Wednesday, October 5, 2011

2011 Wheat Yield Contest Winners

Chad Lee, Extension Agronomist, University of Kentucky

The 2011 Kentucky Extension Wheat Yield Contest winners are reported below. The top overall yield was 112.07 bushels per acre reported by Double P Farms in Todd County. The top no-till yield was 107.53 bushels per acre submitted by Duncan Gillum.



Area winners included Floyd Henry in Area 1 with 106.60 bushels per acre, Neil Rudy Farms from Area 2 with 105.82 bushels per acre, Randy Mann from Area 3 with 98.53 bushels per acre and Homestead Family Farm in Area 4 with 98.79 bushels per acre.

Fertilizer practices are reported in Table 1 and pest management practices are recorded in Table 2.
Total fertilizer nitrogen ranged from 110 to 150 pounds per acre. All contestants used herbicides, fungicides and insecticides. One winner used 15-inch rows while the rest used 7.5-inch rows.

Awards will be distributed at the Kentucky Commodity Conference on January 20, 2012 in Bowling Green, Kentucky.

Table 1. 2011 Wheat Yield Contest Winners and Fertilizer Practices

STATE WINNERS County Area Division Variety Yield, bu/A Planting Date Row Width, inches Fall N, lbs/A Fall P2O5, lbs/A Fall K2O, lbs/A Winter N, lbs/A Spring N, lbs/A Total N, lbs/A
Double P Farms Todd
1
Tillage AgriPro Coker Branson 112.07 10/15/10 7.5 18 46 60 60 60 138
Duncan Gillum Todd
1
No-Till
AgriPro Coker Branson 107.53 10/1/10 7.5 27 68 60 50 50 127
AREA WINNERS County Area Division Variety Yield, bu/A Planting Date Row Width, inches Fall N, lbs/A Fall P2O5, lbs/A Fall K2O, lbs/A Winter N, lbs/A Spring N, lbs/A Total N, lbs/A
Floyd Henry Todd
1
No-Till AgriPro Coker Branson 106.60 10/12/10 7.5 18 46 50 60 128
Neil Rudy FarmsDaviess
2
No-TillAgriPro Coker Branson105.8210/15/10152769906040127
Randy Mann Simpson
3
Tillage AgriPro Coker Branson 98.53 10/8/10 7.5 25 75 75 45 40 110
Homestead Family Farms Nelson
4
No-Till Pioneer 25R78 98.79 10/21/10 7.5 30 67 64 54 66 150

Table 2. 2011 Wheat Yield Contest Pest Management and Tillage Practices.
STATE WINNERS County Area Herbicide Herbicide Fungicide Fungicide Insecticide Insecticide Tillage
Double P Farms Todd
1
Harmony Extra Prosario Quilt Warrior Disc X2
Duncan Gillum Todd
1
Harmony Extra Prosario Warrior II Warrior II No-Till
AREA WINNERS County Area Herbicide Herbicide Fungicide Fungicide Insecticide Insecticide Tillage
Floyd Henry Todd
1
Harmony TS Axial Prosario Quilt Warrior II No-Till
Neil Rudy Farms Daviess
2
Harmony
Prosario
Tombstone Warrior II No-Till
Randy Mann Simpson
3
Harmony Extra 2,4-D Caramba Mustang Max Warrior Disc, X1
Homestead Family Farms Nelson
4
Harmony TS Prosario Folicur Tombstone No-Till

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