2016 Results
We want to commend all of the 95 soybean producers who entered the 2016 Grow for the Green Soybean Yield Contest and we are proud to announce that 6 of these producers reached and exceeded the 100 bushel/acre milestone in 2016. The Race for 100 yield contest began in 2007 and in 2013, three producers reached the goal. In 2016, James Wray from Poinsett County set a new record of 118.802 bu/a (Pioneer P47T36R), his father Eddie Wray harvested a plot of 109.701 bu/a (Pioneer P47T36R), and his mother Barbara Annette Wray harvested 109.843 bu/a. (Pioneer P46T21R). Michael Taylor Jr. from Helena produced 101.319 bu/a growing Asgrow AG47X6. In South Arkansas Martin Henry from Dumas grew Armor 48D24 which produced a yield of 113.888 bu/a and Layne Miles from McGehee grew NK S47-K5 with a yield of 100.994 bu/a.
Congratulations to the following winners of the 2016 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 secrets with the rest of the Arkansas soybean industry.
Rank |
Northeast Delta |
County |
Variety & Technology |
Bu/a |
1 |
James Wray |
Poinsett |
Pioneer P47T36R RR |
118.802 |
2 |
Barbara Annette Wray |
Poinsett |
Pioneer P46T21R RR |
109.843 |
3 |
James E. Wray Jr. |
Poinsett |
Pioneer P47T36R RR |
109.701 |
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Rank |
Northeast |
County |
Variety & Technology |
Bu/a |
1 |
Brad French |
Randolph |
Pioneer 93Y92 RR |
90.398 |
2 |
Chris Vanaman |
Cross |
Armor 48-D24 RR2X |
89.755 |
3 |
Brian Mack |
Poinsett |
Armor 46-D08 RR2X |
88.780 |
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Rank |
White River Basin |
County |
Variety & Technology |
Bu/a |
1 |
Perry Galloway |
Woodruff |
Pioneer P41T33R RR |
97.092 |
2 |
Terry Fuller |
Monroe |
Pioneer P47T36R RR |
83.317 |
3 |
Jerry Fuller |
Monroe |
Pioneer P47T36R RR |
80.278 |
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Rank |
Central & Grand Prairie |
County |
Variety & Technology |
Bu/a |
1 |
Drew Counce |
Arkansas |
NK S47-K5 RR2Y |
95.177 |
2 |
Regan Counce |
Arkansas |
NK S47-K5 RR2Y |
93.763 |
3 |
Jason Berry |
Arkansas |
Armor 49-R56 RR2Y |
91.798 |
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Rank |
East Central Delta |
County |
Variety & Technology |
Bu/a |
1 |
Mike Taylor Jr. |
Phillips |
Asgrow AG47X6 RR2X/SR |
101.319 |
2 |
Neil Culp |
Phillips |
Asgrow AG47X6 RR2X/SR |
95.545 |
3 |
Chris Carnathan |
Phillips |
Asgrow AG4632 RR2Y |
94.082 |
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Rank |
Southeast Delta |
County |
Variety & Technology |
Bu/a |
1 |
Martin Henry |
Desha |
Armor 48-D24 RR2X |
113.888 |
2 |
Layne Miles |
Chicot |
NK S47-K5 RR2Y |
100.994 |
3 |
Mark Welty |
Chicot |
Dyna-Gro 31RY45 RR2Y |
92.025 |
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Rank |
Western Portion of State |
County |
Variety & Technology |
Bu/a |
1 |
Nicholas Moore |
Conway |
Terral Rev 49R94 RR |
70.589 |
2 |
Lucas Moore |
Conway |
Armor 46-R42 RR2Y |
67.489 |
3 |
Todd Hart |
Conway |
Pioneer P49T31L LL |
67.401 |
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Rank |
Conventional Varieties |
County |
Variety & Technology |
Bu/a |
1 |
Nelson Crow |
Drew |
UA 5612 |
73.178 |
2 |
Mark Nix |
Cross |
eMerge e4892s |
63.052 |