Soybean Yield Contest Winners Announced
Soybean Yield Contest Winners Announced
The Arkansas Soybean Promotion Board and the Arkansas Soybean Association are pleased to announce the winners of the 2016 Grow for the Green Soybean Yield Contest. The contest divided state soybean producers into 8 groups, 7 geographic regions and 1 all state conventional (non-GMO) category. Cash prizes will be awarded to the top 3 in each division achieving a minimum of 60 Bu/A at the Annual Meeting of the Arkansas Soybean Association on January 24, 2017. The meeting will be held at the ASU Student Center (7648 Victory Blvd, Newport AR 72112) in Newport.
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 |
The Grow for the Green Yield Soybean Yield Challenge is funded by the Arkansas Soybean Promotion Board using producer checkoff funds. The contests are administered by the Arkansas Soybean Association in cooperation with the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture. May thanks to the county extension staff and independent consultants who help producers achieve these yields and serve as harvest judges. Complete contest harvest information is available on the websites of the Arkansas Soybean Promotion Board and the Arkansas Soybean Association. This file contains production information on contests since 1999.
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