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Dr. Jim Herbek
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Dr. Chad Lee
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2008 KY Yield Contests

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2008 Kentucky Extension Wheat Production Contest

Summary of Award Winners
34 Entries (17 Tillage, 17 No-Tillage)
12 Varieties
13 Counties

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State Awards
	Name	County	Brand/Variety	Yield, bu/acre
State Champion, No-Till	Elkin Farms	Warren	Pioneer 25R63	130.61
State Champion, Conventional Till	Chris Kummer	Simpson	Pioneer 25R63	124.56

Area Awards
	Name	County	Brand/Variety	Yield, bu/acre	Tillage
Area 1 Champion	Abe and Joe Miller	Todd	Pioneer 25R35	120.07	No-Till
Area 2 Champion	Pasture Belt Farms	Daviess	Becks 122	114.71	Conventional
Area 3 Champion	Corn Silks Farms	Logan	AgriPro Branson	128.58	No-Till
Area 4 Champion	Reding Farm	Larue	AgriPro Branson	118.75	No-Till

Cultural Practices of the Champions
	Kentucky Champion, No-Till	Kentucky Champion, Tillage	Area 1 Champion	Area 2 Champion	Area 3 Champion	Area 4 Champion
Name	Elkin Farms	Chris Kummer	Abe & Joe Miller	Pasture Belt Farms	Corn Silks Farms	Reding Farms
Wheat Yield (Bu/A)	130.61	124.56	120.07	114.7	128.58	118.75
County	Warren	Simpson	Todd	Daviess	Logan	Larue
Variety	Pioneer 25R63	Pioneer 25R63	Pioneer 25R35	Becks 122	AgriPro Branson	AgriPro Branson
Planting Date	10/16/2007	11/ 3/2007	10/9/2007	10/2/2007	11/1/2007	10/16/2007
Row Width (inches)	7.5	7.5	7.5	7.5	7.5	7.5
Harvest Date	6/19/2008	6/19/2008	6/25/2008	6/19/2008	6/20/2008	6/18/2008
P2O5/Acre	150	69	0	92	60	100
K2O/Acre	150	90	0	120	60	120
Fall N/Acre	0	27	0	36	23	20
Late Winter N/Acre	44	54	60	60	45	100
Early Spring N/Acre	55	43	50	50	45	0
Total N/Acre	99	124	110	146	113	120
Chicken Litter			3 tons
Herbicides	Harmony	Harmony	Harmony	Harmony	Harmony	Glyphosate + Harmony
Fungicides	Tilt	Proline + Folicur	Proline + Headline	Proline	Tilt + Quilt + Folicur	Tilt + Proline
Insecticides	Warrior	Warrior	Warrior	Cruiser, Tombstone	Warrior	Mustang
Tillage	No-Till	Disked twice	No-Till	Disked twice	No-Till	No-Till

Category

Number of Entries*

Category

Number of Entries*

1.	Date Planted
	October 1-9	8
	October 10-20	18	a
	October 21-30	3
	November 1-15	5	b
	November 16-30

2.	Test Weight (lbs/bu)
	56.0-57.0	5
	57.1-58.0	3
	58.1-59.0	5	a
	59.1-60.0	11
	60.1-61.0	4	b
	61.1-62.0	5

3.	Row Width (inches)
	7	1
	7.5	29	a, b
	8	1
	15	1
	Broadcast	2

4.	Seed Rate (lbs/acre)
	120 or less	7
	120-150	16	a, b
	151-180	8
	200 or more
	1.5 million seed/acre	1
	325 seeds/sq. yard	1

5.	Tillage Used
	No-Tillage	17	a
	Disk x1, 2, or 3	15	b
	Chisel + Disk	1
	Ripper + Disk	1

6.	Herbicides Used
	2,4-D	1
	Glyphosate	2
	Gramoxone Inteon	1
	Harmony	30	a, b
	Osprey	2
	Sencor	1
	Touchdown	1

8.	Insecticides Used
	Cruiser	2
	DiSyston	3
	Mustang Max	17
	Silencer	1
	Tombstone	3
	Warrior	10	a, b

7.	Fungicides Used
	Folicur	1
	Folicur + Headline	6
	Folicur + Proline	2	b
	Folicur + Proline + Headline	1
	Folicur + Quilt	1
	Folicur + Tilt	1
	Headline	3
	None	1
	Proline	7
	Proline + Folicur + Dividend	1
	Proline + Headline	3
	Proline + Tilt	1
	Quilt	1
	Tilt	3	a
	Tilt + Quilt	1

9.	Fertilizer
	P2O5 (lbs/A)
	0	12
	20-59	7
	60-70	8	b
	75-99	2
	100 or more	5	a

	Fertilizer
	K20 (lbs/A)
	0	13
	1-59	2
	60-70	3
	71-80	3
	81-90	5	b
	91-120	5
	121 or more	3	a

	Nitrogen Applied
	N at Planting (lbs/A)
	0	16	a
	1-14	2
	15-20	3
	21-25	4
	26-30	4	b
	31-40	3
	41 or more	1

*a refers to state champion for no-till; b refers to state champion for tillage.

	Nitrogen Applied
	Total N (lbs/A)
	89 or less	6
	90-100	8	a
	101-110	3
	111-120	3
	121-130	6	b
	131-140	1
	141-160	5
	161-180
	181 or more	2

	Split N in Spring
	1st Split Date
	Feb. 1-14	5
	Feb. 15-29	13	a, b
	Mar. 1-15
	Mar. 16-30	1


	2nd Split Date
	Mar. 1-14	2
	Mar. 15-30	11	a
	Apr. 1-15	4	b
	Apr. 16-30	2

	Split N in Spring
	1st Split N (lbs/A)
	1-39	1
	40-50	11	a
	51-60	6	b
	61-70	1
	71-100	2

	2nd Split N (lbs/A)
	40-50	13	b
	51-60	3	a
	61-80	2
	81-99	1
	100	2

	Single N in Spring
	Date Applied
	January	1
	February	3
	March	7
	April	1

	Single N in Spring
	Single N (lbs/A)
	59 or less	1
	60-70	5
	71-99	2
	100-110	4

	Manure
	Chicken Litter, 3 tons/A	4

*a refers to state champion for no-till; b refers to state champion for tillage.

Summary of Entries
Name	County	Brand/Variety	Yield, bu/acre
*Conventional Tillage*
Chris Kummer	Simpson	Pioneer 25R63	124.56
Pasture Belt Farm	Daviess	Becks 122	114.71
Linford Miller	Todd	Pioneer 25R78	112.07
Henry Miller	Todd	Pioneer 25R78	110.52
Neil Rudy Farms	Daviess	Pioneer 26R58	105.82
Triple T Farm	Daviess	Pioneer 26R58	105.39
Double A Farms, Inc.	Henderson	not stated	105.30
Scott Kuegel Farms	Daviess	Becks 122	101.50
Neil Rudy Farms	Daviess	Pioneer 26R58	101.45
Jason Hundley	Daviess	Dyna-Gro 420	99.77
Knott Farm	Daviess	Pioneer 25R79	99.18
James Sexton	Wayne	Pioneer 26R58	97.92
Bryant Warren	Logan	Pioneer 25R37	97.68
Strode Farm	Daviess	Pioneer 26R58	92.97
Darrell Hagan	Daviess	So. States 8302	82.37
Dwayne McKinney	Butler	So. States 8302	80.03
Greg Crowley	Hopkins	Pioneer 26R58	79.73

*No Tillage*
Chad Elkin	Warren	Pioneer 25R63	130.61
Corn Silks Farms	Logan	AgriPro Branson	128.58
Abe and Joe Miller	Todd	Pioneer 25R35	120.07
Reding Farm	Larue	AgriPro Branson	118.75
Bivens Farm	Larue	AgriPro Branson	117.73
Peterson Farm	Marion	AgriPro Branson	116.26
Rob Williams	Logan	AgriPro Branson	112.43
Waller Bros.	Union	Pioneer 25R78	111.57
Burton Farm	Wayne	AgriPro Branson	108.67
James Sexton	Wayne	Pioneer 26R58	104.23
Marlin Miller	Todd	Pioneer 25R37	100.85
John Martin	Todd	Pioneer 25R35	96.99
Micheal Will McCain	Washington	Pioneer 26R15	96.63
PPJ Thompson Farm	Daviess	Pioneer 25R37	88.91
PPJ Thompson Farm	Daviess	Pioneer 25R78	86.54
PPJ Thompson Farm	Daviess	Pioneer 25R78	84.05
Williams Farm	Wayne	So. States 8302	77.34

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