners – or
more than 20 percent – had yields of more than 300 bushels per
acre. Several of the other national winning yields neared the
300 mark.
“We all remember the days when
300 bushels per acre was unheard of,” Corzine said. “Every year
the bar is raised in the Corn Yield Contest, and our growers
reach that bar – and exceed it.”
He noted producers use the NCYC
to improve their operations through unparalleled opportunity to
compare their own proven corn production capabilities with
farmers in their states and across the country.
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David Hula
of Charles City, Va., won the A No-Till/Strip-Till
Non-Irrigated class of NCGA’s 2004 National Corn Yield
Contest (NCYC) with an amazing yield of 339.48 bushels
per acre. While there is no one overall winner in the
NCYC, Hula had the highest yield in all classes of this
year’s contest. |
“The Corn Yield Contest offers
a chance to highlight competition among our growers to strive
for excellence and get the most they can per acre,” Corzine
said. “Plus, it’s an opportunity for them to learn practices
that some growers have seen success with and have an opportunity
to use those practices in the future. It’s also a great tool for
membership and recruitment.”
The 506 state Corn 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, Feb. 24-26, 2005, in Austin, Texas. For a
complete list of winners and for more information about NCYC,
visit the NCGA web site at:
www.ncga.com.
Following are the 27 national
winners by class:
Legend for Winners:
WINNER NAME
WINNER CITY, FIELD STATE, MEMBER STATE
HYBRID BRAND, HYBRID NUMBER
YIELD PER BUSHELS
A NON-IRRIGATED CLASS
Sam Santini, Jr.
Stewartsville, NJ, NJ
Pioneer, 33H05
272.9342 Yield Per Bushels
Thomas L. Snodgrass
Nebraska City, NE, NE
Pioneer, 33R78
272.1994 Yield Per Acre
Seven Springs Farms
Cadiz, KY, KY
Pioneer, 33M54
270.6317 Yield Per Acre
AA NON-IRRIGATED
Francis Childs
Manchester, IA, IA
Pioneer, 35Y65
331.9468 Yield Per Acre
Mark Dempsey
Fowler, IL, IL
Garst, 8424
320.2718 Yield Per Acre
Mezera Farms
Bagley, WI, WI
Pioneer, 34N42
296.3143 Yield Per Acre
A NO TILL/STRIP TILL
NON-IRRIGATED
David K. Hula
Charles City, VA, VA
Pioneer, 33M54
339.4827 Yield Per Acre
Schwenke Bros.
Union, KY, KY
Pioneer, 33M54
291.395 Yield Per Acre
Tim Bishop
Queenstown, MD, MD
Campbell, 7700
286.0336 Yield Per Acre
AA NO TILL/STRIP TILL
NON-IRRIGATED
Dale Hadden
Jacksonville, IL, IL
Pioneer, 31N28
280.7451 Yield Per Acre
Sam Williams
Oaktown, IN, IN
Pioneer, 33M54
273.4955 Yield Per Acre
Robert Little
Hebron, IN, IN
Pioneer, 33N09
270.781 Yield Per Acre
NO TILL/STRIP TILL IRRIGATED
Hawman Farms, Inc.
Hermiston, OR, OR
Pioneer, 34N43
295.1148 Yield Per Acre
Don Carpenter
Dimmitt, TX, TX
Pioneer, 33B51
290.2539 Yield Per Acre
Harris Brothers LLC
Pasco, WA, WA
Pioneer, 34N43
289.8806 Yield Per Acre
A RIDGE TILL NON-IRRIGATED
Blane Anthony
Talmage, NE, NE
Pioneer, 33R78
287.1413 Yield Per Acre
Chris Santini
Stewartsville, NJ, NJ
Pioneer, 33B51
258.3384 Yield Per Acre
Stephanie Santini
Stewartsville, NJ, NJ
Hubner, H3473RR
248.6521 Yield Per Acre
AA RIDGE TILL NON-IRRIGATED
Gary Neal Porter
Mercer, MO, IA
Pioneer, 33P67
279.4667 Yield Per Acre
Wayne Tomhave
Jacksonville, IL, IL
Pioneer, 31N28
263.7133 Yield Per Acre
Jerry Cox
Delta, MO, MO
Pioneer, 33M54
261.9059 Yield Per Acre
RIDGE TILL IRRIGATED
Bill Wright
Walsh, CO, CO
Pioneer, 33B51
315.6104 Yield Per Acre
Michael R. Bostic, Jr.
Church Hill, MD, MD
Pioneer, 33B51
283.9417 Yield Per Acre
John Willoughby
Wood River, NE, NE
Pioneer, 33P67
282.0375 Yield Per Acre
IRRIGATED
E & H Farms
Dixon, CA, CA
Pioneer, 31N27
325.7328 Yield Per Acre
Clarklind Farms
Tulare, CA, CA
Pioneer, 32W86
303.9902 Yield Per Acre
Kevin J. Weilmunster
Parma, ID, ID
Pioneer, 34N43
298.2649 Yield Per Acre |
