2016 KY Soybean Yield Contest Winners Announced

Carrie Knott Extension Agronomist-Princeton, University of Kentucky

The 2016 University of Kentucky Extension Soybean Yield Contest winners are in!

The 13 awards include:

State Champion (highest yield entry regardless of production practices)

1^st and 2^nd place for Full-Season soybeans (Division I)

1^st and 2^nd place for Double-Crop soybeans (Division II)

Four district awards for highest yield per district  

1^st and 2^nd place for highest Oil content

1^st and 2^nd place for highest Protein content

Phillip Meredith from Henderson County once again was State Champion with a yield of 92.74 bu/A. 

Kentucky Yield Contest Winners to be Honored

Chad Lee, Extension Agronomist, University of Kentucky

The 2014 Kentucky Extension Yield Contest Winners will receive their plaques and trophies at the 2015 Kentucky Commodity Conference on Friday, January 16, 2015 in Bowling Green, KY.

Farmers, supervisors and fans of the yield contest will attend the banquet starting at 6:30 pm. But, most farmers will arrive much earlier in the day to attend the full agenda.The Commodity Conference is organized by your commodity organizations: Kentucky Corn Growers Association, Kentucky Soybean Association and the Kentucky Small Grains Growers' Association. Numerous agricultural businesses help fund the conference. The Kentucky Extension Yield Contests are sponsored by these groups and businesses as well as the Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service. 

Kentucky Corn and Soybean Contest Forms Available

Chad Lee, Extension Agronomist, University of Kentucky

The 2014 Kentucky Extension Corn and Soybean Contest forms are available online.

• 2014 Kentucky Corn Contest
• 2014 Kentucky Soybean Contest

Both forms are linked at the Grain Crops Extension Yield Contest page.

Yield Contest Photos Online

Chad Lee, Extension Agronomist, University of Kentucky

The Kentucky Yield Contest photos have been posted online.  Images were taken by Steve Patton in Ag Communications. Feel free to click on the pictures you want and download them for your use.