Growers planting Garst® brand corn hybrids have won top honors at the state and national level of the 2005 National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) Corn Yield Contest announced recently.

Two farmers, including a grower from Kansas and a grower from Missouri, won second place and third place in two separate categories in the national contest. In all, 24 farmers growing Garst hybrids placed first, second or third in their state contests with yields ranging between 138 to 284 bushels per acre.

The NCGA Corn Yield Contest is an annual competition held nationally among corn producers with the goal of producing the highest yields. Growers compete in a number of production categories, including non-irrigated, no-till/strip-till non-irrigated, no-till/strip-till irrigated, ridge-till non-irrigated, ridge-till irrigated and irrigated classes.

National Winners

Tim Moss of Selden, Kan., who planted Garst brand 8380IT with a 115 general relative maturity (GRM) and yield of 284.1 bushels per acre, won second place nationally in the ridge-till irrigated category. To qualify for the national competition, Moss won the division in the Kansas state competition. Moss planted the corn on April 21, 2005, in 30-inch rows at 33,000 plants per acre. The field was previously planted to soybeans. Moss harvested the field on Sept. 26, 2005. He used a sprinkle irrigation method.

 

Lori Porter of Mercer, Mo., who planted Garst brand 8292YG1 with a 118 GRM and a yield of 259.7 bushels per acre, won third place at the national level in the Class AA ridge-till non-irrigated category. To qualify for the national competition, Porter won the division in the Missouri state competition. Porter planted the corn on May 2, 2005, in 30-inch rows at 39,000 plants per acre. The field was previously planted to corn. Porter harvested the field on Oct. 26, 2005.

Other winners placing first, second or third at the state level who planted Garst brand hybrids include:

First-Place State Winners

Robert Garey, Felton, Del., Class A no-till/strip-till non-irrigated division, Garst brand 8376YG1, a 115 GRM hybrid, 244.8 bushels per acre

Clarence Adams, Jasper, Fla., irrigated division, Garst brand 8288, a 116 GRM hybrid, 199.6 bushels per acre

Bruce Baumgartner, Lena, Ill., Class AA ridge-till non-irrigated division, Garst brand 8535YG1/IT, a 108 GRM hybrid, 257.9 bushels per acre

Leonard Ash, Owosso, Mich., Class A ridge-till non-irrigated division, Garst brand 8787YG1, a 102 GRM hybrid, 197.8 bushels per acre

Kenneth Oswalt, Plantersville, Miss., Class A no-till/strip-till non-irrigated division, Garst brand 8288, a 116 GRM hybrid, 224.8 bushels per acre

Debra Henninger, Breinigsville, Pa., Class A ridge-till non-irrigated division, Garst brand 8534YG1/RR, a 108 GRM hybrid, 207.2 bushels per acre

Lewis Chanek, Ganado, Texas, Class A non-irrigated division, Garst brand 8304YPL, a 115 GRM hybrid, 160.4 bushels per acre

Second-Place State Winners

Randy Hardy, Roanoke, Ind., Class AA ridge-till non-irrigated division, Garst brand

8450IT, a 111 GRM hybrid, 235.6 bushels per acre

 

Tim Martin, Clay Center, Kan., no-till/strip-till irrigated division, Garst brand 8377YG1/RR, a 115 GRM hybrid, 260.1 bushels per acre

 

Howard Hadden, Hysham, Mont., ridge-till irrigated division, Garst brand 8872CRW/RR, a 92 GRM hybrid, 202.9 bushels per acre

Kristian Lindvig, Glendive, Mont., no-till/strip-till irrigated division, Garst brand 8922YG1, a 90 GRM hybrid, 184.1 bushels per acre

Harry and Bruce Howell, Morrill, Neb., no-till/strip-till irrigated division, Garst brand 8881RR, a 95 GRM hybrid, 202.9 bushels per acre

 

Edward Dail, Kenansville, N.C., no-till/strip-till irrigated division, Garst brand 8292YG1, a 118 GRM hybrid, 170.9 bushels per acre

           

Art Hansen, Chilton, Texas, Class A ridge-till non-irrigated division, Garst brand 8287RR, a 116 GRM hybrid, 147.5 bushels per acre

           

James Lee, Courtland, Va., irrigated division, Garst brand 8200YG1, a 119 GRM hybrid, 219.2 bushels per acre

 

Bailey Schaneman, Torrington, Wyo., irrigated division, Garst brand 8888, a 95 GRM hybrid, 200.9 bushels per acre

Third-Place State Winners

Rob Garey, Harrington, Del., Class A no-till/strip-till non-irrigated division, Garst brand 8292YG1, a 118 GRM hybrid, 214.3 bushels per acre

 

Alex Harrell, Leesburg, Ga., no-till/strip-till irrigated division, Garst brand 8287RR, a 116 GRM hybrid, 193.9 bushels per acre

Steve Wilson, Colby, Kan., no-till/strip-till irrigated division, Garst brand 8288, a 116 GRM hybrid, 259.7 bushels per acre

Charles Gray, Elizabeth, N.C., Class A non-irrigated division, Garst brand 8292YG1, a 118 GRM hybrid, 228.6 bushels per acre 

Chris Elliott, Nichols, S.C., Class A ridge-till non-irrigated division, Garst brand 8288, a 116 GRM hybrid, 191.9 bushels per acre

Alec Solberg, Volin, S.D., Class A ridge-till non-irrigated division, Garst brand 8535YG1/IT, a 108 GRM hybrid, 138.4 bushels per acre

“We’re proud of the success growers have with Garst products in this contest each year,” says Scott Hart, corn product manager for Garst Seed Company. “Last season was challenging for growers in many areas. We congratulate these growers’ efforts for excellent seed selection and management practices throughout the growing season. Garst remains dedicated to helping growers select hybrids with excellent genetics and traits and technologies that best fit their farm.”

Garst Seed Company, with headquarters in Slater, Iowa, provides seed solutions for growers across North America with high yielding corn, soybean, sorghum, alfalfa and sunflower products. For more information about Garst products, contact your local Garst ProSeller.