2023 Grow for the Green Soybean Yield Challenge

We want to commend all of the 82 soybean producers who entered the 2021 Grow for the Green Soybean Yield Contest, particularly the 10 producers who reached and exceeded the 100 bushel/acre milestone in 2021. The Race for 100 Yield Contest began in 2007 and in 2013, the first three producers reached the goal.

The newest members of the 100-Bushel Club are:
Green County - Linwood Wells
Craighead County - Mike Hook
Randolph County - Blake & Kent Bennett
Cross County - Tim Fisher
Clay County - Bruce Catt
Prairie County - Davis Bell
Prairie County - David Petter
Phillips County - Neil Culp
Phillips County - Jill Culp
Desha County - Robb Dedman

Matt Miles from Desha County achieved the 100-bushel mark for the 7th time with a yield of 121.318 bushel/acre by growing AgriGold G4620RX and winning the Champion Division. Neil Culp from Phillips County achieved a new state record with 130.784 bushel/acre growing Asgrow AG45X8.

Congratulations to the following winners of the 2021 Grow for the Green Soybean Yield Contest. We appreciate the participation of all the producers entered in the contest and the sharing of their production methods and management practices with the rest of the Arkansas soybean industry.

We want to commend all of the 76 soybean producers who entered the 2020 Grow for the Green Soybean Yield Contest and we are proud to announce that 2 of these producers reached and exceeded the 100 bushel/acre milestone in 2020. The Race for 100 Yield Contest began in 2007 and in 2013, the first three producers reached the goal. Ronnie Ragsdell from Lawrence county is the newest member of the 100 Bushel Club with a yield of 104.067 bu/a. Ragsdell grew Pioneer P48A60X and became the 23rd producer to join the 100 Bushel Club. Matt Miles from Desha county once again hit the 100-bushel mark with a yield of 116.858 bu/a growing Pioneer P47A64X. He became the winner of the first Champion of Champions category

Congratulations to the following winners of the 2020 Grow for the Green Soybean Yield Contest.

We want to commend the 70 soybean producers who entered the 2019 Grow for the Green Soybean Yield Contest. We are proud to announce that seven of these producers reached and exceeded the 100 bu/a milestone in 2019.  The Race for 100 yield contest began in 2007 and in 2013, three producers reached the goal.  In 2019, seven producers reached 100 bu/a.

Congratulations to the following winners of the 2019 Grow for the Green Soybean Yield Contest.