This year’s slate of National Corn Yield Contest winners didn’t set the world on fire with 600-plus-bushel yields. David Hula of Charles City, Va., achieved 602 bushels per acre in last year’s contest. But there were still some impressive yields, including the second-highest yield in the country coming from Maryland.
This year’s winner, Heath Cutrell of Chesapeake, Va., had the highest yield with 394.04 bushels per acre growing Dekalb DKC66-18RIB. Drew Haines had the second-highest yield in the country with 384.8 bushels per acre, winning first place in the No-Till, Non-Irrigated category. Haines grew Dekalb DKC68-69 RIB.
Andrea and John Rigdon, who run an extensive farm operation based in Jarrettsville, Md., won first and second place in the Strip, Min, Mulch, Ridge-Till Non-Irrigated category with 324.9 bushels per acre and 324.73 bushels per acre, respectively.
The first- and second-place spots in the Conventional Non-Irrigated (Corn Belt) category went to Cory Atley of Cedarville, Ohio, and Carl Atley of Xenia, Ohio, with 366.3 bushels and 365.56 bushels per acre, respectively.
Here’s the complete list of national winners from the American Agriculturist region, as well as statewide first-place winners per category:
National
Conventional Non-Irrigated
3. Sam Santini, Stewartsville, N.J., Dekalb DKC67-94RIB, 312.55 bushels
Conventional Non-Irrigated (Corn Belt)
1. Cory Atley, Cedarville, Ohio, Dekalb DKC63- 91RIB, 366.3 bushels.
2. Carl Atley, Xenia, Ohio, Dekalb DKC63-91, 365.56 bushels.
No-Till Non-Irrigated
1. Drew Haines, Middletown, Md., Dekalb DKC68-69RIB, 384.8 bushels
Strip, Min, Mulch, Ridge-Till Non-Irrigated
1. Andrea Rigdon, Jarrettsville, Md., Dekalb DKC63-91, 324.9 bushels
2. John Alexander Rigdon, Jarrettsville, Md., Dekalb DKC59-82RIB, 324.73 bushels
3. Chris Miltenberger, Keyser, W.Va., Dekalb DKC70-27RIB, 323.9 bushels
No-Till Irrigated
2. Chad Rigdon, Jarrettsville, Md., Dekalb DKC62-70, 324 bushels
Strip, Min, Mulch, Ridge-Till Irrigated
3. Temple Rhodes, Centreville, Md., Dekalb DKC63- 91RIB, 344.93 bushels
Connecticut
Conventional Non-Irrigated
Michael Logue, Woodbury, Channel 210-46STXRIB, 290.96 bushels
No-Till Non-Irrigated
Louis Herman Lipton, Somers, Channel 207-27, 270.75 bushels
Strip, Min, Mulch, Ridge-Till Non-Irrigated
Jacob Lipton, Somers, Channel 192-10STXRIB, 264.04 bushels
Conventional Irrigated
Keith Christadore, Hampton, Channel 203-01STXRIB, 274.6 bushels
Delaware
No-Till Non-Irrigated
Robert L. Emerson III, Middletown, Dekalb DKC65-95RIB, 267.3 bushels
No-Till Irrigated
Gary C. Ockels, Milton, Dekalb DKC61-41RIB, 306.38 bushels
Strip, Min, Mulch, Ridge-Till Irrigated
Mark Collins, Laurel, Dekalb DKC63-91RIB, 302.11 bushels
Conventional Irrigated
Dale J. Ockels, Milton, Dekalb DKC62-53RIB, 315.17 bushels
Massachusetts
Conventional Non-Irrigated
Matt Parsons, Hadley, Pioneer P0035Q, 261.96 bushels
No-Till Non-Irrigated
Matthew Llewelyn, Greenfield, Channel 199-11STXRIB, 252.98 bushels
Strip, Min, Mulch, Ridge-Till Non-Irrigated
Wanda Llewelyn, Northfield, Channel 199-11STXRIB, 297.23 bushels
No-Till Irrigated
Sarah Henry, Southampton, Channel 205-70STXRIB, 263.92 bushels
Conventional Irrigated
William Edward Llewelyn, Northfield, Channel 199-29STXRIB, 299.25 bushels
Maryland
Conventional Non-Irrigated
John Alexander Rigdon, Jarrettsville, Dekalb DKC65-95, 323.76 bushels
No-Till Non-Irrigated
Drew Haines, Middletown, Dekalb DKC68-69RIB, 384.8 bushels
Strip, Min, Mulch, Ridge-Till Non-Irrigated
Andrea Rigdon, Jarrettsville, Dekalb DKC63-91, 324.9 bushels
No-Till Irrigated
Chad Rigdon, Jarrettsville, Dekalb DKC62-70, 324 bushels
Strip, Min, Mulch, Ridge-Till Irrigated
Temple Rhodes, Centreville, Dekalb DKC63-91RIB, 344.9 bushels
Conventional Irrigated
William Rigdon, Jarrettsville, Dekalb DKC59-82RIB, 322.35 bushels
Maine
Conventional Non-Irrigated
Tyler G. Bartlett, New Gloucester, Channel 189-64STXRIB, 239.32 bushels
Strip, Min, Mulch, Ridge-Till Non-Irrigated
James Hilton, Norridgewock, Channel 185-30STXRIB, 211.72 bushels
No-Till Irrigated
Matthew John Blodget, New Gloucester, Channel 189-64VT2PRIB, 214.43 bushels
Michigan
Conventional Non-Irrigated
Randy Eschenburg, Almont, Dekalb DKC52-35RIB, 283.47 bushels
No-Till Non-Irrigated
Jay Ferguson, Yale, Pioneer P0035AM, 277.1 bushels
Strip, Min, Mulch, Ridge-Till Non-Irrigated
Eric Jager, Shelbyville, AgriGold A636-16, 290.09 bushels
No-Till Irrigated
Brian McKeown, Middleville, Dyna-Gro D45TC55RIB, 275.519 bushels
Strip, Min, Mulch, Ridge-Till Irrigated
Nick Suwyn, Wayland, AgriGold A639-70 STXRIB, 303.99 bushels
Conventional Irrigated
Jake Drozd, Allegan, Pioneer P0953AM, 296.60 bushels
New Hampshire
Conventional Non-Irrigated
Frederick Llewelyn, Northfield, Channel 199-29STXRIB, 306.83 bushels
Strip, Min, Mulch, Ridge-Till Non-Irrigated
William Llewelyn, Northfield, Channel 199-60STXRIB, 260.92 bushels
Conventional Irrigated
Jack Letourneau, Northfield, Channel 199-29STXRIB, 243.16 bushels
New Jersey
Conventional Non-Irrigated
Sam Santini, Stewartsville, Dekalb DKC67-94RIB, 312.55 bushels
No-Till Non-Irrigated
Sharon Santini, Phillipsburg, Pioneer P1136AM, 301.9 bushels
Strip, Min, Mulch, Ridge-Till Non-Irrigated
Jeffrey K. Barlieb, Stewartsville, Pioneer P1222AM, 296.66 bushels
No-Till Irrigated
Garrett Woolf, Monroe Township, Dyna-Gro D58VC65RIB, 318.46 bushels
Strip, Min, Mulch, Ridge-Till Irrigated
Tim Doyle, Clayton, Dekalb DKC70-27RIB, 306.02 bushels
Conventional Irrigated
Robert A. Santini Jr., Phillipsburg, Pioneer P1136AM, 203.59 bushels
New York
Conventional Non-Irrigated
Matthew Swede, Piffard, Dekalb DKC58-64RIB, 284.03 bushels
No-Till Non-Irrigated
Lance J. Rovers, Chazy, Pioneer P0035Q, 265.3 bushels
Strip, Min, Mulch, Ridge-Till Non-Irrigated
Ryan Swede, Pavilion, Dekalb DKC63-91RIB, 282.17 bushels
Strip, Min, Mulch, Ridge-Till Irrigated
Thomas W. Jeffres, Wyoming, Pioneer P0035AM, 257.93 bushels
Conventional Irrigated
Paul Campbell, Nichols, Dekalb DKC51-25RIB, 246.38 bushels
Ohio
Conventional Non-Irrigated
Cory Atley, Cedarville, Dekalb DKC63-91RIB, 366.32 bushels
No-Till Non-Irrigated
Jim Dauch, Bellevue, Pioneer P1197AM, 300.92 bushels
Strip, Min, Mulch, Ridge-Till Non-Irrigated
Don Jackson, Camden, Dekalb DKC63-91RIB, 315.6 bushels
No-Till Irrigated
Justin Haerr, Springfield, Pioneer P1222AM, 296.54 bushels
Strip, Min, Mulch, Ridge-Till Irrigated
Scott Haerr, Springfield, Pioneer P0953AM, 294.3 bushels
Conventional Irrigated
Justin Haerr, Springfield, Pioneer P0924Q, 302.94 bushels
Pennsylvania
Conventional Non-Irrigated
Jess A. Powell, Greenville, Pioneer P0487Q, 270.97 bushels
No-Till Non-Irrigated
Conrad King, Atglen, Pioneer P1136AM, 305.43 bushels
Strip, Min, Mulch, Ridge-Till Non-Irrigated
Rhoda Mast, Morgantown, Pioneer P1077AM, 295.53 bushels
No-Till Irrigated
Dawson Mast, Morgantown, Pioneer P1077AM, 281.72 bushels
Strip, Min, Mulch, Ridge-Till Irrigated
Tracy J. Scipioni, Newmanstown, Pioneer P1506AM, 289.7 bushels
Conventional Irrigated
Doug Scipioni, Newmanstown, Pioneer P1222AM, 286.45 bushels
Vermont
Conventional Non-Irrigated
Rene Bourdeau, Swanton, Pioneer P0035Q, 282.03 bushels
No-Till Non-Irrigated
Jason Bourdeau, Sheldon, Pioneer P0306Q, 211 bushels
Strip, Min, Mulch, Ridge-Till Non-Irrigated
Jacob Bourdeau, Sheldon, Pioneer P0035Q, 232.48 bushels
Strip, Min, Mulch, Ridge-Till Irrigated
Caroline Pinto, West Rutland, Dekalb DKC44-97RIB, 168.18 bushels
Conventional Irrigated
Brian Llewelyn, Greenfield, Channel 197-68STX
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