The Kansas Corn Yield Contest has joined with the National Corn Yield Contest (NCYC) and is now open for registration. Now, Kansas growers who enter the NCYC are automatically entered in the Kansas Corn Yield Contest.

To participate in the Kansas contest, farmers must also enter the NCYC. This will simplify entries and also build Kansas participation in both contests.

The Kansas Corn Yield Contest is sponsored by Kansas Corn and Kansas State University Research and Extension. In the Kansas Corn Yield Contest, growers compete for cash prizes and recognition for irrigated and nonirrigated yields in 10 districts. Prizes at the state and district levels will still be awarded at the Kansas Corn Symposium in January, separate from the national awards.

“The Kansas Corn Yield Contest is designed to recognize outstanding growers, as well as create a way to share data and practices to improve profitability,” says Deb Ohlde, Kansas Corn’s director of grower services. “This year the entry process for the Kansas contest has been streamlined to allow growers to submit one registration and one harvest form to be entered in both the national and state contests. We are excited to increase entries through this approach. We appreciate this partnership with K-State Research and Extension that encourages innovation and celebrates farmers who achieve exceptional yields.”

Enter early and save on entry fee

Early entry into the two contests is available until June 30, with a $75 per online entry for NCGA/KCGA members. After June 30, the entry fee increases to $110. The final entry deadline is Aug. 18. Growers often work with their seed companies for assistance and sponsorship of entries. Harvest forms must be submitted between Aug. 19 and Nov. 30.

Prizes for the Kansas Corn Yield Contest will be awarded at the state and district levels. District winners will receive a $300 cash prize and a plaque. Second-place winners will receive a $200 cash prize, and third-place winners will receive a $100 cash prize.

The highest yielding dryland and irrigated entries statewide will each receive an additional $500 cash prize and plaque.

For complete yield contest rules and links to register, visit kscorn.com/yield-contest. For more information, call Kansas Corn at 785-410-5009 or email [email protected].

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