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2008 KY Yield Contests
- Corn | Soybean | Wheat
- For photos of the Yield Contest Winners, click here...then click on "Recent Photos" and then on "2009 Commodity Awards Past Yield Contest State Champions
- Awards Banquet: Jan. 23, 2009, Kentucky Commodity Conference, Bowling Green
- 2008 Corn Summary of Production Practices pdf
- STATE AWARDS
Divisions I and II (Conventional and No-Tillage) - Division III, White Corn
- Division IV, Irrigated Corn
- 305.91 bu/acre is the largest yield ever recorded in the Kentucky Extension Corn Yield Contest and is the first time that an entry was over 300 bu/acre. Joe Nichols and Todd Nichols placed 2nd and 3rd in the nation for the National Corn Growers Association Corn Contest.
- REGIONAL AWARDS
Division I, Conventional Tillage - Division II, No-Tillage
- COUNTY AWARDS
Awards are for the highest average yield of the top three yields in a county for Divisions I, II and III. - Other County Agents with at least three entries
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2008 Corn Winners
| State | Producer/Farm |
County |
Yield, Bu/A |
Hybrid |
Champion |
Joe Nichols/Seven Springs Farms |
Trigg |
290.30 |
Pioneer 31D61 |
2nd Place |
Todd Nichols/Seven Springs Farms |
Trigg |
287.57 |
Pioneer 31D61 |
3rd Place |
Michael Oliver/Seven Springs Farms |
Trigg |
285.04 |
DeKalb DKC63-42 |
| State | Producer/Farm |
County |
Yield, Bu/A |
Hybrid |
Champion |
Running "T" Farms |
Union |
251.47 |
Pioneer 32B10 |
| State | Producer/Farm |
County |
Yield, Bu/A |
Hybrid |
Champion |
Armistead Farms |
Logan |
305.91 |
Dekalb DKC63-42 |
District |
Producer/Farm |
County |
Yield, Bu/A |
Hybrid |
1 |
Joey Parker Farms |
Fulton |
257.93 |
Dekalb DKC66-23 |
2 |
Charles Oatts |
Christian |
271.49 |
Pioneer 31G61 |
3 |
Pride Farms |
Union |
265.48 |
DeKalb DKC63-42 |
4 |
Peterson Dairy Farms |
Marion |
275.17 |
Pioneer 31N27 |
5 |
Schwenke Brothers Farms |
Boone |
273.01 |
Pioneer 31D61 |
6 |
Donnie Poore |
Cumberland |
242.72 |
Becks 7916 |
District |
Producer/Farm |
County |
Yield, Bu/A |
Hybrid |
1 |
Brad Reddick |
Carlisle |
223.54 |
Pioneer 31P42 |
2 |
Steve Hunt |
Christian |
260.66 |
Pioneer 31N30 |
3 |
Larry Parrish |
Henderson |
270.85 |
Pioneer 31P42 |
4 |
Darren Rice |
Butler |
280.15 |
DeKalb DKC 63-42 |
5 |
Schwenke Brothers Farms |
Boone |
206.51 |
Pioneer 31N30 |
6 |
Donnie Poore |
Cumberland |
254.35 |
NK Brand NK-76D4 |
| Division | County |
County Agent |
Average Yield, bu/A |
I. Conventional/Minimum Tillage |
Trigg |
David Fourqurean |
287.64 |
II. No-Till |
Butler |
Greg Drake |
256.32 |
III. White Corn |
Daviess |
Clint Hardy |
227.67 |
| Division | County |
Agent |
bu/A |
|
Division |
County |
Agent |
bu/a |
Conv./Min. Till |
Christian |
Jay Stone |
262.62 |
No-Till |
Logan |
Chris Milam |
248.18 |
|
Conv./Min. Till |
Daviess |
Clint Hardy |
259.52 |
No-Till |
Daviess |
Clint Hardy |
246.93 |
|
Conv./Min. Till |
Union |
Rankin Powell |
258.70 |
No-Till |
Wayne |
Glenn Roberts |
236.06 |
|
Conv./Min. Till |
Hopkins |
George Kelley |
241.47 |
No-Till |
Marion |
Ron Bowman |
217.58 |
- 2008 Soybean Summary of Cultural Practices pdf
- Soybean Quality Contest Awards
Highest % Oil --- Danny Basham, Hopkins Co. (20.32% oil)
2nd Highest % Oil --- Allen LeGrand, Hopkins Co. (19.87% oil) - Highest % Protein --- Running T Farms, Union Co. (37.10% protein)
2nd Highest % Protein --- Bill Gough, Union Co. (36.57% protein) - Soybean Yield Contest Awards
- State Awards:
- State Champion --- Waller Brothers, Union Co. (88.02 bu/a)
Division I --- 1st Place --- PPJ Thompson Farms, Daviess Co. (84.22 bu/a)
Division I --- 2nd Place --- Phillip Baird, Union Co. (81.60 bu/a)
Division II --- 1st Place --- H & G Thomas Farms, Henderson Co. (68.51 bu/a)
Division II --- 2nd Place --- Land-O-Nan Farms, Union Co. (66.11 bu/a) - District Awards:
- District 1 --- Griffith Farms, Graves Co. (78.95 bu/a)
District 2 --- Chris Greenwell, Union Co. (80.68 bu/a)
District 3 --- John Martin, Todd Co. (76.09 bu/a)
District 4 --- Peterson Farms, Nelson Co. (81.04 bu/a)
District 5 --- Schwenke Brothers, Boone Co. (64.44 bu/a)
District 6 --- Donald Poore, Cumberland Co. (71.08 bu/a) - County Agricultural Agent Awards:
- State Champion Entry --- Rankin Powell, Union Co.
Agent with Top 3 Avg. Yield --- Rankin Powell, Union Co.
Most Entries submitted --- Rankin Powell, Union Co. - Agents who submitted 3 or more entries (and did not receive one of the above three agent State Awards)
Clint Hardy, Daviess Co.
Mike Smith, Henderson Co.
Greg Drake, Butler Co.
George Kelley, Hopkins Co.
Pat Hardesty, (for Marion Co.) - An appreciative thanks to all of you who submitted Quality Contest and/or Yield Contest entries for the Kentucky Soybean Production Contest.
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- 2008 Wheat Summary of Production Practices pdf
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- 2008 NCGA Corn Contest Winners html
- 2008 Kentucky Corn Summary of Production Practices pdf
- 2008 Kentucky Soybean Summary of Production Practices pdf
- 2008 Kentucky Wheat Summary of Production Practices pdf | html
- 2008 Wheat Contest Rules & Entry Form pdf | doc
- 2008 Kentucky Corn Contest Rules pdf | doc
- 2008 Kentucky Soybean Contest Rules pdf | doc
- 2008 NCGA Corn Contest Rules pdf
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2008 Soybean Winners
2008 Wheat Winners
| State Champions | Farmer | County | Yield,
bu/acre |
| No-Till Division | Elkin Farms | Warren | 130.61 |
| Conventional Till Division | Chris Kummer | Simpson | 124.56 |
| Area Champions | Farmer | County | Yield,
bu/acre |
| Area 1 Champion | Abe and Joe Miller | Todd | 120.07 |
| Area 2 Champion | Pasture Belt Farm | Daviess | 114.71 |
| Area 3 Champion | Corn Silks Farms | Logan | 128.58 |
| Area 4 Champion | Reding Farm | LaRue | 118.75 |