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KY Yield Contests History
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Year Grower/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 2012 Paul Bickett / Bickett Farms McLean 288.79
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Kentucky Corn Winners
Non-Irrigated Winners, Highest Overall Yield
Irrigated Winners, Highest Yield
| Year | Grower/Farm | County | Yield, bu/A |
| 2007 | John Griffith / Griffith Farms | Graves | 262.07 |
| 2008 | Armistead Farms | Logan | 305.91 |
| 2009 | Joel Armistead | Logan | 284.50 |
| 2010 | John Griffith | Graves | 249.88 |
| 2011 | Joel Armistead | Logan | 264.11 |
| 2012 | Walnut Grove Farms | Logan | 312.53 |
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Year Producer/Farm County Yield, bu/A 2007 Philip Baird Union 94.01 2008 Waller Brothers Union 88.02 2009 Peterson Farms Marion 90.32 2010 Todd Webb Warren 97.41 2011 Donnie Greenwell Union 85.26 2012 SB & J Fischer Farms Daviess 91.83
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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 Tillage. Division II is No-Tillage.
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Kentucky Soybean Winners
Kentucky Wheat Winners
Top wheat yields in Kentucky
Top yields for tillage and no-tillage wheat.
| 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 | |