2/3/00
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1999 IOWA MASTER CORN AND SOYBEAN GROWERS RECEIVE AWARDS
AMES, Iowa -- State and district winners in the 1999 Iowa Master Corn and Soybean Growers' Contests were honored at an awards ceremony on Thursday, Feb. 3.
State awards were presented for highest yields in five corn and three soybean divisions. District awards were presented for first and second in yields and for highest residue management yield.
There were 137 corn contests and 126 soybean contests sponsored locally around Iowa in 1999. A total of 2,343 entries were received in the corn contest with 1,524 submitting qualified harvests. In the soybean contest there were 1,625 entries with 1,016 qualified harvests.
The contests are coordinated by the Iowa Crop Improvement Association (ICIA), a nonprofit organization offering quality, unbiased services to farmers, seed companies and others for the betterment of Iowa agriculture. The first corn contest was held in 1938; the soybean contest started in 1941.
STATE AWARD WINNERS
Champion Non-irrigated Corn Grower --Francis Childs of Manchester won for the sixth year in a row with the highest corn yield ever achieved in the contest -- 393.74 bushels per acre. He received The Des Moines Register plaque. The division had 1,510 entries, including conservation tillage, no-till and contour entries, for an average yield of 190.49 bushels per acre.
Champion Conservation Tillage Corn Grower -- Bruce and Elmer Zomermaand of Sioux Center received a plaque from the Iowa Corn Promotion Board for their yield of 221.73 bushels per acre. There were 78 entries competing, with an average yield of 193.26 bushels per acre.
Champion No-Till Corn Grower -- Bernard Welsh of Waukon had a winning yield of 239.95 bushels per acre. He received a plaque from Iowa Farmer Today. The division had 158 entries with an average yield of 187.14 bushels per acre.
Champion Contour Corn Grower -- Matt Schuiteman of Sioux Center had a winning yield of 249.01 bushels per acre, the highest ever achieved in the contour division. He received a plaque from the Division of Soil Conservation, Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship. The division had 74 entries with an average yield of 195.90 bushels per acre.
Champion Irrigated Corn Grower --John Joffer of Inwood had a winning yield of 242.84 bushels per acre. He received a plaque from the Iowa Crop Improvement Association. The division's 14 entries had an average yield of 210.64 bushels per acre.
Champion Soybean Grower -- Wayne Schulte of Dorchester had a winning yield of 90.16 bushels per acre, the highest ever achieved in the contest. He received the John Sand plaque. The division had 1,016 entries, including conservation tillage and no-till entries, for an average yield of 59.71 bushels per acre.
Champion Conservation Tillage Soybean Grower -- Wayne Schulte of Dorchester won with a yield of 90.16 bushels per acre, the highest ever achieved in the conservation tillage division. He received a plaque from the Iowa Soybean Association and the Iowa Soybean Promotion Board. There were 65 entries with an average yield of 61.79 bushels per acre.
Champion No-Till Soybean Grower -- Keith Hora of Riverside won with a yield of 84.30 bushels per acre, the highest ever achieved in the no-till division. He received a plaque from the Iowa Soybean Association and the Iowa Soybean Promotion Board. The division had 143 entries with an average yield of 59.16 bushels per acre.
DISTRICT AWARD WINNERS
Awards were presented to corn and soybean yield winners in 12 districts. First-place winners received a plaque and $100. Second-place winners received a plaque and $50. Entries with the highest yield in conservation tillage or no-till received a plaque as the residue management division winner (listed as "Res" below).
DISTRICT CORN CONTEST
Place--Name, Hometown
County--Brand & Variety--Date--Moisture--Yield
Sponsor & Hometown
District 1
1st--Matt Schuiteman, Sioux Center
Sioux--Novartis N67T4--10/16/99--14.80--249.01
Farmers Coop Society, Sioux Center
2nd--Carl Westergard, Ireton
Plymouth--Novartis N58D1--10/16/99--15.60--246.67
Farmers Coop Society, Sioux Center
Res--Bruce & Elmer Zomermaand, Sioux Center
Sioux--Novartis N67T4--10/08/99--18.30--221.73
Farmers Coop Society, Sioux Center
District 2
1st--Gerald Girres, Bode
Kossuth--Novartis N58D1--10/02/99--19.00--210.44
Algona Area Chamber of Commerce, Algona
2nd--Jerry Schmidt, West Bend
Kossuth--DEF 5300--10/08/99--17.30--207.87
Algona Area Chamber of Commerce, Algona
Res--Gerald Haas, Algona
Kossuth--Pioneer 35N05--10/09/99--17.40--178.94
Algona Area Chamber of Commerce, Algona
District 3
1st--Bernard Welsh, Waukon
Allamakee--Pioneer 34R07--11/01/99--18.40--243.22
Waukon State Bank, Waukon
2nd--Bernard Welsh, Waukon
Allamakee--Pioneer 33A14--10/27/99--18.70--239.95
Waukon State Bank, Waukon
Res--Bernard Welsh, Waukon
Allamakee--Pioneer 33A14--10/27/99--18.70--239.95
Waukon State Bank, Waukon
District 4
1st--Maggie Maynard, Smithland
Monona--Pioneer 34B23--10/14/99--14.30--239.27
Westwood FFA, Smithland
2nd--Melvin Johnston, Smithland
Monona--Pioneer 33A14--10/15/99--15.00 234.09
Westwood FFA, Smithland
Res--Ron Kersten, Woodbine
Harrison--Pioneer 33A14--10/24/99--13.60--218.85
Harrison County Extension Service, Logan
District 5
1st--David Marty, Lu Verne
Humboldt--Garst 8600IT--11/01/99--14.80--226.04
Humboldt Lion's Club, Humboldt
2nd--Don Larson, Gowrie
Webster--Novartis N7070BT--10/05/99--18.60--216.62
Fort Dodge Area Chamber of Commerce, Fort Dodge
Res--Mike Nelson, Webster City
Hamilton--Pioneer 34R70--9/29/99--22.90--207.15
Webster City Business and Industry, Webster City
District 6
1st--Francis Childs, Manchester
Delaware--Pioneer 34G82--10/20/99--17.60--393.74
Manchester Jaycees, Manchester
2nd--Francis Childs, Manchester
Delaware--Pioneer 33A14--10/15/99--17.48--352.97
Manchester Jaycees, Manchester
Res--Charles McCullough, Bernard
Dubuque--Garst 8550--10/28/99--15.40--211.87
Dubuque County Tillage Club, Farley
District 7
1st--Dean Metzger & Francis Bradshaw, Ames
Story--Pioneer 33A14--10/01/99--20.20--227.35
Nevada Chamber of Commerce, Nevada
2nd--Flynn Brothers, Nevada
Story--Pioneer 33A14--10/19/99--15.10--222.67
Nevada Chamber of Commerce, Nevada
Res--R.C. Mathis, Elkhart
Polk--Iowa State 2000--10/20/99--15.40--198.23
Bondurant Lions Club, Bondurant
District 8
1st--Don McKibben, Marshalltown
Marshall--Novartis NX6808--9/18/99--23.40--231.38
Tri County Master Growers, Conrad
2nd--Steve Holl, Conrad
Marshall--Pioneer 33A14--10/18/99--15.90--230.64
Tri County Master Growers, Conrad
Res--Don McKibben, Marshalltown
Marshall--Novartis NX6808--9/18/99--23.40--231.38
Tri County Master Growers, Conrad
District 9
1st--Danner Farms Inc., West Liberty
Muscatine--Garst 8464--9/14/99--24.90--225.69
West Liberty FFA & Lions Club, West Liberty
2nd--Jonathan Shaff, Clinton
Clinton--Pioneer 33A14--9/14/99--23.60--220.06
Clinton County Masters Contest, Delmar
Res--Kirby Farms Inc., Davenport
Scott--Pioneer 33A14--9/21/99--22.20--214.58
ISU Scott County Extension Service and River Valley Cooperative, Bettendorf
District 10
1st--Enewold Farms Inc., Council Bluffs
Pottawattamie--Pioneer 3237--10/06/99--20.50--242.56
Council Bluffs Area Chamber of Commerce, Council Bluffs
2nd--D&J, Villisca
Montgomery--Pioneer 33P67--9/29/99--20.00--219.09
Stanton FFA Chapter, Stanton
Res--Dean Gourley, Villisca
Montgomery--Pioneer 33P67--10/13/99--15.60--217.59
Red Oak FFA, Red Oak
District 11
1st--Gary Porter, Mercer, MO
Decatur--Pioneer 32P76--10/01/99--19.10--219.04
Central Trail FFA, Leon
2nd--Faubion Farms, Blockton
Ringgold--Garst 8464--10/25/99--13.90--215.13
Mount Ayr Chamber of Commerce, Mount Ayr
Res--Bill Bruere, Prole
Warren--Pioneer 33A14--10/22/99--14.60--211.77
State Bank & Rolling Hills FS, Norwalk
District 12
1st--NPKK Pork LLC, Washington
Washington--Garst 8342--9/16/99--19.80--215.12
Washington Crop Booster Club, Washington
2nd--Brian Yoder, Kalona
Washington--Pioneer 33A14--9/23/99--23.90--213.53
Washington Crop Booster Club, Washington
Res--NPKK Pork LLC, Washington
Washington--Garst 8342--9/16/99--19.80--215.12
Washington Crop Booster Club, Washington
DISTRICT SOYBEAN CONTEST
Place--Name & Hometown
County--Brand & Variety--Date--Moisture--Yield
Sponsor & Hometown
District 1
1st--Larry Van Meeteren, Sheldon
Sioux--Croplan Genetics 1984--9/24/99--9.10--77.06
Midwest Farmers Coop, Hospers
2nd--John Fluit Jr., Inwood
Lyon--Kruger K-2343+--10/19/99--11.10--76.12
West Lyon Cooperative, Inwood
Res--Bruce & Elmer Zomermaand, Sioux Center
Sioux--Kruger K-1990--9/25/99--8.90--74.59
Farmers Coop Society, Sioux Center
District 2
1st--Gerald Girres, Bode
Kossuth--Latham 640--9/28/99--10.40--71.11
Algona Area Chamber of Commerce, Algona
2nd--Duane & Kent Habeger, Algona
Kossuth--Pioneer 91B91--9/25/99--11.00--67.53
Algona Area Chamber of Commerce, Algona
Res--Gerald Girres, Bode
Kossuth--Latham 640--9/28/99--10.40--71.11
Algona Area Chamber of Commerce, Algona
District 3
1st--Wayne Schulte, Dorchester
Allamakee--Croplan Genetics 1984--9/25/99--11.30--90.16
Waukon State Bank, Waukon
2nd--Josh Buddenberg, Decorah
Winneshiek--Croplan Genetics 1984--10/01/99--11.80--77.77
Waukon State Bank, Waukon
Res--Wayne Schulte, Dorchester
Allamakee--Croplan Genetics 1984--9/25/99--11.30--90.16
Waukon State Bank, Waukon
District 4
1st--Jim Olson, Sloan
Woodbury--Pioneer 9281--10/06/99--10.10--66.35
Monona & Woodbury Growers Association, Smithland
2nd--Schomers Bros. Inc., Earling
Shelby--Pioneer 93B01--10/02/99--10.30--66.14
Shelby County Extension Service, Harlan
Res--Gary Ausdemore, Persia
Harrison--Pioneer 9306--10/07/99--8.80--65.86
Tri Center FFA, Neola
District 5
1st--Joe & Jerry Rash, Union
Hardin--Pioneer 92B52--9/30/99--10.00--70.98
Tri County Master Growers, Conrad
2nd--Darrel Behrens, Albert City
Buena Vista--Novartis X97-21--9/24/99--13.20--70.71
Laurens-Marathon FFA, Laurens
Res--Pat Voge, Iowa Falls
Hardin--Pioneer 92B21--9/21/99--12.90--61.97
Hampton Tall Corn FFA Chapter, Hampton
District 6
1st--Brian Burlage, Dyersville
Dubuque--Stine 2490-1--10/08/99--11.80--78.93
Dubuque County Tillage Club, Farley
2nd--Richard Buss, Denver
Bremer--Novartis S24-92--10/09/99--11.30--78.32
American Savings Bank, Tripoli
Res--Thomas J. Reilly, Coggon
Delaware--Pioneer 92B71--10/01/99--11.80--76.76
Manchester Jaycees, Manchester
District 7
1st--Jim Schlichter, Woodward
Dallas--Prairie Brand PB-237--10/08/99--9.90--67.55
Farm Credit Services of America, Perry
2nd--David Kenney, Nevada
Story--Pioneer 92B71--9/23/99--11.60--67.29
Nevada Chamber of Commerce, Nevada
Res--Steve Florer, West Des Moines
Polk--Pioneer 93B01--10/11/99--10.60--60.15
Bondurant Lions Club, Bondurant
District 8
1st--R & K Greiner Farms Inc., Reinbeck
Tama--Ramy 2498--9/30/99--12.00--79.97
Liqui-Grow of Traer, Traer
2nd--R & K Greiner Farms Inc., Reinbeck
Tama--Ramy 2498--9/24/99--10.20--76.89
Liqui-Grow of Traer, Traer
Res--R & K Greiner Farms Inc., Reinbeck
Tama--Ramy 2498--9/24/99--10.20--76.89
Liqui-Grow of Traer, Traer
District 9
1st--Kirby Farms Inc., Davenport
Scott--Mycogen 5281--9/25/99--10.80--81.71
ISU Scott County Extension Service and River Valley Cooperative, Bettendorf
2nd--Rodney L Dietz, Walcott
Scott--Pioneer 93B01--9/24/99--10.20--81.39
ISU Scott County Extension Service and River Valley Cooperative, Bettendorf
Res--Kirby Farms Inc., Davenport
Scott--Mycogen 5281--9/25/99--10.80--81.71
ISU Scott County Extension Service and River Valley Cooperative, Bettendorf
District 10
1st--Dean Gourley, Villisca
Montgomery--DeKalb CX300--10/12/99--9.50--65.98
Red Oak FFA, Red Oak
2nd--Larry Kelley, Farragut
Fremont--Asgrow AG3002--10/13/99--9.30--65.14
Shenandoah Chamber & Industry Association, Shenandoah
Res--Dean Gourley, Villisca
Montgomery--DeKalb CX300--10/12/99--9.50--65.98
Red Oak FFA, Red Oak
District 11
1st--James D. Petersen , Knoxville
Marion--Pioneer 93B82--10/12/99--10.30--66.48
Knoxville FFA, Knoxville
2nd--Rick Blom, Reasnor
Marion--Asgrow AG3002--10/14/99--10.70--65.97
Pella FFA, Pella
Res--James D. Petersen , Knoxville
Marion--Pioneer 93B82--10/12/99--10.30--66.48
Knoxville FFA, Knoxville
District 12
1st--Keith Hora, Riverside
Washington--Stine 3398-8--10/15/99--10.80--84.30
Washington Crop Booster Club, Washington
2nd--Brian Hora, Ainsworth
Washington--Stine 3790-8--10/18/99--11.20--72.83
Washington Crop Booster Club, Washington
Res--Keith Hora, Riverside
Washington--Stine 3398-8--10/15/99--10.80--84.30
Washington Crop Booster Club, Washington
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