2/11/99
Contacts:
Jeff Meis, Iowa Crop Improvement Association, (515) 294-0546
1998 IOWA MASTER CORN AND SOYBEAN GROWERS RECEIVE AWARDS
AMES, Iowa -- State and district winners in the 1998 Iowa Master Corn and Soybean Growers' Contests were honored at an awards ceremony on Thursday, Feb. 11.
State awards were presented for highest yields in five corn and three soybean divisions. District awards were presented for first and second highest yields and for highest residue management yield.
There were 142 corn contests and 128 soybean contests sponsored locally around the state in 1998. A total of 2,443 entries were received in the corn contest with 1,488 submitting qualified harvests. In the soybean contest there were 1,731 entries with 1,136 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. ICIA initiated the first corn contest in 1938; the soybean contest started in 1941.
STATE AWARD WINNERS
Champion Non-irrigated Corn Grower -- Francis Childs of Manchester won for the fifth year in a row with the highest corn yield ever achieved in the contest -- 345.71 bushels per acre. He received The Des Moines Register plaque. The division had 1,470 entries, including conservation tillage, no-till and contour entries, for an average yield of 195.65 bushels per acre.
Champion Conservation Tillage Corn Grower -- Francis Childs of Manchester received a plaque from the Iowa Corn Promotion Board for his yield of 334.08 bushels per acre, the highest ever achieved in the conservation tillage division. There were 71 entries competing, with an average yield of 194.67 bushels per acre.
Champion No-Till Corn Grower -- Wayne Dengler of Eldridge had a winning yield of 252.25 bushels per acre, the highest ever achieved in the no-till division. He received a plaque from Iowa Farmer Today. The division had 134 entries with an average yield of 192.01 bushels per acre.
Champion Contour Corn Grower -- Mark and Loraine Rock of Dixon had a winning yield of 238.52 bushels per acre. They received a plaque from the Division of Soil Conservation, Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship. The division had 77 entries with an average yield of 202.08 bushels per acre.
Champion Irrigated Corn Grower -- Maynard Farms of Castana had a winning yield of 242.76 bushels per acre. The farm operation received a plaque from the Iowa Crop Improvement Association. The division's 18 entries had an average yield of 198.98 bushels per acre.
Champion Soybean Grower -- Spain Farms Inc. of Charlotte had a winning yield of 84.21 bushels per acre. The farm received the John Sand plaque. The division had 1,136 entries, including conservation tillage and no-till entries, for an average yield of 63.07 bushels per acre.
Champion Conservation Tillage Soybean Grower -- Wayne Dengler of Eldridge won with a yield of 80.15 bushels per acre. He received a plaque from the Iowa Soybean Association and the Iowa Soybean Promotion Board. There were 86 entries with an average yield of 65.78 bushels per acre.
Champion No-Till Soybean Grower -- Spain Farms Inc. of Charlotte won with a yield of 84.21 bushels per acre -- the highest yield ever achieved in the no-till division. The farming operation received a plaque from the Iowa Soybean Association and the Iowa Soybean Promotion Board. The division had 176 entries with an average yield of 62.39 bushels per acre.
DISTRICT AWARDS
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).
Place |
Name & Hometown |
County |
Brand & Variety |
Date |
Moisture |
Yield |
Sponsor & Hometown |
1st |
Todd Folkerts, Inwood |
Lyon |
Pioneer 35N05 |
9/22/98 |
23.43 |
217.25 |
West Lyon Cooperative, Inwood |
2nd |
Roy Folkerts, Inwood |
Lyon |
Pioneer 34T14 |
9/30/98 |
20.69 |
213.87 |
West Lyon Cooperative, Inwood |
Res |
Todd Folkerts, Inwood |
Lyon |
Pioneer 35N05 |
9/22/98 |
23.43 |
217.25 |
West Lyon Cooperative, Inwood |
District 2
1st Paul Enerson, Estherville
Emmet Pioneer 34R06 11/03/98 19.00 213.26
Estherville Area Chamber of Commerce, Estherville
2nd Philip Boehnke, Garner
Hancock Pioneer 34G81 11/02/98 18.80 209.85
Garner FFA, Garner
Res Mark Pedersen, Ledyard
Kossuth Pioneer 34G81 10/14/98 19.35 204.97
North Kossuth FFA, Swea City
District 3
1st Doug Weymiller, New Albin
Allamakee Trelay 9095 10/07/98 23.13 236.95
New Albin Savings Bank, New Albin
2nd D & K Farms, Postville
Allamakee Garst 8550 10/19/98 22.80 235.33
Postville FFA, Postville
Res Bernard Welsh, Waukon
Allamakee Pioneer 34G81 11/04/98 19.40 214.99
Waukon State Bank, Waukon
District 4
1st Jack Stamp, Persia
Harrison Pioneer 3335 10/23/98 14.61 229.09
Tri Center FFA, Neola
2nd Melvin Johnston, Smithland
Woodbury Pioneer 33A14 10/24/98 15.70 228.05
Westwood FFA, Sloan
Res Jack Stamp, Persia
Harrison Pioneer 3335 10/23/98 14.61 229.09
Tri Center FFA, Neola, IA
District 5
1st Tony Woodall, Kamrar
Hamilton Pioneer 33A14 10/10/98 19.45 226.35
Webster City Area ABI, Webster City
2nd Dannie Sonksen, Stratford
Hamilton Asgrow RX730 10/08/98 20.00 226.10
Webster City Area ABI, Webster City
Res Jeff Nelson, Blairsburg
Hamilton Pioneer 36F30 9/18/98 19.16 208.58
Webster City Area ABI, Webster City
District 6
1st Francis Childs, Manchester
Delaware Pioneer 33A14 11/05/98 19.24 345.71
Manchester Jaycees, Manchester
2nd Francis Childs, Manchester
Delaware Pioneer 34G81 11/07/98 20.79 334.08
Manchester Jaycees, Manchester
Res Francis Childs, Manchester
Delaware Pioneer 34G81 11/07/98 20.79 334.08
Manchester Jaycees, Manchester
District 7
1st Kunze Farms, Maxwell
Polk Wyffels W711 9/26/98 19.05 231.42
Bondurant Lions Club, Bondurant
2nd Dean Metzger, Ames
Story Pioneer 33A14 9/30/98 18.30 228.26
Nevada Chamber of Commerce, Nevada
Res Chris Mathis, Elkhart
Polk Iowa State SX108A 9/18/98 20.60 198.71
Bondurant Lions Club, Bondurant
District 8
1st J & S Farms Limited, Vinton
Benton Pioneer 3335 10/28/98 18.52 230.61
Vinton FFA Chapter, Vinton
2nd Tom & Paula Keuning, Monroe
Jasper NC+ 5278 10/26/98 17.80 225.64
Diamond Trail FFA, Monroe
Res Don McKibben, Marshalltown
Marshall Novartis N59Q9 9/26/98 18.54 223.57
Tri County Master Growers, Conrad
District 9
1st Wayne Dengler, Eldridge
Scott Pioneer 33A14 9/18/98 25.44 252.25
ISU Scott County Extension Service and River Valley Cooperative, Bettendorf
2nd Paustian Enterprises, Walcott
Scott Pioneer 3335 11/06/98 19.30 252.03
ISU Scott County Extension Service and River Valley Cooperative, Bettendorf
Res Wayne Dengler, Eldridge
Scott Pioneer 33A14 9/18/98 25.44 252.25
ISU Scott County Extension Service and River Valley Cooperative, Bettendorf
District 10
1st Enewold Farms Inc., Council Bluffs
Pottawattamie Pioneer 3237 10/9/98 19.71 237.54
Council Bluffs Area Chamber of Commerce Ag Committee, Council Bluffs
2nd Joe Lamb, Fontanelle
Adair Golden Harvest H2547 11/06/98 17.50 233.21
Nodaway Valley FFA, Greenfield
Res David Sieck, Glenwood
Mills Pioneer 33A14 10/24/98 14.92 223.15
Mills County Seed Dealers, Glenwood
District 11
1st Steve Lauer, Winterset
Madison Garst 8585GLSIT 9/19/98 20.69 212.72
Madison County Chamber of Commerce, Winterset
2nd Robert Hester, Earlham
Madison Pioneer 34R06 10/31/98 16.80 212.45
Madison County Chamber of Commerce, Winterset
Res Rick Niederhuth, Stockport
Van Buren Pioneer 34R06 10/16/98 15.45 204.34
Van Buren County Extension, Keosauqua
District 12
1st Gordon & Larry Brown, Montrose
Lee Pioneer 3237 10/10/98 17.20 224.32
Lee County Extension Service, Donnellson
2nd Lindner Farms Inc., Keokuk
Lee Garst 8342 9/22/98 18.83 220.08
Lee County Extension Service, Donnellson
Res Jerry J. Miller, Sperry
Des Moines Pioneer 33A14 9/25/98 23.24 200.38
Mediapolis Lions Club, Mediapolis
DISTRICT SOYBEAN CONTEST
Place Name & Hometown
County Brand & Variety Date Moisture Yield
Sponsor & Hometown
District 1
1st Elmer Zomermaand, Sioux Center
Sioux Kruger K-2525 9/18/98 10.04 75.00
Farmers Coop Society, Sioux Center
2nd John Fluit, Jr., Inwood
Lyon Kruger K-2343 10/01/98 9.90 73.01
West Lyon Cooperative, Inwood
Res Elmer Zomermaand, Sioux Center
Sioux Kruger K-2525 9/18/98 10.04 75.00
Farmers Coop Society, Sioux Center
District 2
1st Paul Enerson, Estherville
Emmet Stine 1970 10/9/98 12.78 76.71
Estherville Area Chamber of Commerce, Estherville
2nd Dick Kuecker & Sons, Algona
Kossuth Pioneer 9233 10/01/98 10.90 71.40
Algona Area Chamber of Commerce, Algona
Res Mark Pedersen, Ledyard
Kossuth Thompson T-3222 9/28/98 13.45 70.39
North Kossuth FFA, Swea City
District 3
1st Leland Boyd, Charles City
Floyd Mark MRK9519 10/23/98 12.26 77.08
Floyd County Corn Growers, Charles City
2nd Gary Schulte, Dorchester
Allamakee Dyna Gro 3256 10/14/98 13.06 75.73
Waukon State Bank, Waukon
Res Mike Winter, New Hampton
Chickasaw Pioneer 9233 9/23/98 11.77 75.37
Chickasaw County Crop Improvement Association, New Hampton
District 4
1st Mike Kelley, Onawa
Monona Mycogen 5300 10/9/98 12.37 72.37
Monona County Seed Dealers, Little Sioux
2nd Mark Maynard, Castana
Woodbury Pioneer 93B41 9/29/98 11.30 67.10
Westwood FFA, Sloan
Res Ron Kersten, Woodbine
Harrison Pioneer 9306 10/15/98 11.54 66.51
Harrison County Extension Service, Logan
District 5
1st Charles R. Wearda, Sheffield
Franklin Profiseed PS2413 10/10/98 14.38 70.85
Hampton Tall Corn FFA Chapter, Hampton
2nd Brad Olson, Jewell
Hamilton Kruger K-2343+ 9/29/98 11.91 70.60
Webster City Area ABI, Webster City
Res Doug Nelson, Webster City
Hamilton Pioneer 92B71 10/01/98 12.79 66.95
Webster City Area ABI, Webster City
District 6
1st Richard Schafer, Wellsburg
Grundy Stine 2480 9/19/98 13.06 78.48
Wellsburg Elevator Inc., Wellsburg
2nd Robert Krogmann, Manchester
Delaware Stine 2686 10/13/98 12.90 78.15
Manchester Jaycees, Manchester
Res Dennis Gudenkauf, Manchester
Delaware Hill Seed HS2520 10/21/98 15.03 77.41
Manchester Jaycees, Manchester
District 7
1st David Sheehan, Madrid
Boone Prairie Brand PB-236 9/24/98 12.45 73.93
Farm Credit Services, Perry
2nd Kent Friedrichsen, Perry
Boone Kruger K-2343+ 9/22/98 11.82 71.34
Farm Credit Services, Perry
Res Tom Simons, Carroll
Carroll Asgrow AG2702 10/9/98 12.89 69.59
Carroll Area FFA Chapter, Carroll
District 8
1st Dostal Farms Inc., Traer
Tama DeKalb CX314 10/12/98 13.68 78.78
Liqui-Grow of Traer, Traer
2nd R & K Greiner, Reinbeck
Tama Ramy 2550 11/16/98 15.50 78.67
Liqui-Grow of Traer, Traer
Res Dostal Farms Inc., Traer
Tama DeKalb CX314 10/12/98 13.68 78.78
Liqui-Grow of Traer, Traer
District 9
1st Spain Farms Inc., Charlotte
Clinton Kruger K-2525 11/05/98 14.77 84.21
Clinton County Masters Contest, Wheatland
2nd Dale DeCock, Eldridge
Scott Kruger K-289RR 10/14/98 14.11 80.57
ISU Scott County Extension Service and River Valley Cooperative, Bettendorf
Res Spain Farms Inc., Charlotte
Clinton Kruger K-2525 11/05/98 14.77 84.21
Clinton County Masters Contest, Wheatland
District 10
1st Dean Gourley, Villisca
Montgomery Pioneer 93B51 10/01/98 10.86 64.89
Red Oak FFA, Red Oak
2nd Dean Gourley, Villisca
Montgomery Garst D350 10/08/98 15.20 64.53
Red Oak FFA, Red Oak
Res Dean Gourley, Villisca
Montgomery Pioneer 93B51 10/01/98 10.86 64.89
Red Oak FFA, Red Oak
District 11
1st Gene Heaberlin, Pleasantville
Marion Pioneer 93B01 10/01/98 11.52 73.18
Pleasantville FFA, Pleasantville
2nd Bart Elder, Pella
Marion Pioneer 93B41 9/30/98 16.41 72.89
Pella FFA, Pella
Res Gene Heaberlin, Pleasantville
Marion Pioneer 93B01 10/01/98 11.52 73.18
Pleasantville FFA, Pleasantville
District 12
1st Keith Hora, Riverside
Washington Stine 3171 10/22/98 15.19 83.24
Washington Crop Booster Club, Washington
2nd Jerry J. Miller, Sperry
Des Moines Kruger K-3939+ 10/13/98 13.73 75.92
Mediapolis Lions Club, Mediapolis
Res Jerry J. Miller, Sperry
Des Moines Kruger K-3939+ 10/13/98 13.73 75.92
Mediapolis Lions Club, Mediapolis
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