2020 Grow for the Green Soybean Yield Challenge
Each year the Grow for the Green Soybean Yield Challenge recognizes and rewards Arkansas' top soybean producers. The Arkansas Soybean Promotion Board, Arkansas Soybean Association and the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture unite to implement and promote this contest. The board sponsors the yield challenge, which provides information and tools to Arkansas soybean producers, such as a look at how top yields are reached. Your checkoff funds are used to reward producers for their hard work in helping to increase yield in Arkansas.
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.
The Race for 100 Yield Contest |
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| Matt Miles | Desha | Pioneer P47A64X | 116.858 | |
| Ronnie Ragsdell | Lawrence | Pioneer P48A60X | 104.067 | |
Division 1 |
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| Linwood Wells | Green | Pioneer P48A60X | 97.131 | |
| Casey Hook | Craighead | Pioneer P48A60X | 91.237 | |
| David DaVault | Greene | Asgrow AG46X0 | 86.756 | |
Division 2 |
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| Ronnie Ragsdell | Lawrence | Pioneer P48A60X | 104.067 | |
| Nick Ragsdell | Lawrence | Asgrow AG46X6 | 95.438 | |
| Dennis Stephens | Cross | Pioneer P48A60X | 85.966 | |
Division 3 |
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| Richard Walker | Jackson | Pioneer P48A60X | 93.471 | |
| John Walker | Jackson | Pioneer P48A60X | 92.808 | |
| Terry Fuller | Monroe | PioneerP49T62E | 63.131 | |
Division 4 |
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| Taylor Burdett | Arkansas | Pioneer P48A60X | 93.422 | |
| Davis Bell | Prairie | Pioneer P48A60X | 85.888 | |
| David Peter | Prairie | Pioneer P48A60X | 84.851 | |
Division 5 |
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| Neil Culp | Phillips | Asgrow AG 45X8 | 97.480 | |
| Chris Carnathan | Phillips | Asgrow AG 48X9 | 89.751 | |
| Jeff Carnathan | Phillips | Asgrow 4AG6X6 | 87.073 | |
Division 6 |
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| Kenneth Robertson | Desha | Pioneer P46A86X | 92.075 | |
| Caper Robertson | Desha | Armor 48D25 | 91.431 | |
Division 7 |
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| Greg Hart | Conway | Pioneer P46A86X | 77.149 | |
| Jeremy Kitchens | Lafayette | Orlando 2047E | 61.644 | |
Division 8 |
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| Brandon Stephens | Cross | Virtue 4702S | 82.013 | |
| Laura Stephens | Cross | Virtue 4702S | 76.109 | |
| Hunter Stephens | Cross | Virtue 4702S | 66.308 | |
Champion of Champions |
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| Matt Miles | Desha | Pioneer P47A64X | 116.858 |