Winners for the 2007 Corn Yield Contest were announced in late December. Nebraska had one National Winner. Jyl Brown of Talmage placed second at the National level in the Ridge-Till Non-irrigated class. Brown was recognized recently at the 2008 Commodity Classic in Nashville, TN.

The National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) in St. Louis sponsors this popular yield contest. In the 43^rd year, the contest had record 4,932 growers participate in 2007. Following are the top three places by category:

Till/Strip Till Irrigated

District 6 – Callan Dahlgren of Bertrand, NE Pioneer 33Y74 Yield – 294.38

District 6 – Blake E. Johnson of Holdrege, NE Pioneer 33Y74 Yield – 257.5195

District 5 -- Randall McDonald of Phillips, NE Pioneer 32B29 Yield – 254.4251

No-Till Non-Irrigated

District 1- Emily Anthony of Talmage, NE Pioneer 33H27 Yield – 266.7602

District 4 – Vicky Langenberg of Norfolk, NE DEKALB DKC63-39 Yield – 250.3509

District 4 - Brian Loofe of Walthill, NE Pioneer 33H26 Yield – 250.2181

Ridge-Till Non-Irrigated

District 1 – Jyl Brown of Talmage, NE Pioneer 33T57 Yield – 270.591

District 1 – Mark Moody of Auburn, NE Pioneer 33H27 Yield – 234.3533

District 6 –Rocky Peterson of Bertrand, NE Pioneer 33D13 Yield – 228.4389

Non-Irrigated

District 1 – Francis Childs of Falls City, NE Pioneer 32T84 Yield – 204-0792

District 4 – Kempcke Farms of Blair, NE Pioneer 34R67 Yield – 200.2154

District 1 -- Jason Snethen of Falls City, NE Pioneer 32T84 Yield – 195.5412

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Ridge-Till Irrigated

District 5 – Wayne Stoltenberg of Grand Island, NE Pioneer 32B33 Yield – 265.0021

District 5 – Joyce Willoughby of Wood River NE Pioneer 33Y74 Yield – 264.8793

District 6 -- David Nelson of Holdrege, NE Pioneer 33D13 Yield- 249.795

Irrigated Class

District 4 – Stech Farms of Osmond, NE Pioneer 33Y74 Yield – 268.9916

District 6 – Callan Dahlgren of Bertrand, NE Pioneer 31N28 Yield – 264.1401

District 4- Jason Feala of North Bend, NE Pioneer 33H26 Yield – 259.3469

The goal of the National Corn Yield Contest is to encourage corn growers to develop new, efficient production techniques that improve corn profitability. Farmers interested in participating in the 2008 Corn Yield Contest can find more information on NCGA’s website at www.nega.com/cyc/main or by calling 636.733.9004.