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 Farms	Daviess	2	No-Till	AgriPro Coker Branson	105.82	10/15/10	15	27	69	90	60	40	127
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