Who says New York producers can’t grow big corn! I was browsing through the National Corn Growers webpage and came across the 2007 National and State corn yield winners. Congratulations to the New York Winners! Winners will be presented awards at the 2008 Commodity Classic in Nashville Tennessee (Feb 28-March 1) and locally at the NY Corn Growers Expo on January 29 at Waterloo.

Non-Irrigated Class
Name/Farm        County       Variety        Bu/acre
1. Everman, Henry G Livingston Pioneer 33B54 270.3994
2. Bickle, Lewis Livingston DEKALB DKC61-66 249.7397
3. Swede Farms LLC Wyoming DEKALB DKC57-79 241.6875

A No Till/Strip Till Non-Irrigated Class

1. Swede, Gary Wyoming DEKALB DKC52-40 265.7874
2. Everman, H D Livingston DEKALB DKC64-23 262.6376
3. Gary Swede Farms Inc Wyoming DEKALB DKC61-72 261.6426

A Ridge Till Non-Irrigated Class

1. Vaill Acres Cayuga Pioneer 37F75 176.9761

No Till/Strip Till Irrigated Class

1. Lasher, Evelyn K Greene Pioneer 36W68 230.5393

Irrigated Class

1. Jones, Keith A Greene Pioneer 35A30 259.0591
2. Schmitt, Marian L Greene Pioneer 33D13 253.3098
3. Campbell, Charles B Tioga DEKALB DKC52-40 241.3373

Some of the highest yields in the nation did not come out of the Corn Belt states, but from New Jersey, Kentucky and Virginia. Sam Santini of Stewartsville, NJ had the highest yield out of all the non-irrigated categories at 313.7308 bu/acre. David Hula of Charles City, VA won the no-till/strip till irrigated category and had the highest yield in the nation at 385.5861 bu/acre. To check out the rest of the National winners, go the National Corn Growers website www.nycg.com.

2007 New York State Corn Yield Contest Winners

If you don’t want to enter into the National contest, why not enter the New York contest sponsored by the New York Corn Grower Association. There were 36 yield entries submitted this year spread out over 10 counties. This is a fun contest and I know of a lot of great yields that could have been entered this year! The winners of each region were recognized at this year’s NY Corn Expo in Waterloo on January 29th.

Here are the top 10 yield entries for 2007.

1. Jason Swede Wyoming County DeKalb 61-72 264.85
2. Paul Campbell Tioga County DeKalb 52-40 241.85
3. Kevin Sykes Oneida County Pioneer 38B85 240.78
4. Kris & Tony Wolfe Steuben County Garst 8590 237.00
5. Ron Gruschow Livingston County Pioneer 35F40 232.93
6. Kris & Tony Wolfe Steuben County TA Seeds 540-03 230.85
7. Ron Gruschow Livingston County Pioneer 37G14 220.88
8. Jim & Doug LaFave Cayuga County DeKalb 46-60 215.91
9. Doug Freier Seneca County Pioneer 35A31 215.14
10. Eric Watson Otsego County DeKalb 46-60 211.78

If you would like to enter a field for next season’s NY contest, contact Mike Stanyard (inside front page for contact information) or Steve Van Voorhis at NY Corn Growers Association, 585-746-1542.
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