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Kentucky Corn Winners

Non-Irrigated Winners, Highest Overall Yield

Year	Producer/Farm	County	Yield (Bu/A)
1981	Barton Brothers	Fayette	213.17
1982	Marion Howard	Taylor	249.51
1983	Ollis Popplewell	Russell	186.60
1984	Steve Carraway	Calloway	216.25
1985	Fall Creek Farms	Wayne	224.31
1986	David Robinson	Union	212.69
1987	Gary and Mike Smith	Breckinridge	208.32
1988	Leon and Steven Terry	Carlisle	200.05
1989	Eddie Voils	Russell	216.59
1990	Steve Carraway	Calloway	246.97
1991	James C. Bickett	McLean	214.74
1992	Schwenke Brothers	Boone	243.72
1993	James C. Bickett	McLean	217.88
1994	Schwenke Brothers	Boone	255.47
1995	Tom Howard	McLean	220.18
1996	Sexton Brothers and Cooley	Wayne	245.94
1997	David Weatherly	Fulton	239.27
1998	David W. Hatton	Bath	260.62
1999	Bickett Farms	McLean	247.73
2000	David Peterson	Marion	252.27
2001	David W. Hatton	Bath	294.18
2002	Peterson Dairy Farms	Marion	231.51
2003	Schwenke Brothers	Boone	296.94
2004	Schwenke Brothers	Boone	291.40
2005	Martin Farms	Muhlenburg	251.83
2006	Schwenke Brothers	Boone	274.04
2007	PPJ Thompson Farms	Daviess	297.09
2008	Joe Nichols/Seven Springs Farms	Trigg	290.30
2009	Marcus Huffman	Logan	295.56
2010	Schwenke Brothers	Boone	269.75
2011	John L. Wilson	Graves	266.45

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Kentucky Wheat Winners

Table 1. Top wheat yield in Kentucky since 1987

Year	Producer/Farm	County	Yield, Bu/A	Tillage Class*
1987	Johnny Dawson	Logan	89.10
1988	Kamuf Brothers	Daviess	122.05
1989	Johnny Dawson	Logan	104.32
1990	J.C. Ellis, III	Daviess	100.50
1991	Triple Oaks Farm	Warren	83.10
1992	Larry Thompson	Logan	100.64
1993	Miller Brothers	Todd	108.39
1994	Don Halcomb	Logan	119.58
1995	Jonathan Ayer	McLean	102.14
1996	Whitlock Farms	Logan	99.81
1997	James Robertson	Todd	110.89	tillage
1998	Cundiff Farms	Trigg	81.85	tillage
1999	Joe Neal Ballance	Warren	116.40	tillage
2000	David Hatton	Bath	120.94	no-tillage
2001	Keith Ayer	McLean	121.27	tillage
2002	Gene & William Boswell	Hancock	105.93	no-tillage
2003	Bruce Benson	Webster	109.53	tillage
2004	Burton Farms	Wayne	102.02	no-tillage
2005	Ronald & T.A. Stokes	Christian	123.71	tillage
2006	Pat Clements	Washington	108.36	no-tillage
2007	Sterett & Paul Miles	Hopkins	98.90	tillage
2008	Elkin Farms	Warren	130.61	no-tillage
2009	Peterson Farms	Nelson	104.53	no-tillage
2010	Peterson Farms	Nelson	104.19	no-tillage
2011	Double P Farms	Todd	112.07	tillage

* Tillage Classes (Divisions) did not occur until 1997. Division I is Conventional Till. Division II is No-Till.

Table 2. Top yields for tillage and no-tillage wheat since 1997.

	Top Yields
	Tillage	No-Tillage
Year	bu/a	bu/a
1997	110.89	96.94
1998	81.85	80.96
1999	116.40	109.90
2000	117.51	120.94
2001	121.27	98.01
2002	92.26	105.93
2003	109.53	105.89
2004	98.54	102.02
2005	123.71	112.04
2006	108.36	119.71
2007	98.9	91.23
2008	124.56	130.61
2009	97.11	104.53
2010	100.92	104.13
2011	112.07	107.53
Average, All Years	107.59	106.02
Average, Last 10 Years	106.60	108.36
Average, Last 5 Years	106.71	107.61
	Tillage	No-Tillage

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