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2010 Yield Contest Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 7, 2010
Contact: Matt Alsager (573) 635-3819
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo- The results are in for the Missouri Soybean Association’s 2010 annual highest yielding beans competition. Each year the excitement grows as we wait to see what our Missouri farmers are going to produce. This year was especially exciting; as Kip Cullers shattered the world record yield by producing an incredible 160.6 bushels per acre.
“Each year we encourage farmers to try new things to raise their management level to increase their yields,” said Dale R. Ludwig, executive director/CEO of the Missouri Soybean Association. “It is our hope that producers across the state learn from one another on ways to increase their yields each year.”
There are three contest categories: no-till, conventional and irrigated. The winner of this year’s no-till category was Glenda Hinkebein of Chaffee, Mo., with a yield of 94.3 bushels per acre using Asgrow 4730RR2 beans. The runner up for the no-till category was Frank Raasch of Norborne, Mo., with a yield of 92.0 bushels per acre using Pioneer 93M62.
Alesa Miller of Norborne, Mo., is the winner of the conventional category. Miller, knocking at the door to the 100 Bushel Club, reported a yield of 98.9 bushels per acre using Pioneer 93Y92. Charles Hinkebein of Chaffee, Mo., the runner-up for the conventional category, placed with a yield of 93.2 bushels per acre using Asgrow 4903.
The winner of the Missouri Soybean Association’s irrigated category, with a world record yield of 160.6 bushels per acre, was Kip Cullers of Purdy, Mo., using Pioneer 94Y71. Reed Burleson of Dexter, Mo., captured the runner-up spot with a yield of 79.6 bushels per acre using NK 39-A3.
The Missouri Soybean Association congratulates and thanks all who participated in this year’s contest. All samples are currently being tested for oil and protein content. Results will be announced once they have been tabulated.
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