GOODLAND–Max Linin of Goodland, recently won third place in the no-till/strip-till irrigated division of the 2015 National Corn Growers Association’s (NCGA) Corn Yield Contest in Kansas. Gale Walz, Saint Francis, won third place in the irrigated division of the contest.

Linin won with Pioneer(r) brand hybrid P1197CHR, which yielded 300.8176 bushels per acre. Walz won with Pioneer Pioneer(r) P1625CHR, yielding 273.3460 bushels an acre. In 2015, recurrent yield contest winner David Hula of Charles City, Virginia, took his fields to a whole new level by breaking the world record of 532.0271 bushels per acre using Pioneer P1197AM(tm)^ brand corn on his contest plot.

Linin and Walz earned two of the 218 state titles won by growers planting Pioneer hybrids. The NCGA awarded 407 state titles in this year’s contest. Growers planting Pioneer hybrids dominated the contest and won 54 percent of all state awards presented.

The NCGA Corn Yield Contest is an annual U.S. national competition among corn growers with the goal of capitalizing on the high genetic yield potential of today’s corn hybrids. Growers compete in six corn production classes, including non-irrigated (A and AA), no-till/strip-till non-irrigated (A and AA), irrigated and no-till/strip-till irrigated classes.

“The 2015 yield heroes brought home another record yield year, and we’re thrilled,” Steve Reno, DuPont Pioneer vice president, regional director – U.S. and Canada, said in a news release. “Growers have made a calculated choice to manage their crops with Pioneer products and services and continue to do so in 2016,” Reno continued. “Management practices combined with leading genetics and traits produce the results they’re looking for. These contest winners are proof of what can happen with Pioneer as their partner. At Pioneer, we’re with you from the word go.”

DuPont Pioneer is the world’s leading developer and supplier of advanced plant genetics, providing high-quality seeds to farmers in more than 90 countries. Pioneer provides agronomic support and services to help increase farmer productivity and profitability and strives to develop sustainable agricultural systems for people everywhere. Science with Service Delivering Success(tm).

The Kansas winners of the 2015 NCGAA Corn Yield Contest are below:

*Entrants with an asterisk were not eligible to win because they won in another category. Entrants can only win one category.

Non-Irrigated
Jason Taylor, White Cloud; Taylor Seed Farms 8012 VT2PRO; yield 277.5944
Alex Noll, Winchester; DEKALB DKC63-33RIB; yield 259.2684
Doug Rethman, Seneca; Pioneer P1479AM™; yield 239.2351

A No-Till/Strip-Till Non-Irrigated
Jeff Koelzer, Onaga; DEKALB DKC66-59RIB; yield 318.0486
Clem Koelzer, Onaga; DEKALB DKC63-55RIB; yield 285.0504
Glenn Heinen, Seneca; Pioneer P1751AMT™*; yield 278.8584

No-Till/Strip-Till Irrigated
Vern Nightengale, Copeland; Pioneer P1311AMXT™; yield 302.3733
Rusty Sherwood, Sublette; Pioneer P1197AM™; yield 301.2998
Max Linin, Goodland; Pioneer P1197CHR; yield 300.8176

Irrigated
* Vern Nightengale, Copeland; Pioneer P1602AM™; yield 298.6140
Todd Cyr, Clyde; Pioneer P2089AM™; yield 298.2978
Dennis Hamlin, Hugoton; DEKALB DKC64-87RIB; yield 277.3044
Gale Walz, Saint Francis; Pioneer P1625CHR; yield 273.3460