2011 National Corn Yield Guide

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A Message from the NCGA President

In 2011, farmers across the United States demonstrated their ability to remain resilient in the face of adversity. Like the previous year, 2011 presented weather challenges for

corn growers, from searing droughts in Texas to drenching rains that led to flooding from Iowa to Missouri. Yet farmers drew upon their inner reserves of strength and determina-tion to produce an abundant crop to meet all needs.

Farmers demonstrated their hope in and excitement about their profession by setting a new record. With 8,431 entries, the National Corn Yield Contest set a new participation record again in 2011. This is an 18 percent increase over 2010’s 7,125 entries and an incredible 71 percent increase over the 4,932 submitted in 2007. The importance of the contest to the industry as a whole increases along with its size. In providing a broader, more comprehensive data set, the techniques used by contest applicants help farmers across the country develop more efficient, productive operations.

The amazing advances in farming are evident both in the average grower’s ability, as dem-onstrated by the strong national average yield of 146.7 bu./acre even with difficult conditions, and in the achievements of contest entrants.

This year, one entrant in particular stood out as David Hula, a farmer in Charles City, Va., achieved an impressively high yield of 429 bu./acre. Like growers across the country, Hula faced weather-related challenges, and he and the contest supervisors scrambled to verify the entry as Hurricane Irene menaced the Atlantic Coast. Only one day before landfall, they were able to run all the tests necessary to ensure that Hula’s entry had indeed surpassed the 400 bu./acre threshold.

As growers continue to redefine excellence, both in their regular operations and in their con-test entries, the National Corn Growers Association now provides a cutting-edge option for farmers looking to submit information for the contest. This new software allows entrants and their seed representatives to submit information online in a simple and efficient manner, minimizing the time needed to complete an entry.

The new software benefits farmers across the country as well as entrants. With a unified format that further standardizes how information is collected and stored, the software simplifies the data structure, thus allowing NCGA to more fully analyze and utilize the valuable data gained through contest entries. Through an improved ability to analyze this data, NCGA will become better able to provide farmers with even more infor-mation on growing practices which might benefit their own operations.

We applaud the successes of the 2011 winners and thank them for their contribution to the catalog of agricultural knowledge. Their stories, highlighted throughout the guide, demonstrate the ingenuity and dedication of the American farmer.

We also thank the seed companies for their ongoing dedication to the National Corn Yield Contest. These organizations recognize that the rigor-ous nature of the competition inherent in the contest provides an outstanding showcase for their multitude of new seed offerings. The continued growth and success of this contest is, in large part, a result of the investment their seed representatives make as they step forward to help farm-ers achieve their dreams.

Together, as an industry, we tell the amazing story of the American corn farmer. A leader in both our domestic and international economies, U.S. farmers marry the traditional values of hard work and resilience with cutting-edge technology and a dedication to improvement. Through this union, they continually improve their ability to provide food, feed and fuel for a growing world.

Garry NiemeyerAuburn, Ill.

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Kevin KalbDubois, IN

322.1727 bu./acreDeKalb DKC64-69Population: 36,000Harvester: Case IH 8010

After placing second twice in recent years, Kevin Kalb nabbed first with an all-time personal-best yield of just over 322 bu./acre.

At the start of the season, Kalb had his doubts. “We typically like to get started with planting in early April, and this year we had some of the most beautiful planting weather we’ve ever seen. We were able to get 600 acres planted in just a couple of days. But then, on April 8, it turned wet. Over the next month, we got 27” of rain.”

Due to the delay, Kalb wasn’t able to get his river-bottom contest field planted until June 3. “At that point, we were thinking disaster as far as the contest was concerned,” he says. “Our experience has been that corn planted on this type of ground in early June yields somewhere around 225 to 230 bu./acre.”

The weather wasn’t done toying with Kalb quite yet. “After the rainy spell, it turned hot and dry and stayed that way through June and July,” he relates. “We were especially concerned at pollination time because the corn was under so much heat stress.”

Things started turning around for Kalb in August. “On Aug. 1, we had 1.5” to 2” of rain,” he says. “We got a couple more timely

showers later in the month and the temperatures starting cooling down. It was a beautiful month of weather that probably saved the crop.”

Kalb’s contest field had been planted to corn the previous year. Right after he took the crop off in the fall, he went over the field with a ripper and disk and also spread 4 tons of poultry manure. The following March, he ran over the ground again with a disk and rolling basket.

While he doesn’t ordinarily use a starter fertilizer on his corn ground, he applied 45 lb. of UAN 28% to the contest field at planting. “We usually count on the manure we apply in the fall to get things going,” he says. “But this year, with all the flooding we had in the spring, I was pretty sure there wouldn’t be any nitrogen left from that manure by the time the crop went into the ground.”

He sprayed Stratego when the corn was knee-high, and flew on Head-line AMP at tasseling. “We can have bad gray leaf spot and also northern leaf blight,” he says. “This year, we never saw any disease problems to speak of. The corn was about as healthy as I’ve ever seen it.”

Herring FarmsPhil HerringHarpster, OH

291.7814 bu./acreShur Grow SG-720Population: 34,000Harvester: JD 9660

Phil and Jim Herring know how to make an entrance. In their first year of entering the contest, they brought home second- and third-place awards in this class. Phil says achieving a top yield boils down to pay-ing attention to the basics. His checklist includes matching up the right variety to the right ground, keeping soil in good condition, soil testing regularly and planting early when conditions are just right.

The Herrings are already looking forward to next year’s contest. “Corn varieties are evolving at a pretty good clip, so we’ll want to try a few of the newer ones to see how they do on our ground,” Phil says.

He’d also like to do more sidedressing with anhydrous ammonia to get better and more timely nutrient uptake. And he plans to experiment with pushing up planting populations. “Some of the newer varieties are geared toward higher populations, and we want to see if we can capitalize,” he says.

Herring FarmsJim HerringHarpster, OH

305.7750 bu./acreDeKalb DKC63-84Population: 34,000Harvester: JD 9660

A second-place finish in this class entitles Jim Herring to family bragging rights for the 2011 growing season. His brother Phil also gained a spot in the winner’s circle by finishing third in the class. “It’s a pretty good-natured competition,” Jim says. “I got the best of it this year. But he tells me that we still have lots of years of entering the contest ahead of us.”

Jim describes this year’s weather as terrible on both ends, very nice in between. “Rain was a big problem in the spring,” he says. “We didn’t plant our contest field until May 10 and a lot of corn in our area didn’t get planted until the first part of June. In the fall, we couldn’t get going on harvest until early October because of the rain.”

His hybrid-DeKalb DKC63-84-performed well. “We had planted a small sample last year. It performed well for us, so we wanted to try it on more acres. It’s a good yielder, with a good strong stalk, and it dries down well. It had the whole package of what we were looking for.”

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Chris BruynisCounty Extension Director

Ohio State University Extension

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Chris BruynisCounty Extension Director

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Thomas J. KrodelRegional PresidentOld National Bank

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Miltenberger FarmsKeyser, WV

279.6187 bu./acrePioneer P1615HRPopulation: 32,000Harvester: JD 9670

Paying close attention to details at planting helped Chris Miltenberger achieve an all-time personal-best yield and also register his first-ever placement in the national contest. Miltenberger estimates he spends 40 to 60 hours each year getting his 12-row Kinze planter ready for the season, doing everything from recalibrating meters to replacing worn parts. “We’re real sticklers when it comes to precise planting,” he says. “We believe the corn is at its maximum yield potential the day the seed goes in the ground. We do everything we can to ensure that we have proper seed depth and uniform spacing. That leads to better utilization of moisture and fertilizer resources once the crop is in the ground.”

Once-a-year soil testing is also an important part of Miltenberger’s management approach. “You need to know what’s going on with the soil so you can get the plants everything they need when they need it. That’s especially important with the cost of inputs these days.”

Henry G. EvermanDansville, NY


Weather provided more than a few challenges for Henry Everman. “The year started out wet, and we had a tough time getting the corn in,” says Everman, who captured third place in this category a year ago. “Then it turned very dry. The corn was under a lot of stress. For a while, I didn’t think the corn was going to make the grade.”

Everman went over his contest field several times with a tiller-drag and field cultivator and roller. At planting, he laid 160 units of nitrogen and 90 units of phosphorus to the side of the planter row. Also at planting, he spread 30 lb. of potash. He sprayed the field with Roundup and Resolve Q to ward off potential problems with velvetleaf and lambsquarters.

He is contemplating at least one change for next year. “We’d like to try sidedressing midseason,” says Everman, who says his goal is to eventually produce 300-bu. corn. “We’d like to see whether a little extra nitrogen, put on at just the right time, might bump up yields a little.”

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Justice Family FarmsBeckley, WV


Having a contest entry in just the right place had a lot to do with Jim Justice Jr. producing a winning yield this year. His contest field is on

the James River, near Bremo Bluff, Va. “In that area this year, we had spectacular weather for growing a corn crop,” says Justice, who has garnered numerous first-place awards in the contest, dating back to the late 1970s. “We had above-normal rainfall amounts. We got the rains when we needed them. And we had the right temperatures for growing a good corn crop. In other parts of Virginia where we grow corn, that wasn’t the case.”

A week before planting, Justice sprayed his contest field with 2 qt. of Bicep and 2 oz. of Baythroid XL. Right in front of the planter, he spread 400 lb. of 8-16-35 and 5 lb. of zinc. He planted the contest entry on April 11 with Pioneer P2023HR. Behind the planter, Justice came back with another herbicide application that included 24 oz. of Roundup and 12 oz. of 2,4-D. At the same time, he applied 20 gal. of 25S. When the corn was 24” tall, he topdressed with 400 lb. (half urea, half ammonia sulfate) of a 46-0-0 fertilizer. He also sprayed 4 oz. of Status and 1qt. of 9% zinc.

Justice points to stand uniformity as one key to achieving high yields. “There’s really nothing more important than your planter,” he says. “We trade our John Deere planters every two years to take advantage of the latest technologies. After the first year, we do a complete overhaul on the planter to make sure it’s in tip-top condition.”

Justice says having the opportunity to share information is the best thing about participating in the contest. He notes that when he was first getting started as a corn grower in the late 1970s, he decided to call Eldon Prybil, a grower from Iowa City, Iowa, who had captured first place in the 1979 AA Non-Irrigated class. “I had never met him,” he says. “But we talked for hours about the things it takes to grow a good corn crop. We became friends over the years. I’ve visited his farm several times and he’s been in just about every corn field we have in four states.

“To me, the relationships you develop with other growers are what make the contest worthwhile. The ‘secrets’ we share with one another make us all better at what we do.”

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Thomas WadeVo-Ag Instructor, Retired

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Gary Swede Farms Inc. Pavilion, NY


The Swede family—Ryan; his dad, Gary; and brother, Jason—took home first-place honors in this class a year ago. Getting back to the winner’s circle this year was challenging. “We had an awful spring,” Ryan says. “It was cool and wet, and we didn’t get our contest field planted until May 10. Right after we planted, we got even more rain.”

At the end of June, the weather turned dry and stayed that way all through July and August. “When we did some initial walk-throughs, the stands looked decent but not extremely good,” Ryan says. “And the ears didn’t look good at all.”

After taking a corn crop off the field the previous fall, the Swedes broadcast 200 lb. of potash (0-0-60). Just before planting, they used a strip tiller and worked in 25 gal./acre of 30% liquid nitrogen below the seedbed. At planting, they laid down 250 lb. of 9-27-4 starter fertilizer in a 2”×2” band. They put 6-24-0 pop-up fertilizer in the furrow and sidedressed 25 gal. of 30% nitrogen when the corn was knee-high.

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SupervisorsJohn Alexander RigdonJarrettsville, MD

285.4936 bu./acrePioneer P1395XRPopulation: 36,000Harvester: JD 9660

Ask John Alexander Rigdon about the key to growing a high-yield corn crop and he’s likely to reply with “location, location, location.” During key points in the growing season, his contest field benefited from rainfalls that a lot of his other corn ground didn’t get. “It was cool and wet early on, and that set us back a bit,” he says. “But overall, this particular field just happened to get the right amount of moisture. You can do a bunch of things right, but you still have to get Mother Nature to go along with you if you want high yields.”

Two weeks ahead of planting, he burned down the wheat cover crop on his contest field using Basis, Atrazine and Gramoxone. At the same time, he applied 15 units of liquid nitrogen. When the crop was 10” to 12” tall, he sidedressed another 30 units of N and sprayed with Roundup to get additional postemergent weed control.

Getting seeds planted at the right depth is another emphasis point for Rigdon. “It’s absolutely crucial to a good yield,” he says.

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Mike ScholtingLouisville, NE

293.5917 bu./acrePioneer 32T84Population: 32,500Harvester: JD 9770

The winner’s circle is familiar territory for Mike Scholting. He registered back-to-back second-place awards in this class in 2008 and 2009.

Last year, he recorded a second-place finish in the A Non-Irrigated class.Scholting’s contest field was planted to soybeans the previous year.

Roughly two months after he harvested the beans, Scholting knifed in 200 lb. of anhydrous ammonia. The following spring, he did a preplant spraying of Roundup and 2,4-D to get ahead of velvetleaf and foxtail.

He planted the field in late April at a population of 32,500. For a hybrid, he chose Pioneer 32T84. “It’s one we’ve been using for several years,” he says. “It fits well with our 20” rows because it doesn’t get too tall. It also does well in dry and hot weather, something we had plenty of in the middle of the season this year.”

At planting, Scholting laid 10 gal. of a 10-34-0 starter fertilizer in a 2”×2” band. He also placed 3½ gal. of a 9-19-9 pop-up fertilizer in the furrow. Before the crop emerged, he did another herbicide application, using Cinch ATZ. He followed up with another pass of Roundup when the corn was about 8” tall. He sidedressed nitrogen at the same time.

Scholting says contest participation gives him an opportunity to evaluate new products and practices. If they prove successful, he uses them on additional acreage in follow-up years. This year, for the first time, he did an over-the-top foliar feeding with a Conklin fertilizer package when the corn was about waist-high. “It gave us a different way to get some more nitrogen on our 20” rows,” he says. “We were pretty fortunate. Right after we put it on, we got a beautiful rain.”

Another new practice for Scholting this year was making an aerial ap-plication of Headline at the brown silk stage. “A lot of my other corn had a dab of gray leaf spot. We think it paid off. We didn’t have any disease problems on the contest field.”

While this year’s yield marked a personal best for Scholting, there were times during the growing season when he was concerned about the crop. “We had a decent spring and we got some good rains in June and early July,” he says. “But then we had a month of extremely dry and hot weather starting about July 8.”

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Hinkebein & Landewee FarmsChaffee, MO

281.8267 bu./acreSeed Consultants SCS 11HQ31 Population: 34,500Harvester: Case IH 7120

Charles Hinkebein readily admits that he’s a bit of a sugar addict. For the past 18 years or so, sugar has been a staple of his corn manage-ment program. In fact, he says, the 8 lb. of fine-grain sugar he put on the crop played a big part in producing his winning contest yields.

“We get some funny looks from people when they first hear about it,” Hinkebein says. “But it works for us.” This year, Hinkebein put 2 lb. of sugar on the crop four times: during a fall herbicide application, with a starter fertilizer at planting, as part of a foliar feeding when the crop was 14” to 16” tall and during a pretassel aerial spraying of fungicide/insecticide. He explains that when a corn plant is stressed, the sugar keeps nutrients going to the ear without stressing stalks in the process. He adds that the sugar also protects the crop from insects. “They can’t digest it,” he says. He says the cost this year was about 8¢/lb. “It works out to about $8/acre over the course of the season,” he says. “Given the results we get from it, I’d say it’s worth every penny.”

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SupervisorsCGC FarmsChaffee, MO

283.0294 bu./acreSeed Consultants SCS 11HQ31Population: 34,800Harvester: Case IH 7120

The Hinkebeins —Charles; his wife, Glenda; their daughter, Jennifer; and son-in-law Carl Landewee—are becoming regular fixtures in this class. Last year, Charles registered a third-place finish. This year, the family took second- and third-place honors.

Just ahead of the April 7 planting date, 100 units of N were broad-cast on the contest ground. At the same time, the Hinkebeins applied Atrazine at 2.5 lb./acre and Resolve at ¾ oz./acre. At planting, they applied 6 gal. of 10-20-10 starter fertilizer, along with 2 lb. of sugar and 2 lb. of GroMax. When the corn was 14” to 16” tall, they did a ground-rig application that included 16 oz. of FoliarBlend and another 2 lb. of GroMax and 2 lb. of sugar. Two weeks prior to tasselling, they flew on more FoliarBlend along with 3.5 oz. of Hero and 4 oz. of Headline AMP.

Regular field scouting is an important part of the Hinkebeins’ man-agement regimen. Charles spends three to four hours a day, three days a week, walking the fields looking for potential problems.

Eugene SteigerBloomington, WI

297.6489 bu./acreDeKalb DKC62-97Population: 40,500Harvester: JD 9660 STS

Following up last year’s win in this class with another first-place finish wasn’t easy for Eugene Steiger. “Weather made things tough

throughout,” he says. “We got going with planting in mid-April. But after just a couple of days, it started raining, and we couldn’t get back at it until the first of May.” In June, a windstorm took down the corn in many of Steiger’s fields. “We were lucky with the contest field; it was planted over a hill and the wind didn’t bother it that much.”

In mid-summer, the weather turned extremely dry. “We got a little rain in late July, but then it didn’t rain again until Aug. 23. It was plenty hot as well, and we were starting to get a little concerned. I think the thing that saved us is that we have fairly deep soils that hold the moisture.”

For a variety, Steiger selected DeKalb DKC62-97. “It had everything we were looking for in one package.” Steiger stuck with many of the prac-tices he used a year ago on this year’s contest entry. One major change was making two fly-on applications of Headline―one when the corn was at the V7 stage, the other about a month later, just before tasselling. “For the past several years, we’ve just done the one application at tasselling,”

says Steiger, noting that he coupled Ascend with Headline in the later summer application. “We wanted to see if we couldn’t get just a little more of a yield bump with a second treatment.”

Last year, Steiger figured Headline produced a yield advantage of 25 bu./acre in side-by-side comparisons with some of his nontreated fields. This year, he calculated the advantage at closer to 11 to 12 bu. “With the dry weather, we didn’t have quite as much disease pressure this year,” he says. “But it was still worth it. We figure the cost of the Headline, Ascend and trace minerals at about $40/acre. So to break even at $6 corn, you need to get about 6 to 7 bu./acre more.”

Already looking ahead to next year’s contest, Steiger is considering changes. “We want to take a closer look at several new varieties,” he says. “We also want to do a little more tissue analysis throughout the year. This year, we did it right before we flew on the Headline. It told us what the corn needed for trace elements, so we could adjust accordingly. Doing it at several other times during the season could be worthwhile.”

Eugene Steiger

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Donny Carpenter Farms Ltd.Dimmitt, TX

312.9834 bu./acrePioneer 32N74AM1Population: 38,000Harvester: JD 9870 STS

Even with a high-yield contest entry and a return to the national win-ner’s circle, Donny Carpenter was happy to see the 2011 crop year come to an end. “It was a long, hot and dry year,” says Carpenter, who has placed nationally in this contest several times over the past decade. “I was nervous about the crop all the way through.”

Carpenter prewatered his contest field with 6” of water in mid-March, about a month ahead of planting. “When the crop came up, we ran the pivots nearly continuously for the entire season.” Carpenter believes three foliar feedings-ground-rig applications at the V3 and V8 stages and as a carrier for an aerial application of Stratego at the end of pollination-played a big part in this year’s yield. “We’ve done a good job over the years of building up our soils by applying feedlot manure in the fall and using a starter fertilizer at planting,” he says. “The foliar feeding gives us one more way of getting nutrients to the plants at times when they’re likely to produce the biggest benefit.”

Randy DowdyValdosta, GA


Randy Dowdy, took second-place honors in the No-Till/Strip-Till Irrigated class as well as this class. “We had 4” of rain in a two-day period right after we planted,” Dowdy relates. “The crop didn’t emerge for almost 10 days. We also had problems with adjustments on our new planter. We had a lot of skips, doubles and triples. Between those two things, a lot of yield was left on the table.”

Tissue sampling every 10 days played a big part in helping Dowdy make up lost ground. Using the sampling information, Dowdy dribbled out nutrients to the crop through his pivots at timely intervals. Total N use on his entry was 335 units. “You start out knowing what the plant is able to take up,” he says. “The sampling tells you what it has taken up and what’s still needed. It costs us $5/acre tops. It’s a no-brainer.”

A chemigation application of Headline at the V4 and V7 stages, followed by aerial applications of Headline AMP at tasselling and brown silk, was also a major component of Dowdy’s strategy.

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Double ‘SA’ Farms Inc.Hart, TX

370.3836 bu./acrePioneer 32N74AM1Population: 48,000Harvester: JD 9770 STS

The winning streak continues for Steven Albracht. He captured first place in this class last year. Before that, he racked up first-place

finishes in the Ridge-Till Irrigated Class for four straight years. His string of consecutively placing at least third in one class or another in the national contest stretches back to 2003.

Achieving a repeat this year took plenty of gumption. “It was a challenge from the start,” Albracht says. “It was as hot and dry of a growing season as I can remember. We turned on our pivots when the corn was at V4 and never shut them down.”

Albracht views the contest as an opportunity to try new things. “Farming is about being on a continuous learning curve. If you’re not learning something every day, you’re going backwards.”

Planting his contest field in twin rows, using his traditional 16-row Case IH 1230 planter, was one of the new things Albracht tried this year. “With twin-row corn, you get an early canopy that helps retain the moisture,” he says. “It really saved us this year. The thing to keep in mind is that it does require more intense manage-

ment. It’s not for everybody.” Another new twist for Albracht this year was making three applica-tions of Stratego‚—one at V5, one at V10 and the final one at brown silk. In the past, he did just one Stratego application, right before tasselling. “It alleviates a lot of the stress on plants from the middle stage of growth all the way through the end of the growing season,” he says.

As he did last year, Albracht treated seeds with Bio-Forge. “It gives you a bigger root system, and that takes a lot of stress off the plants, especially in a year like this,” he says. “You also see a difference in the leaves. We did some comparisons with corn where we didn’t use it, and the Bio-Forge corn had leaves that were 1¼” wider. That’s bet-ter for photosynthesis, which translates into more yield.”

Albracht was impressed with the performance of his Pioneer 32N74AM1 hybrid. “It can take a lot of stress. It gives you a big, girthy stalk that even a strong windstorm won’t take down easy. That’s extremely important here in west Texas, where we get so much wind.”

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Ute Mountain Farm & Ranch EnterpriseTowaoc, CO

315.1727 bu./acreFontanelle 7V697Population: 34,000Harvester: JD 9870STS

Even a slow start to the growing season couldn’t prevent Ute Mountain Farm & Ranch Enterprise from a racking up its second straight third-place award in this category. “We had a very cool spring and, for a good part of the season, we were probably 10 days to two weeks behind normal,” says Ute Mountain general manager Paul Evans. “When the heat finally hit, the corn really took off.”

The contest field had been planted to alfalfa for the previous five years. Last spring, a strip tiller was used to put 55 units of nitrogen and 24 units of phosphorus on the field. At planting, a starter fertilizer (51-45-6-9) was laid in a 3”×2” band. A total of 40” of water was applied through the sprinklers along with additional N. Total N was 320 lb. “Our employees deserve a lot of the credit for our success,” Evans says. “They’re a hardworking group of people who make sure that everything gets done when it’s supposed to get done and that it gets done right.”

Randy DowdyValdosta, GA


In just his second year of entering the contest, Randy Dowdy is already making quite a name for himself. Not only did he capture second-place honors in this class, he also picked up a second-place award in the Irrigated class. Extremely challenging weather conditions throughout the growing season made Dowdy’s double-up on awards this year particularly impressive. Rainfall for the season amounted to just 9”. Of that, 4” fell in two days’ time right after planting and 3.5” in the last 10 days before he started harvesting. “That left us with 1.5” for the entire remainder of the season. Overall, we put 20” of water on the crop through our pivots. Last year, we used about 9” for the year,” he says.

It was hot as well as dry. “The corn pollinated with the daytime high temperatures ranging between 96° and 104°. We were very concerned about that. It took some innovative strategies with efficient water management to pull the crop through. We also attribute much of our success to answered prayers.”

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David HulaCharles City, VA

429.0216 bu./acrePioneer P2088HRPopulation: 43,900Harvester: JD 9770 STS

Goal setting is an ongoing process for David Hula. As soon as he established his previous personal-best contest yield of 386 bu./acre

in 2007, he was already looking ahead. “We made it a goal to duplicate that yield and get to the 400-bu. mark,” says Hula, who captured first place in this class last year. Hula describes early-season weather for this year’s contest as nearly ideal.

When the weather started turning dry in June, though, Hula started getting nervous. “It was similar to 2010, when we got off to a great start and had a tremendous crop going at the end of June and into early July. But then it quit raining, and the temperatures started going up. Over the whole farm, our average 2010 corn yield was 49 bu./acre.”

As this season progressed, differences in the two growing years became evident. “In 2010, we had day after day where the temperatures hit or exceeded 100°. This year, it got into the 90s a few days in a row several times, but that was it. Our nighttime temperatures cooled down well. That took some stress off the crop. It seemed God was giving us that perfect season.”

As he does with all of his corn, Hula took a systematic approach to his contest field. “We start with the idea that once you open the bag of seed, the yield potential starts to drop because of the different stresses the corn will be introduced to. Our plan is to try to minimize stress from the time we open the bag to harvest.”

Along with laying down a band of starter fertilizer and applying a pop-up fertilizer through the planter, Hula treated seed with a variety of products, including Pentilex, Bio-Forge ST, Poncho 1250 and Dynasty. “We want to maintain the integrity of the seed from the time it goes into the ground until germination so that it can fight off disease and capture nutrients,” Hula says. “In short, we want the seed to have a chance to live up to its genetic potential.”

An intensive fertility program was another component of Hula’s system. In the past, he’s sidedressed at V5 and V10. This year, he added another sidedressing just prior to tasselling. “That’s a time when the plant is using a lot of nitrogen to put toward kernel production,” he says.

David Hula

Brian NoyesDistrict Manager, Soil and

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popular program among members of the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA). This year, there were more than 8,400 entries in the contest, up from 7,125 entries in 2010. Since 2007, participation in the contest has grown by an annual clip of 44%.

Reports of the continued and growing success of the NCGA contest would likely delight Rudolph S. Brown if he were alive today. Brown was the University of Maryland Extension county agent in Talbot

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County, Md., back in the early 1950s. In 1952, he got the idea of starting a county corn growing club as a way of getting growers to share information with their colleagues about the new technologies and practices they were using to produce higher yields.

Brown decided that a good way to build enthusiasm for the club would be to launch an annual corn growing contest. Growers would pick a field they thought might produce their best corn for the year. In the fall, a portion of the field would be harvested and measured for yield. Each

entry would be accompanied by production data, including planting dates, variety, planting population, fertility and spray schedule.

At the end of the year, all corn growers in the county, whether they had participated in the contest or not, would be invited to a dinner where winners would be recognized and information about what had, and hadn’t, worked for them would be shared with all attendees.

“It was called the 100-bushel club at first,” relates Cecil Gannon of Easton, Md. Now 80 years old, he was one of 18 county

Data provided by Talbot County Corn Club

Compete To Learngrowers to enter Brown’s contest in its inaugural year. “You didn’t have to have a yield of 100 bushels to take part, but that was supposed to be your goal. People wanted to get their name on the list for having the best yield. It was considered quite an accomplishment back then.”

The concept caught on quickly with other Talbot County growers. In the club’s second year, the contest recorded 38 entries. That number peaked in 1988 with 65 entries.

The idea began taking root in other parts of the state. According to one report, at least nine Maryland counties had established corn growing clubs or contests within a decade. Clubs also began springing up in other states. And in 1965, NCGA conducted its first-ever National Corn Yield Contest.

Today, the Talbot County Corn Club holds the distinction of being the oldest

continuously operating corn growers club of its kind in the nation. “For the club’s 50th anniversary, we sent an email to every Extension office in the country asking if anyone knew of a club that had started before this one,” says Shannon Dill, Rudolph Brown’s modern-day Extension counterpart in Talbot County. “No one came forward. Another challenge was made this fall using social media and blogs, and the results were the same. We’re very proud of this.”

Dill notes that some aspects of the club have changed over the years. For example, yield checks for the contest entries are now conducted by machine rather than by hand and an irrigation category that was in place for several years has been discontinued.

But many of the core concepts introduced by Brown in the club’s early days are still in place. A dedicated group

of volunteer unit leaders still collects the

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Roscoe Brown, Ag agent for University of Maryland Extension and Easton, MD farmer Rudolf Plugge taking hand samples for the Talbot County Corn Club circa 1965. Hand samples were taken when the club began to measure yield. In 1975 the club made the change to mechanical harvesting.

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contest yield samples and tabulates results. Many area agribusiness firms, including two companies whose sponsorship dates back more than 50 years, continue to provide financial support. The annual banquet, now held in January, continues to recognize contest winners with a trophy carrying an ear of corn on top and also to offer an opportunity to discuss and learn more about the latest in corn growing practices and technologies.

Included in the club’s current active membership are Cecil Gannon’s sons,

Greg, Glen and Gary, and his grandsons, Bret and Kyle. They farm a total of 4,500 acres on two farms, Cecil H. Gannon and Sons, Inc., and Meadow Farm Joint Venture LLP, growing around 1,800 acres of corn and also soybean, wheat and barley crops.

“There’s a kind of friendly competition element to it,” says Greg Gannon, when asked why he continues to participate in the contest. “You want to see how you’re doing compared to everybody else in the area and to measure your own progress.”

Just as important, believes Gannon, is the educational component of the contest.

“Every year at the banquet, you look at the records of the people who have done well and see what varieties they used, what their planting population was,

what they did for fertilizer and what other practices they used. You’re always trying to find some information that you can use on your own farm to get better yields.

“The thing people need to remember is that the yields reported in the contest aren’t necessarily truly representative of what’s happening on the entire farm or even in a particular field. Instead, they show what can potentially be

accomplished using specific practices under certain conditions.”

John Swaine III, who farms 1,700 acres near Royal Oak, Md., agrees with Gannon’s assessment. “It’s one more opportunity to learn by seeing what other people are doing,” says Swaine, who grows soybeans, grain sorghum, wheat and barley along with 500 acres of corn. “You always seem to pick up a few things you can use to fine-tune your own operation.”

For Swaine, a “strong sense of tradition” is another reason for taking part in the contest year after year. His grandfather John was a participant in the contest during the early years. His dad, John Jr., kept the tradition going in the 1970s and ―80s and captured first-place honors in the contest in 1984.

“Being involved in the contest was important to them, so I feel an obligation to stay with it,” says Swaine, who notched first-place finishes in 1997, 2001, 2002 and 2005. “We’ve been through some drought years where we knew early on in the season that the yields weren’t likely to be very good. And in some of those years, I’d find myself thinking, ‘Heck, why even bother with having an entry this year?’ But then almost right away, I’d say, ‘Well, granddad was in it all these years, and dad was in it for 20 years. I need to keep on going.’”

Swaine believes there’s value in reviewing the contest records the club has kept over the years. “It’s interesting to go back and compare the way we farm today to the way they were farming 60 years ago. One of the conclusions you come to is that we’re doing a much better job of producing our crops while taking better care of our land and water resources at the same time.”

Current club president Elaine Altvater, who farms in partnership with her son, David, near Trappe, Md., also finds value in reviewing the contest records. Altvater and her husband, John (now deceased), started farming in 1962 and joined the club in the early 1970s.

“One of the things you notice is how much corn genetics have changed,” says Altvater. She and David established the club yield record of 249.45 bu./acre in 2009. They also captured the top yield award in 2003 and 2007. “The varieties we’re working with today are so much better than what we had to work with 25 years ago.”

Weather records kept by the club throughout the years also reveal a great

Corn Harvest at the Altvater farm, longtime corn club participants from Trappe, MD in 1964. Much has changed since then in corn production and harvesting. Participants in the Talbot County Corn club planted an average corn population for contest entries of 15,277 in 1964. Now the average population for those entries has risen by more than 10,000 seeds to just over 26,000 seeds per acre.

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deal about what goes into producing a high-yielding corn crop, Altvater says. “You can do a lot of different things just right. But if you don’t get rain at the right time, you’re not going to get a good corn crop.”

County agent Dill says a variety of numbers “just jump out at you” when reviewing the contest records workbook. She notes that the average contest yield in 1952 was just over 84 bu./acre. In 2006, the average yield of contest participants had notched up to more than 198 bu./acre. Likewise, the average planting population for entries in the 1952 contest was 12,475 seeds/acre, which compares to just over 26,000 seeds/acre in 2010.

“Looking at the records, you can see how farmers have adapted to research, technology and change,” Dill says. “When the contest was first started, most participants were broadcasting their nitrogen in one application. Now, participants are using split applications. You can see the same kind of changes in variety selection, tillage practices, equipment used and so on. Taken together, all of these things say a lot about the willingness of farmers to change and adapt in order to meet the different challenges that come along in their business.”

On another level, she says, the records give farmers a tool for educating the public about agriculture’s commitment to production efficiency and protecting the environment. “Because we’re in the

Chesapeake Bay watershed, farmers here are under a tremendous amount of scrutiny from policymakers and the public over water quality. When issues come to the forefront, farmers can use the historical numbers and statistics from the contest to show that they’ve been working hard over a long period of time to be both environmental stewards and productive businesses.”

The reasons for participating cited by the Talbot County growers would likely sound familiar to growers taking part in NCGA’s annual National Corn Yield Contest, says Max Starbuck, lead

staff person for the association’s Production, Stewardship and Livestock Action Team. “When we talk to our members about the contest, we hear that they have all kinds of reasons for participating,” he says, noting that the NCGA contest dates back to 1965. “For a lot of them, it’s the competition. They like seeing how they’re doing compared to their neighbors and to other corn growers around the country. Others say they like having the opportunity to try something new on a small, limited acreage rather than on all of their ground.

“Still others talk about how much they learn from the booklet we publish featuring the winners each year. They want to know what the nutrient program was, what hybrids were planted and

at what population, what planter was used and what is the advantage of using this piece of equipment, product or practice compared to using something else. It’s all about trying to get better at something they already do very well—grow corn.”

Average Planting Population Per Acre for Talbot County County Corn Club Contest

1952 12,475 1982 21,491

1953 12,120 1983 21,888

1954 13,143 1984 21,474

1955 12,333 1985 22,267

1956 12,541 1986 21,526

1957 11,587 1987 22,178

1958 12,548 1988 21,333

1959 13,147 1989 22,524

1960 12,888 1990 22,703

1961 14,211 1991 22,294

1962 14,632 1992 22,784

1963 14,764 1993 22,726

1964 15,277 1994 23,368

1965 18,258 1995 23,881

1966 19,850 1996 24,116

1967 19,218 1997 23,572

1968 19,700 1998 25,587

1969 19,698 1999 23,483

1970 19,858 2000 24,973

1971 19,366 2001 23,955

1972 19,875 2002 27,171

1973 20,236 2003 26,982

1974 20,571 2004 27,791

1975 20,182 2005 26,058

1976 20,580 2006 25,998

1977 20,840 2007 25,509

1978 20,615 2008 25,701

1979 20,726 2009 25,771

1980 21,206 2010 26,013

1981 21,951

Data provided by Talbot County Corn Club

“Looking at the records,

you can see how

farmers have adapted

to research, technology

and change...Taken all

together, all of these

things say a lot about

the willingness of

farmers to change and

adapt in order to meet

the different challenges

that come along in their

business.”

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University of Maryland

Extension, Talbot

County, MD

NCGA

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This is a critical point to understand because it means that the trend of corporate and retail sustainability policies is not a fad that will just go away. Understanding the drivers behind the increasing number of sustainability initiatives being employed by downstream customers might give farmers who otherwise would resist having their farm association work on “sustainability issues” a better reason to support that engagement.

It was at the Business Sustainability Round Table conference in 2011 that I first saw how intertwined risk management and sustainability truly are. I heard numerous corporations say they were concerned about the long-term security of their supply chains—and that sustainability policies were being driven for them by the factors of resource scarcity or contamination combined with an expected 3 billion additional people by 2050.

Let’s take a look at a few examples to illustrate the point.Coca-Cola recently released its 2010/2011 Sustainability Report online

in which the company stated, “The future of our business depends on a reliable supply of the ingredients we use in our products.…We are contributing to the global shift toward more viable agriculture through innovative partnerships and a supply chain that increasingly stresses the need for sustainability.” 1

Looking at what Coke’s sustainability policy seeks to do, the first item it lists is “mitigate risk.”1

Another example from Kraft Foods shows that an important part of how companies will limit their risk in the future will come from different decisions about sourcing. Just look at a few key highlights of Kraft’s recently released environmental footprinting survey:

1. “The bulk of Kraft Foods’ environmental footprint originates on the farms [not Kraft’s manufacturing] that grow ingredients for the company’s products.”

2. “From a 2010 base, by the end of 2015, Kraft Foods plans to increase sustainable sourcing of agricultural commodities by 25%.”

3. Kraft lists as “interesting” its survey’s findings that more than 90% of its carbon footprint and about 70% of its water footprint come from growing the commodities it uses to make its products.2

Ask yourself how Kraft will be defining “sustainable sourcing.” How is

it determining pollution burden (i.e., which parts of its supply chain are causing which amounts of pollution)? Who are the new, more “sustainable” producers it will be sourcing from?

Now tell me what the corn industry’s response will be to these questions and what will be the data source to back it up.

To get a quick picture of the scale and pace that this issue is developing, do an Internet search for any or all of the following companies + sustainability policy: Wal-Mart, Safeway, Kroger, Giant, Unilever, Cargill…I could go on.

The issue of producer engagement is all the more important because this is a market force, not a legislative one. You can’t call up your senator and tell him to get Wal-Mart, Safeway and Giant, among others, to stop measuring sustainability.

Farm associations such as the National Corn Growers Association have been involved in some important group efforts addressing sustainability. One example is Field To Market, an initiative that brings together a wide range of interests, from grower groups to environmental groups to food processing companies. The effort has resulted in a Fieldprint Calculator tool that allows growers to enter data specific to their farm and see how they compare on a number of environmental issues to others in their state and nationally. Corn and other grower groups have also been participating in a broad stakeholder process coordinated by the University of Wisconsin–Madison called the National Initiative for Sustainable Agriculture (NISA). The mission of this group, in its words, is “to develop a roadmap of farm management systems that will help producers to achieve verifiable sustainability outcomes, improve the environmental services and productivity of their farms, help their rural communities thrive, and satisfy performance expectations of the value chain.”

While engagement in these efforts is commendable, overall, my assessment is that farm groups are not engaging deeply or quickly enough on this topic given the pace at which retailers and processors are going. This is most likely due to concern by some of their members about getting too involved in the sustainability topic.

Still, growers need to consider the potential cost of their caution. After all, many companies are or have already established their own sustainability measurement and policy goals, with an effort now under way through The Sustainability Consortium to create sectorwide assessments of sustainability hot spots and performance improvement areas. To do this, these companies will be assigning values and prescriptions to the way you grow your product. Doesn’t it make sense to at least have something like a scientifically backed life-cycle assessment of your commodity for them to use in their calculations?

I’ve always believed it’s better to be at the table than on the menu. Well, friends, the sustainability “dinner” is being planned. Now is definitely the time to help create the menu!

Sara Hessenflow Harper is a partner at The Clark Group. Working in both the Richmond, VA and Washington, D.C. offices, Sara’s work focuses on agricultural and corporate sustainability issues, environmental services markets and environmental strategic coalition building.

By Sara Hessenflow Harper

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1Found online 1/3/12 via: www.thecoca-colacompany.com/sustainabilityreport/in-our-company/healthy-communities/sustainable-agriculture.html

2Found online 1/3/12 via: www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/kraft-foods-maps-its-total-environmental-footprint-135585188.html. Italics added.

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A NON-IRRIGATED CONT.Bruce Kies 249.5455 DEKALB YGVT3, Poncho 250 31500 NONE Balance Flexx NONE 250/220/120 JD 1760 Blair, NE DKC63-84 Roundup JD 9650 STS

Willie Markmann 234.5163 Pioneer RR2, Cruiser 31000 Lorsban Callisto NONE 180/60/20 JD 7000 Omaha, NE 33D47 Glyphosate JD 9500

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Bilyk Farms LLC (Nancy) 148.2069 NK AS3000GT, Cruiser Extreme 32000 NONE Lumax NONE 38/0/100 Kinze 3600 Belvidere, NJ N68B-3000GT Case IH 2166

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H David Everman 274.3618 DEKALB YGVT3, NULL 33000 NONE Roundup NONE 160/90/30 JD 1770NT Dansville, NY DKC61-69 Resolve Q JD 9770

Gary Swede Farms Inc 267.4286 DEKALB GENSTX, Acceleron 33000 NONE Roundup PowerMax NONE 160/54/100 JD 1770NT Pavilion, NY DKC57-67 +Poncho 250 Yukon JD 9670

OKLAHOMA William Cadle 208.6007 Pioneer HX1/RR2, Poncho 1250 31500 NONE AAtrex 4L NONE 150/23/30 JD 1770NT CCS ProXP Independence, KS 33K44 Ignite Case IH 2588

Gayla Ledbetter 92.1353 Pioneer HX1/RR2, Poncho 250 25500 NONE Cinch ATZ NONE 130/50/50 JD 1760 Okmulgee, OK P1615HR Glyphosate JD 9770

Bill Fansler 66.6162 Pioneer HX1/RR2, Cruiser 250 31000 NONE Roundup NONE 120/0/0 Case IH 1200 Welch, OK P1018HR Atrazine Case IH 2388

PENNSYLVANIA Kyle L Henninger 219.4793 DEKALB GENVT3P, Poncho 250 31000 NONE Degree Xtra NONE 150/60/150 JD 1770NT Breinigsville, PA DKC58-83 Balance Flexx JD 9560

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SOUTH CAROLINA William L Thomas 232.3080 Pioneer HX1/RR2, Cruiser 250 28000 NONE Roundup PowerMax NONE 200/30/60 JD 1700 MaxEmerge Plus Cades, SC 31G71 Atrazine JD 9750 STS

Justice, James C 224.5975 Pioneer HX1/RR2, Poncho 250 38000 NONE NONE NONE 200/150/100 JD 1770 Front-Fold Flex Beckley, WV 33M57 JD 9870

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SOUTH DAKOTA Fickbohm, Nick 266.5249 Pioneer HX1/RR2, NULL 38000 NONE Harness NONE 200/70/50 JD 1770NT Akron, IA 34F07 Roundup JD 9670 Callisto

Dougherty Cattle Co 236.7627 Pioneer HXX/RR2, Poncho 250 24000 NONE Roundup NONE 120/0/0 White Colome, SD 34F97 Dual JD 9660 Atrazine

Dennis Steineke 232.8199 DEKALB GENSTX, Poncho 250 31000 NONE Atrazine NONE 150/80/50 Kinze 2210 Hartford, SD DKC53-78 Roundup Gleaner R65 SureStart

TENNESSEE Ethan Tanner 255.0126 Pioneer HX1/RR2, Cruiser 33000 Lorsban Degree Xtra Quilt Xcel 200/200/150 JD 1770 Union City, TN P1745HR Extreme 250 Tombstone Case IH 7120

Kenneth N Barnes 253.8506 DEKALB GENVT3P, NULL 32000 Capture Roundup NONE 200/200/100 JD 7200 Union City, TN DKC64-69 Degree Case IH 8120

Sharon K Barnes 250.7342 DEKALB GENVT3P, NULL 32000 Capture Roundup NONE 200/200/100 JD 7200 Union City, TN DKC64-69 Degree Case IH 8120




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TEXAS Norman Ventures 77.5838 Pioneer HX1/RR2, Cruiser 250 24500 NONE Roundup NONE 500/132/0 Kinze 3700 Randolph, TX 33F87 Roundup JD 9750 Roundup

DJ Farms 77.4537 Pioneer HX1/RR2, Cruiser 250 24500 NONE Roundup NONE 500/132/0 Kinze 3700 Trenton, TX 33F87 Roundup JD 9750 Roundup

S & S Farms 67.4208 Pioneer HX1/RR2, Poncho 1250 24000 NONE Roundup NONE 140/50/0 JD 1770 Mertens, TX P2088HR JD 9600

UTAH Bart P Pali 195.5036 DEKALB RR2, Poncho 250 24000 NONE Roundup PowerMax NONE 250/40/0 Case IH 1200 Brigham City, UT DKC52-62 Case IH 2388

VIRGINIA Justice Family Farms 288.4817 Pioneer HX1/RR2, Poncho 250 27000 NONE NONE NONE 200/150/100 JD 1770 Front-Fold Flex Beckley, WV P2023HR JD 9870

Ted Haberland 247.7106 Pioneer HX1/RR2, Poncho 250 34500 Capture Lumax Headline 200/100/150 JD 1770 Somerset, VA P2088HR Tombstone Roundup WeatherMax JD 9650 STS Atrazine 5L Clarity

John F Davis 246.5984 Pioneer HX1/RR2, Poncho 1250 31000 Brigade Bicep II Magnum NONE 170/40/95 JD 1790 Port Royal, VA P1615HR Silencer Basis JD 7770 Halex Atrazine Gramoxone

VERMONT Vern-Mont Farm LLC 249.5108 Pioneer HXX/RR2, Poncho 250 35000 NONE NONE NONE 100/0/50 JD 7200 Vernon, VT P0448XR Case IH 1420

Theodore Grembowicz 199.3837 Pioneer HXX/RR2, Poncho 250 31000 NONE Cinch ATZ NONE 140/53/90 JD 1750 North Clarendon, VT P8917XR Prowl H2O Case IH 1660 Atrazine 4L

Ted Grembowicz 155.1488 Pioneer RR2, Poncho 250 31200 NONE Cinch ATZ NONE 150/51/90 JD 1750 North Clarendon, VT 39D80 Prowl H2O Case IH 1660 Atrazine 4L

WEST VIRGINIA Miltenberger Farms 279.6187 Pioneer HX1/RR2, Amplify D+ 32000 Warrior Resolve Q Headline AMP 125/40/40 Kinze 3600 Keyser, WV P1615HR Poncho 1250 2,4-D JD 9670 Glyphosate Banvel Harmony

Louis (Chris) Miltenberger 249.8400 Pioneer AM1, Amplify D+ 31000 Warrior Resolve Q Headline AMP 125/40/40 Kinze 3600 Keyser, WV P1745AM1 Poncho 1250 2,4-D JD 9670 Glyphosate Banvel Harmony

Miltenberger Farms 2 185.0103 Pioneer AM1, Amplify D+ 31800 Warrior Resolve Q Headline AMP 125/40/40 Kinze 3600 Keyser, WV P1745AM1 Poncho 1250 2,4-D Case IH 2166 Glyphosate Banvel Harmony

WYOMING Hardrock Farms No 2 60.9133 Pioneer HX1/RR2, Cruiser 16250 NONE Roundup NONE 200/100/100 JD 1720 Wheatland, WY P9252HR Extreme 250 JD 9500

AA NON-IRRIGATED.IOWA Terry Neville 279.8606 DEKALB YGVT3, Poncho 250 33500 Silencer Balance Flexx Headline 200/90/120 Kinze 3650 Kiron, IA DKC62-54 Roundup WeatherMax JD 9770 STS

Brad Koenig 268.1717 Pioneer HXX/RR2, Poncho 250 34000 NONE Roundup NONE 200/60/60 Great Plains YP-1625 Sloan, IA P1162XR JD 9770 STS

Tony G Gross 266.1206 Pioneer HX1/RR2, Cruiser 250 33000 NONE Field Master NONE 220/60/40 Kinze 3600 Manilla, IA P1420HR Roundup Case IH 2377

ILLINOIS Luke Heaton 277.9531 Pioneer RR2, NULL 34000 NONE Parallel Headline 0/0/0 JD 1770NT Ohio, IL 33W80 Roundup JD 9570

Rick Diericks 265.5054 DEKALB GENVT3P, Poncho 250 33000 Hero Harness Xtra Headline 180/52/60 Kinze 2600 Geneseo, IL DKC62-97 Roundup WeatherMax Headline JD 9500 Atrazine




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AA NON-IRRIGATED CONT.Durbin Farms Inc 259.5000 DEKALB YGVT3, Poncho 250 32000 Baythroid Corvus NONE 200/200/200 JD 1720 Shelbyville, IL DKC61-69 AAtrex JD 9670

INDIANA Kevin Kalb 322.1727 DEKALB GENVT3P, Acceleron 36000 NONE Harness Xtra Stratego 200/0/0 JD 1770 Dubois, IN DKC64-69 Status Headline AMP Case IH 8010 Roundup

Mark Niedringhaus 284.2432 AgriGold CONV, NULL 38000 NONE Atrazine NONE 150/50/50 Monosem NG Plus 3 Vincennes, IN A6533 Balance Pro JD 9660

Kyle A Linneweber 276.5971 Pioneer HX1/RR2, NULL 38000 NONE Atrazine NONE 150/50/50 Monosem NG Plus 3 Vincennes, IN 32D79 Balance Pro JD 9660

MINNESOTA Gary & Jim Sobeck 245.5775 DEKALB YGVT3, Poncho 250 36000 NONE SureStart NONE 180/30/100 Kinze 3600 Winona, MN DKC61-69 Durango Case IH 5088 AAtrex

Scott McNallan 241.4261 DEKALB GENVT3P, Acceleron+ 34000 NONE Roundup WeatherMax NONE 140/52/120 JD 1790 CCS Kellogg, MN DKC58-83 Poncho 250 Status JD 9510

David Bergey 240.7074 DEKALB GENSTX, Poncho 250 34000 NONE Halex GT NONE 140/9/123 Case IH 1200 Harmony, MN DKC53-78 Dual Case IH 2344

MISSOURI C & G Farms 281.4291 DEKALB GENVT3P, Amplify D+ 34500 Warrior AAtrex Headline AMP 250/65/60 JD 1720 MaxEmerge XP Chaffee, MO DKC64-69 Poncho 250 Resolve Case IH 7120

Adrian Cox 270.3603 DEKALB GENVT3P, Acceleron 35000 Mustang MAX Degree Xtra Headline 200/80/120 Kinze 3600 Trenton, MO DKC64-69 Case IH 2388

Charles & Glenda Hinkebein 258.6603 Pioneer HX1/RR2, Amplify D+ 34000 Warrior AAtrex Headline AMP 250/65/60 JD 1720 MaxEmerge XP Farms, Chaffee, MO P1404HR Poncho 250 Resolve Case IH 7120

OHIO Herring Farms (Jim) 305.7750 DEKALB YGVT3, Cruiser 34000 NONE Guardsman Max NONE 225/110/160 JD 1790 Harpster, OH DKC63-84 Roundup PowerMax JD 9660 Alliance

Herring Farms (Phil) 291.7814 Shur Grow GENVT3P, Cruiser 34000 NONE Guardsman Max NONE 225/110/160 JD 1790 Harpster, OH SG-720 Roundup PowerMax JD 9660 Alliance

Jeff Bassler 288.7927 DEKALB YGVT3, Poncho 32000 NONE Harness Xtra NONE 200/90/120 Kinze 3600 Upper Sandusky, OH DKC59-64 Roundup PowerMax JD 9560 Alliance

WISCONSIN Jeff Mezera 289.1566 DEKALB GENVT3P, Cruiser Extreme 47500 NONE Lumax Headline 250/100/100 JD 1780 Bagley, WI DKC62-97 JD 9750

Mezera Farms 1 280.0979 Pioneer HX1/RR2, Cruiser Extreme 47500 NONE Lumax Headline 250/100/100 JD 1780 Bagley, WI 34F07 JD 9750

Mezera Farms 270.1438 Pioneer HXX/RR2, Cruiser Extreme 47500 NONE Lumax Headline 250/100/100 JD 1780 Bagley, WI P1184XR JD 9750

A NO-TIll/sTRIp TIll NON-IRRIGATED.ALABAMA Jessie H Hobbs III 198.7573 DEKALB YGVT3, Poncho 250 28000 Karate Roundup PowerMax Headline 0/0/0 JD 1790 Elkmont, AL DKC63-42 Vision JD 9760 Roundup PowerMax Bicep

Dee River Ranch 122.4844 Pioneer HX1/RR2, Poncho 250 26000 NONE Roundup NONE 200/0/0 JD 1730 Aliceville, AL 33N58 Resolve JD 9870 STS

COLORADO Jerold G Hasart 142.3632 DEKALB RR2, Poncho 250 14000 NONE Glyphosate NONE 40/20/3 JD 7300 Stratton, CO DKC52-62 Atrazine Gleaner R72

Lester Hasart 134.9508 DEKALB RR2, 14000 NONE Glyphosate NONE 40/20/3 JD 7300 Stratton, CO DKC52-62 Atrazine Gleaner R72

Steve Millage 133.7699 DEKALB RR2, Poncho 250 15000 NONE Atrazine NONE 90/15/0 Case IH 1250 Holyoke, CO DKC52-62 Touchdown CT Case IH 2388 Roundup+Sequence

DELAWARE Kenneth E Lester 184.7933 DEKALB GENVT3P, Poncho 250 30000 Counter Harness Xtra Quadris 190/35/120 Case IH 1200 Saint Georges, DE DKC62-97 Warrior II Roundup Case IH 7010 Asana Prowl

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A NO-TIll/sTRIp TIll NON-IRRIGATED CONT.Mike McCabe 180.0270 Southern States GENVT3P, Acceleron 29100 Permethrin 2,4-D NONE 80/0/60 Kinze 3500 Millsboro, DE SS 684GENVT3P 2,4-D Case IH 5088 Bicep Roundup Atrazine

FLORIDA Roy J Classen 137.9141 Pioneer RR2, Poncho 250 26250 NONE Atrazine NONE 195/60/70 JD 7000 Walnut Hill, FL 31P40 Roundup JD 9600

Miriam & Roy Classen 98.6890 Pioneer HX1/RR2, Poncho 250 23500 NONE Atrazine NONE 195/60/70 JD 7000 Walnut Hill, FL 31P42 Roundup JD 9600

GEORGIA John Lowrey Farms 242.1651 Pioneer HX1/RR2, NULL 29850 NONE Roundup NONE 17/0/37 Kinze 2500 Rome, GA P1615HR Ignite Case IH 1480 Mustang MAX Atrazine

Jane Smith 236.0434 Pioneer HX1/RR2, Latitude 31000 NONE Atrazine NONE 126/42/84 JD 7000 Dawsonville, GA 33M57 Atrazine JD 6620 Gramoxone Gramoxone Roundup

Jerry Smith 231.9979 DEKALB RR2, Latitude 31000 NONE Atrazine NONE 126/42/84 JD 7000 Dawsonville, GA DKC69-72 Atrazine JD 6620 Roundup Roundup

KANSAS Jeff Koelzer 248.5013 DEKALB GENVT3P, Acceleron 32000 NONE Degree Xtra NONE 250/52/30 Case IH 1250 Front-Fold Onaga, KS DKC62-97 Roundup WeatherMax Case IH 7088 Roundup WeatherMax

Todd M Cyr 245.5284 Pioneer HX1/RR2, Poncho 1250 27000 NONE Generic Roundup Headline AMP 220/40/0 JD 1770 Concordia, KS 32B34 JD 9760 STS

Richard Sudbeck 228.6517 DEKALB YGVT3, Acceleron 32000 NONE Atrazine 4L Quilt Xcel 150/52/60 Kinze 3650 Seneca, KS DKC63-42 Halex GT JD 9670

KENTUCKY PPJ Thompson Farms 257.7846 Pioneer HX1/RR2, Cruiser 35500 Capture Gramoxone Quadris 185/69/90 JD 1760 Owensboro, KY P1745HR Extreme 250 Lexar JD 9560 STS Atrazine Touchdown Lexar

Jerry Griffith 247.3311 DEKALB GENVT2P, Acceleron 30000 Hero Roundup PowerMax Headline 200/200/200 Kinze 3600TR Mayfield, KY DKC63-87 Valor SX Claas Lexion 570R 2,4-D LV Ester Lexar Atrazine 90 WDG

Michael Buckman 245.4534 DEKALB YGVT3, NULL 31500 NONE NONE NONE 150/150/150 JD 1770NT CCS ProXP Lebanon, KY DKC63-14 Case IH 2166

LOUISIANA Joseph Kent Farm 243.6707 Pioneer YGCB/RR2, Cruiser 250 33000 NONE Roundup NONE 200/0/0 JD 1720 Batchelor, LA 31D62 Roundup Case IH 9120 Atrazine Resolve

Joseph Kent 236.0021 DEKALB GENVT3P, Poncho 250 33000 NONE Roundup PowerMax NONE 200/60/60 JD 1730 Batchelor, LA DKC64-69 Atrazine Case IH 9120

Sunnyside Growers 211.4743 DEKALB GENVT3P, Poncho 250 30200 Counter 15 G Roundup PowerMax NONE 220/80/60 JD 1720 Lettsworth, LA DKC64-69 Roundup PowerMax JD 9600

MASSACHUSETTS North Country Harvest 235.0219 Pioneer HX1/RR2, Poncho 1250 36500 NONE Cinch ATZ NONE 210/50/150 Kinze 2500 Westfield, MA P0216HR Roundup PowerMax Case IH 1460 Resolve Q

MARYLAND John Alexander Rigdon 285.4936 Pioneer HXX/RR2, Poncho 1250 36000 Herculex XTRA Atrazine Headline 200/100/140 JD 1770 Front Fold Jarrettsville, MD P1395XR Force Basis JD 9660 Gramoxone

Indian Spring Farm 213.2006 Mid-Atlantic Seeds GENVT3P, Acceleron 32000 NONE Lumax NONE 180/20/90 JD 1750 Darlington, MD MA8143VT3P Gramoxone JD 9550 Simazine




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A NO-TIll/sTRIp TIll NON-IRRIGATED CONT.Gary L King 191.9537 Pioneer HX1/RR2, Poncho 1250 30000 NONE Touchdown NONE 130/20/0 JD 1780 Princess Anne, MD P1184HR Atrazine JD 9770 STS Resolve Q Basis

MAINE Elizabeth Hilton 198.9405 DEKALB YGVT3, NULL 31900 Sniper Makaze NONE 180/80/120 Case IH 900 Norridgewock, ME DKC36-34 Resolve Q Claas Lexion 450 Atrazine

Brenda Voter York 188.9959 Pioneer CONV, NULL 33000 NONE Impact NONE 0/0/0 JD 7000 Farmington, ME 39B22 Case IH 1460

Sandy River Farms 176.2051 Pioneer CONV, NULL 34000 NONE Impact NONE 0/0/0 JD 7000 Farmington, ME 39B22 Case IH 1460

MICHIGAN Deborah Ferguson 265.7301 Pioneer HX1/RR2, Poncho 250 35000 NONE Glyphosate NONE 150/80/200 Kinze 3650 Allenton, MI P0216HR Bicep Case IH 8120

Wardin Brothers 249.9874 DEKALB YGVT3, Poncho 250 31000 NONE Durango NONE 140/15/125 Kinze 2300 Hemlock, MI DKC52-59 Atrazine 4L Gleaner R62

Jay Ferguson 235.6357 Pioneer AM1, Poncho 1250 35000 NONE Bicep NONE 150/80/200 JD 1790 Brown City, MI P9910AM1 Glyphosate Case IH 8120

MISSISSIPPI Mark Oswalt 243.3847 Pioneer RR2, Cruiser 27000 NONE NONE Quadris 200/80/120 JD 7100 Plantersville, MS 31P40 Extreme 250 Case IH 1680

MONTANA Erickson Ranch 52.4177 Pioneer RR2, Poncho 250 16500 NONE Roundup RT3 Stamina 115/35/0 JD 7000 Broadview, MT 39D95 Roundup RT3 JD 9650 STS

NORTH CAROLINA Keith Wood 272.6483 DEKALB GENVT3P, Poncho 1250 29500 Baythroid Trizmet II Headline 119/12/0 JD 7200 Conservation Andrews, NC DKC64-69 Parazome Gleaner R52 Weeder 64 Dicamba Max 4 Dicamba Max 4

Drew & Everette Medlin 247.8953 Pioneer HX1/RR2, Poncho 250 26000 NONE Linex NONE 114/0/0 Kinze 3500 Monroe, NC P1456HR Gramoxone JD 9570 Bicep II Magnum

Boerema Farms 241.6932 DEKALB GENVT3P, Poncho 1250 38000 NONE Roundup+Status Headline 250/40/20 JD 1780 Front Fold Pantego, NC DKC66-96 Valor SX Case IH 8120

NORTH DAKOTA Mike Pikarski 227.4408 Pioneer HX1/RR2, Amplify L 35000 Capture Roundup Headline 240/80/160 JD 1760 Mooreton, ND 38A57 Case IH 7010

Pikarski Farms 217.0155 Pioneer HX1/RR2, Amplify L 35000 Capture Roundup Headline 240/80/160 JD 1760 Mooreton, ND 38M58 Case IH 7010

Willow Bank Colony 208.0210 DEKALB YGVT3, Poncho 250 31500 NONE TripleFLEX NONE 150/60/15 JD 1770 Edgeley, ND DKC42-72 Roundup WeatherMax JD 9650

NEBRASKA Mike Scholting 293.5917 Pioneer HX1/RR2, Poncho 250 32500 NONE Cinch ATZ NONE 200/100/50 JD 1700 Louisville, NE 32T84 JD 9770

Brett Scholting 278.6882 Pioneer HXX/RR2, Poncho 250 32500 NONE Cinch ATZ NONE 200/100/0 JD 1790 Springfield, NE P1395XR JD 9770

Scholting Farms 277.3848 AgVenture CONV, Poncho 250 32000 NONE Cinch ATZ NONE 200/100/50 JD 1790 Louisville, NE 8950 JD 9770

NEW HAMPSHIRE Mary E Llewelyn 175.9597 Pioneer AM1, Cruiser 35000 NONE Lumax NONE 180/14/160 JD 7200 Northfield, MA P0115AM1 Extreme 250 JD 9500

NEW JERSEY Jeffrey K Barlieb 269.8487 DEKALB GENVT3P, Cruiser 35000 Capture Guardsman Headline 200/50/50 JD 1760 Stewartsville, NJ DKC64-69 Prowl JD 9570 STS

Chris Santini 256.6732 Pioneer AM1, Cruiser 34000 Capture Guardsman Headline 225/60/60 JD 1760 Stewartsville, NJ P0965AM1 Prowl JD 9570 STS

NEW YORK Gary Swede Farms Inc 285.6094 DEKALB YGVT3, Acceleron+ 33000 NONE Roundup PowerMax NONE 160/54/100 JD 1770NT Pavilion, NY DKC63-42 Poncho 250 Yukon JD 9670




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Gary Swede 264.1814 DEKALB YGVT3, Acceleron+ 33000 NONE Roundup PowerMax NONE 160/54/100 JD 1770NT Pavilion, NY DKC61-69 Poncho 250 Yukon JD 9670

OKLAHOMA Scotty Herriman 119.6965 DEKALB GENVT3P, Poncho 250 25592 NONE Atrazine 90 NONE 120/24/30 Kinze 3650 S Coffeyville, OK DKC62-63 Cinch JD 9500

Wayne Sloan 106.4202 Pioneer HX1/RR2, Poncho 1250 23100 NONE AAtrex NONE 175/0/0 JD 1700 Gore, OK 33D49 Dual JD 9670

Steve Sloan 101.0073 Pioneer HX1/RR2, Poncho 1250 23800 NONE Atrazine NONE 175/0/0 JD 1700 Gore, OK P1615HR Dual JD 9670

PENNSYLVANIA David Wolfskill 270.5254 DEKALB GENVT3P, Poncho 250 34750 Aztec 2.1G Lexar Headline 150/0/0 White 8831 Wernersville, PA DKC64-69 Warrior II Roundup PowerMax Case IH 2388 2,4-D Ester

A Dale Herr 234.7710 Pioneer HXX/RR2, Cruiser Ex- 31500 Tombstone Makaze Quilt Xcel 0/0/200 JD 7200 Kirkwood, PA P1395XR treme 250+ Makaze JD 9500 SideHill Herculex Xtra Resolve Q Lumax

Burnin Bushels Inc 216.7164 DEKALB YGVT3, Poncho 250 31851 Capture LFR Touchdown NONE 250/100/100 Case IH 1200 Lebanon, PA DKC61-69 Atrazine JD 9510

SOUTH CAROLINA Gause Farms 264.3979 Pioneer HX1/RR2, Poncho 250 30000 NONE Atrazine 4F NONE 200/30/60 JD 1700 MaxEmerge Plus Scranton, SC 31G71 Halex GT JD 9750 STS Atrazine 4F

Zan Tomlinson 201.8274 NK AS3111, 22500 Karate Touchdown Quilt 160/80/100 JD 1700 Lynchburg, SC N77P-3111 Atrazine Case IH 7120 Halex GT

Tim Daniels 188.3515 DEKALB GENVT3P, NULL 26600 NONE Touchdown Total NONE 0/0/0 JD 1700 Lake City, SC DKC64-69 Weeder 64 Case IH 2388 Atrazine 4L

SOUTH DAKOTA Dwight Fickbohm 252.0135 Pioneer HX1/RR2, NULL 38000 NONE Harness NONE 200/70/50 JD 1770NT Akron, IA 34F07 Roundup JD 9770 Callisto

Scott McKee 249.3400 Pioneer HXX/RR2, Poncho 250 31850 NONE Roundup WeatherMax Headline 0/0/0 Case IH 900 Hawarden, IA P1162XR Callisto Case IH 1660

Lannie Mielke 244.6862 DEKALB YGVT3, Poncho 250 33000 NONE Harness Xtra NONE 150/50/0 JD DB60 Mellette, SD DKC52-59 Roundup WeatherMax Case IH 7010

TENNESSEE Wilson Farms 259.3302 Pioneer HX1/RR2, Cruiser 32300 Karate Gramoxone NONE 220/100/110 Kinze 3600 Paris, TN P1814HR Extreme 250 Bicep JD 9760 Atrazine

Verell Farms 248.9154 Pioneer HX1/RR2, Cruiser 32000 Karate Roundup PowerMax Quilt Xcel 200/150/100 JD 1790 Jackson, TN 33N58 Extreme 250 2,4-D JD 9770 Halex AAtrex

Burks Farms 243.6772 Pioneer HX1/RR2, Cruiser 32000 Baythroid Halex Quilt Xcel 190/23/100 JD 1720 Halls, TN P1745HR Extreme 250 Atrazine JD 9770 Roundup Valor Clarity

VIRGINIA Justice Family Farms 285.2986 Pioneer HX1/RR2, Poncho 1250 27000 NONE Roundup NONE 200/150/100 JD 1770 Conservation Beckley, WV 33M57 Roundup JD 9870 Atrazine

Richard Taylor Sanford 257.7550 Channel YGVT3, Poncho 250 29960 Sniper Capreno Quilt 160/80/120 JD 1790 CCS Tappahannock, VA 214-62VT3 GLY-4 Plus JD 9870 Atrazine 4L

W Thomas Hicks 249.6891 Pioneer HX1/RR2, Poncho 1250 31000 Brigade Gramoxone NONE 175/40/90 JD 1790 Rappahannock Academy, VA P1615HR Silencer Bicep II Magnum JD 9770 Basis Halex Atrazine

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WASHINGTON John E Aeschliman 146.2319 Pioneer RR2, Poncho 250 20000 NONE Roundup NONE 170/25/0 JD 7000 Colfax, WA 39D95 Roundup Case IH 2588

WEST VIRGINIA Chris Miltenberger 273.3124 Pioneer HX1/RR2, Amplify D+ 31800 Warrior Resolve Q Headline AMP 125/40/40 Kinze 3600 Keyser, WV P1615HR Poncho 1250 2,4-D JD 9670 Glyphosate Banvel Harmony

Michael Wolpert 231.3249 DEKALB YGVT3, Poncho 250 31000 NONE Atrazine NONE 180/75/120 JD 1790 Hurricane, WV DKC64-24 Simazine JD 9560 Buccaneer 2,4-D Ester

Jeanne K Bailey 214.8885 DEKALB YGVT3, Poncho 250 29500 NONE Atrazine NONE 180/75/120 JD 1790 Hurricane, WV DKC63-84 Simazine JD 9560 Buccaneer 2,4-D Ester

WYOMING Hardrock Farms 130.4283 Pioneer HX1/RR2, Poncho 1250 15850 NONE Roundup NONE 200/100/100 JD 1720 Wheatland, WY P9519HR JD 9500

AA NO-TIll/sTRIp TIll NON-IRRIGATED.IOWA David W Oberbroeckling 255.0606 DEKALB YGVT3, NULL 35000 NONE Corvus NONE 168/60/90 Case IH 1250 Davenport, IA DKC63-84 Atrizine Case IH 7010

Guy W Petersen 254.0149 Pioneer HX1/RR2, Cruiser 35800 NONE Harness Xtra NONE 165/50/90 White 6100 Wyoming, IA 34F07 Extreme 250 Status JD 9660 Roundup

James (Jim) Schieltz 253.9505 Pioneer HX1/RR2, Poncho 250 35000 NONE Harness Xtra NONE 0/0/0 JD 1760 Guttenberg, IA 34F07 Roundup WeatherMax JD 9570 STS

ILLINOIS Johnston Land Farms 251.0573 DEKALB YGVT3, Poncho 250 38000 NONE Harness Xtra Headline 230/65/60 Great Plains YP-1225 Galva, IL DKC57-50 2,4-D JD 9770 Roundup Atrazine

Gary Hampton 249.3293 DEKALB GENVT3P, Poncho 250 35100 NONE Degree Xtra Headline AMP 230/50/90 Kinze 3500 New Boston, IL DKC62-97 Roundup WeatherMax JD 9770 Roundup WeatherMax

Scott Ziegler 247.8563 DEKALB GENVT3P, Poncho 250 36000 Aztec Roundup PowerMax Headline 150/120/120 White 6100 White Heath, IL DKC62-97 AAtrex White 9700 Balance Flexx Roundup PowerMax

INDIANA Little Farms 274.2563 Pioneer HX1/RR2, Poncho 39500 Defcon Cinch ATZ Headline AMP 206/36/12 JD 7200 Conservation Hebron, IN P1184HR 1250+VOTiVO Buccaneer Plus Case IH 2577 Status

Kathy Little 268.3212 Pioneer HXX/RR2, Poncho 36500 NONE Cinch ATZ Headline AMP 206/36/12 JD 7200 Conservation Hebron, IN P0533XR 1250+VOTiVO Buccaneer Plus Case IH 2577 Status

Heather Misiniec 263.9032 Pioneer CONV, Cruiser 250 33000 NONE Lexar NONE 180/100/100 JD 1770NT Edwardsport, IN P1431W Case IH 8120

MINNESOTA Dennis Whisney 243.4055 Pioneer AM1, NULL 33000 Regent Realm Q NONE 135/90/90 JD 1770NT Alpha, MN 35F48AM1 Abundit JD 7720 Titan II

Joseph & James Schieber 240.5102 Pioneer HXX/RR2, Poncho 250 35000 NONE Steadfast NONE 120/23/30 JD 1750 Caledonia, MN P0533XR Callisto Case IH 5088 Atrazine 4L

David Petersen 234.7420 DEKALB GENSTX, Acceleron 35800 NONE G-Max Lite Headline 180/80/200 Case IH 1230 Stackerbar Alden, MN DKC55-09 Roundup PowerMax Case IH 6088

MISSOURI CGC Farms 283.0294 Seed Consultants HQ, Amplify D 34800 Warrior Resolve Headline AMP 250/65/60 JD 1720 MaxEmerge XP Chaffee, MO SCS 11HQ31 +Poncho 250 AAtrex Case IH 7120

Hinkebein & Landewee Farm 281.8267 Seed Consultants HQ, Amplify D 34500 Warrior AAtrex Headline AMP 250/65/60 JD 1720 Chaffee, MO SCS 11HQ31 +Poncho 250 Resolve Case IH 7120




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AA NO-TIll/sTRIp TIll NON-IRRIGATED CONT.Katherine Hinkebein 279.6619 Seed Consultants HQ, Poncho 250 33000 Warrior AAtrex Headline AMP 250/65/60 JD 1720 MaxEmerge XP Chaffee, MO SCS 11HQ39 Resolve Case IH 7120

OHIO Roger Dobbins 253.1896 DEKALB YGVT3, Poncho 250 36000 Artic Confidence Xtra Headline 175/20/90 JD 1770 Cedarville, OH DKC63-84 Balance Flex Gleaner S67 Atrazine 90 E-99 Roundup PowerMax

Flat Rock Acres Ltd 249.9816 Pioneer HXX/RR2, Cruiser 34000 NONE Corvus NONE 210/60/100 JD 1770NT Pemberville, OH P1395XR Extreme 250 Atrazine JD 9770

James Jacobs 249.5695 Seed Consultants HQ, Cruiser 31000 Mustang MAX Corvus NONE 222/104/120 Kinze 3600 Bloomingburg, OH SCS 10HQ81 Extreme 250 Atrazine JD 9570 STS Clarity

WISCONSIN Eugene Steiger 297.6489 DEKALB GENVT3P, VOTiVO 40500 NONE Harness Headline 190/68/120 JD 1760 Bloomington, WI DKC62-97 Hornet Headline AMP JD 9660 STS Roundup

Mez-Farm 276.3514 DEKALB GENSTX, Cruiser Ex- 47500 NONE Lumax Headline 200/100/100 JD 1780 Bagley, WI DKC61-21 treme JD 9750

Joseph (Joe) Zenz 270.4194 DEKALB YGVT3, Poncho 250 33500 NONE Capreno NONE 150/46/60 JD 1770 Lancaster, WI DKC57-50 Cornerstone JD 9560

IRRIGATED.ALABAMA Andy Williams 234.8186 Pioneer HX1/RR2, Poncho 250 38000 Tundra Atrazine Headline AMP 350/120/120 Monosem NG Plus 4 Columbia, AL P1814HR Stout JD 9600

Tate Farms 232.6901 Pioneer HX1/RR2, Cruiser 35000 Mustang MAX Touchdown Quilt Xcel 326/50/50 JD DB40 Meridianville, AL P2023HR Extreme 250 Sterling Blue JD 9760 STS Atrazine Halex GT

Glenn Will 231.1141 Pioneer HX1/RR2, Poncho 250 38000 Tundra Atrazine Headline AMP 350/120/120 Monosem NG Plus 4 Columbia, AL 31D59 Stout JD 9600

ARKANSAS Dogwood Farms 268.4722 DEKALB GENVT3P, Poncho 250 36000 NONE Dual NONE 250/48/48 Great Plains 2525A Portland, AR DKC66-96 Atrazine JD 9750 STS

KAC Farms 259.3093 DEKALB GENVT3P, Acceleron 32000 NONE Glyphosate Quilt 240/60/90 Monosem Twin Row Augusta, AR DKC64-69 Atrazine JD 9760 Dicamba

Perry Galloway 238.8639 Pioneer HX1/RR2, Cruiser 33000 NONE Glyphosate Quilt 240/60/60 Monosem Twin Row Augusta, AR P1319HR Extreme 250 Atrazine JD 9760 STS Dicamba

CALIFORNIA Clarklind Farms 305.7371 Pioneer RR2, NULL 34000 Comite Clarity NONE 260/50/60 White 5700 Tulare, CA 31G97 Roundup JD 9770

Ruble Farms Inc 282.3297 Pioneer RR2, Cruiser 250 34000 NONE NONE NONE 350/60/80 White 5700 Visalia, CA 31N26 Case IH 2588

Richard & Rick Borges 277.8503 Pioneer RR2, Cruiser 250 34000 Oberon Roundup ll NONE 300/0/0 Case IH 1200 Tulare, CA 31N26 Case IH 2588

COLORADO Knapp Farms 292.2284 Pioneer HX1/RR2, Poncho 30000 Oberon Glyphosate NONE 200/50/3 JD 7300 MaxEmerge 2 Rocky Ford, CO 33D49 1250+Raxil Case IH 1640

Wright Farms 284.4908 Pioneer AM1, 38000 NONE Dicamba NONE 220/40/0 JD 1720 Walsh, CO 33Y77AM1 RT3 JD 9770 STS 2,4-D LV

Dan Genova 281.0347 Pioneer AM1, Poncho 250 NULL Onager NONE NONE 215/77/0 Monosem NG Plus Pueblo, CO 32N74AM1 Case IH 1644

DELAWARE Mark Collins 309.6561 DEKALB YGVT3, Poncho 250 35500 NONE Lexar NONE 290/25/300 Kinze 3650 Laurel, DE DKC61-69 Case IH 2577

FLORIDA Wayne Davis 296.8522 Pioneer HX1/RR2, Poncho 250 31675 Counter Prowl Quilt Xcel 250/75/260 JD 1750 Brooker, FL P2023HR Bifenture Atrazine JD 9670 STS Dual II Roundup




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Sidney Koon 286.6894 Pioneer HX1/RR2, Poncho 29740 Counter Expert Quilt 240/50/220 JD 1720 Mayo, FL P2023HR Bifenture JD 9670

Dusty Cone 280.1409 Pioneer HX1/RR2, Cruiser 250 30000 NONE AAtrex NONE 250/50/150 Monosem Jennings, FL P1456HR Roundup JD 9570

GEORGIA Randy Dowdy 352.3115 Pioneer HX1/RR2, Poncho 1250 38000 Capture Atrazine Headline AMP 275/100/200 Monosem NG Plus 4 Valdosta, GA P1814HR Roundup Headline AMP JD 9610

Eric Taft 299.6773 Pioneer HX1/RR2, Cruiser 250 33000 NONE Atrazine NONE 270/34/293 JD 7300 Manor, GA P1456HR Roundup Case IH 2388

Jonathan Hitchcock 293.8782 Pioneer HX1/RR2, Cruiser 35250 NONE Atrazine NONE 210/20/50 JD 1720 Tennille, GA P2023HR Extreme 250 Roundup PowerMax JD 9660

IOWA Joel Schmidt 235.0256 DEKALB YGVT3, NULL 35000 NONE Harness Xtra NONE 0/0/0 JD 1760 Ottosen, IA DKC57-50 Roundup JD 9610

Matt Maynard 231.1725 Pioneer HX1/RR2, Poncho 1250 33000 NONE NONE NONE 200/70/50 JD 7240 MaxEmerge Danbury, IA P1420HR Case IH 7120

Dummermuth Farms Inc 227.1070 Pioneer HX1/RR2, Cruiser 33000 Force 3G TripleFLEX NONE 180/0/200 JD 1770NT Elgin, IA P0453HR Extreme 250 JD 9560

IDAHO Curtis Weilmunster 284.9621 Pioneer RR2, Poncho 1250 35900 NONE Roundup Headline AMP 300/100/150 JD 1700 Parma, ID 33T55 Me-Too Lachlor II JD 9650 Status

Jon K Weilmunster 283.2308 Pioneer RR2, Poncho 1250 34900 NONE Me-Too Lachlor II Headline AMP 300/100/150 JD 1700 Parma, ID 33F85 Roundup JD 9650 Status

Kevin J Weilmunster 269.9347 Pioneer AM1 , Poncho 36900 NONE Me-Too Lachlor II Headline AMP 300/100/150 JD 1700 Parma, ID 33F90AM1 Roundup JD 9650 Status

ILLINOIS Miller Farms 286.9158 DEKALB GENVT3P, Poncho 1250 41500 NONE Atrazine 4L NONE 185/65/108 Kinze 3650 Tamms, IL DKC64-69 Parallel JD 9610

Brandon Brooks 275.3508 Pioneer HXX/RR2, Cruiser 250 36000 NONE Cinch ATZ NONE 175/30/170 JD 1770NT Erie, IL P1184XR Roundup JD 9610

Friedrich Farms 265.8284 DEKALB GENVT3P, Poncho 250 36100 Aztec Bicep NONE 250/60/75 JD 1770NT Green Valley, IL DKC62-97 Callisto Case IH 6088 Roundup PowerMax

INDIANA Daniel Worland 274.3248 Channel GENVT3P, Acceleron 36000 NONE Roundup WeatherMax Headline 160/200/150 Case IH 1200 Vincennes, IN 214-14VT3P AAtrex+Atrazine MF 9795 Axial

Alan Gohn 262.6356 Pioneer HXX/RR2, NULL 36300 NONE SureStart NONE 180/40/100 JD DB80 Rochester, IN P1395XR JD 9670 STS

Dickerson Farms Inc 242.7523 Pioneer CONV, Poncho 250 34000 NONE Volley ATZ NONE 180/80/60 JD 1760 Wolcottville, IN P1395 Balance Flexx Case IH 2377 Glyphosate

KANSAS Vern Nightengale 278.9210 Pioneer RR2, Poncho 1250 32000 NONE Halex NONE 225/0/0 JD 1710 Ingalls, KS 33D47 Status JD 9770

Merl Rexford 269.2804 Pioneer RR2, Poncho 250 34000 NONE Lexar+Roundup NONE 270/40/0 JD 1770 NT CCS Meade, KS 33D47 +Raxil JD 9770

Triangle H 265.2008 Pioneer HX1/RR2, Poncho 250 28000 Onager Lexar NONE 215/0/0 JD 1720 MaxEmerge XP Garden City, KS 33Y75 Atrazine JD 9770 Halex GT

KENTUCKY Armistead Farms 264.1188 DEKALB GENVT3P, NONE 36000 Hero Roundup PowerMax Headline 150/65/65 Kinze 2100 Adairville, KY DKC64-69 Simazine 90 Claas 730 AAtrex+Roundup

Seven Springs Farms 254.1334 Pioneer HX1/RR2, Poncho 250 36000 NONE Atrazine Headline 180/60/60 JD DB60 Cadiz, KY P1395HR Roundup PowerMax JD 9400 Roundup PowerMax

Brandon Hunt 250.3545 Pioneer HX1/RR2, Poncho 250 35500 Warrior II Lexar Quilt Xcel 180/80/80 Case IH 1250 Front-Fold Oak Grove, KY P1745HR Atrazine Case IH 8010




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LOUISIANA Ken Fairchild 275.2257 Pioneer HX1/RR2, Cruiser 500 33000 NONE NONE NONE 224/30/60 JD 1720 Terry, LA P2023HR JD 9770

Randy Moroni 261.6493 Pioneer HX1/RR2, Poncho 1250 31000 NONE AAtrex Quilt Xcel 240/50/50 JD 1700 Winnsboro, LA P1615HR AAtrex JD 9770 Halex GT

Ken & Bill Moroni Farm 251.7319 Pioneer HX1/RR2, NULL 31500 NONE Halex NONE 250/60/40 JD 1710 Sicily Island, LA P1615HR JD 9770 STS

MASSACHUSETTS Susan Kosinski 220.6089 Pioneer HX1/RR2, Poncho 1250 38000 NONE Roundup PowerMax NONE 220/0/150 Kinze 2000 Westfield, MA P9519HR Resolve Q Case IH 1460

MARYLAND Mica Farms 299.3601 Pioneer HX1/RR2, Poncho 1250 34200 Warrior Lexar Quilt 250/100/120 JD 1790 CCS Church Hill, MD 33N58 Princep JD 9600

Marion B Wilson 245.7992 DEKALB GENVT3P, Poncho 250 35200 Warrior II AAtrex + Princep Quadris 150/60/60 JD 1750 MaxEmerge Plus Centreville, MD DKC62-97 New Holland CR9060

Labrador Acres 240.2908 Pioneer AM1, Poncho 250 32400 Warrior Lexar Quilt 180/100/120 JD 1790 CCS Church Hill, MD P1184AM1 Princep JD 9600

MICHIGAN Don Stall 299.7130 Pioneer HXX/RR2, Cruiser 39000 NONE Slider ATZ NONE 140/55/120 Kinze 2600 Charlotte, MI P0533XR Extreme 250 Hornet Case IH 8010 Makaze

Drozd Farms 270.0312 Pioneer HX1/RR2, 39000 NONE Bicep NONE 190/15/90 JD 1770NT Allegan, MI P1184HR Callisto JD 9770

Stamp Farms LLC 263.0802 DEKALB GENVT3P, Poncho 250 34000 Capture LFR Harness Stratego YLD 120/51/90 JD 1770NT Decatur, MI DKC58-83 Case IH 8120

MINNESOTA Charles W Louis 262.8572 Pioneer HX1/RR2, Poncho 250 36000 NONE Breakfree ATZ Lite NONE 180/15/250 JD DB44 Farmington, MN 34F07 Glyphosate JD 9770

Bill Schaffer 260.2426 Pioneer HX1/RR2, Cruiser 36000 NONE SureStart Headline 225/5/90 JD DB80 Hastings, MN 34F07 Extreme 250 Cornerstone Case IH 8120

Tom Fahey 246.1471 Pioneer HX1/RR2, Poncho 250 37000 NONE Halex NONE 200/40/60 Case IH 1250 Rosemount, MN 34F07 Case IH 2588

MISSOURI M C Farms 274.0282 Pioneer HX1/RR2, Amplify L 34000 NONE Cinch ATZ NONE 220/50/125 JD 1720 Scott City, MO P1944HR +Cruiser Resolve Case IH 2388 Atrazine

Kerry Wayne Lasters 261.0092 Pioneer HX1/RR2, NULL 32000 Asana Dual II Headline 0/0/0 JD 1720 Bell City, MO 33D49 Roundup JD 9870 AAtrex

C & J Farms 238.1321 Seed Consultants HQ, Amplify D+ 34500 Warrior AAtrex Headline AMP 0/0/0 JD 1720 MaxEmerge XP Chaffee, MO SCS 11HQ31 Poncho 250 Resolve Case IH 7120

MISSISSIPPI Bern Prewitt Farms 265.4971 Pioneer HX1/RR2, Cruiser 250 33000 NONE Atrazine Quadris 225/30/100 JD 7300 Boyle, MS P2023HR Glyphosate Claas Lexion 760

Reality Partnership II 258.7236 Pioneer HX1/RR2, Poncho 250 35000 NONE Halex GT NONE 200/0/0 Monosem Twin Row Stoneville, MS P1615HR Atrazine Case IH 8120

Bern Prewitt Jr 257.3852 Pioneer HX1/RR2, Cruiser 250 32500 NONE Atrazine Quadris 225/30/100 JD 7300 Boyle, MS P1745HR Glyphosate Claas Lexion 760

MONTANA Doug Robertus 229.4568 Pioneer HX1/RR2, Poncho 250 36500 NONE NONE Headline 180/70/70 JD 7100 Laurel, MT 38N88 Case IH 1680

Darren Miller 226.5714 DEKALB YGVT3, Poncho 250 36000 NONE NONE NONE 200/30/30 JD 7100 Billings, MT DKC43-27 JD 9600

Bart Icopini 222.7278 Pioneer HX1/RR2, Cruiser 37000 NONE Roundup PowerMax NONE 180/100/70 Monosem NG Plus Hysham, MT P9512HR Extreme 250 Outlook Case IH 2388 Status

NORTH CAROLINA CE Manning Jr 222.2205 Pioneer HX1/RR2, Poncho 250 35400 NONE Roundup Headline 170/46/60 JD 1770 Pantego, NC P1456HR Atrazine JD 9860 STS

Douglas Edward Maxwell 218.2140 Pioneer HXX/RR2, Cruiser 250 32600 NONE Roundup NONE 190/55/90 JD 7300 Creswell, NC 31N30 Atrazine Case IH 2166




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NORTH DAKOTA Cody Frauenberg 243.2075 Pioneer HX1/RR2, Amplify D 32000 NONE Roundup RT3 NONE 200/50/30 JD 1790 CCS Lamoure, ND 38M58 Harness Case IH 7120 Atrazine 4L Class Act

Walter Albus 199.9628 Pioneer HX1/RR2, Poncho 250 34000 NONE Harness Xtra NONE 150/40/0 JD 7200 Oakes, ND 36V53 Atrazine 90 DF Case IH 1640 Roundup PowerMax Roundup PowerMax

Stan Hokana 195.5750 Pioneer HX1/RR2, Poncho 250 27000 NONE Roundup NONE 160/35/35 JD 1770 Oakes, ND 37K11 JD 9760 STS

NEBRASKA Neil Beck 285.5305 Pioneer HX1/RR2, Poncho 250 36000 Capture Verdict NONE 215/25/0 JD 1770 Hastings, NE P1625HR JD 9570 STS

Donald Meysenburg 274.9958 Pioneer HX1/RR2, Poncho 1250 32600 NONE Lexar NONE 190/34/0 JD 1720 Bellwood, NE P1625HR JD 9870

Robin Schrock 269.7084 DEKALB GENVT3P, Acceleron 31500 NONE Lexar Headline AMP 245/84/0 JD 1700 Elm Creek, NE DKC62-97 Roundup JD 9770

NEW JERSEY Clara S Santini 270.9859 Pioneer HXX/RR2, Cruiser 34000 Capture Guardsman Headline 225/60/60 JD 1760 Stewartsville, NJ 34F97 Prowl JD 9570 STS

Charles Myers 247.4538 Pioneer CONV, Cruiser+ 31000 Lambda Medal II AT Quadris 220/50/50 JD 7000 Woodstown, NJ P1184 Poncho Roundup JD 9500

Byron K DuBois 236.2871 DEKALB YGVT3, Poncho 250 27500 NONE Dual II Magnum NONE 230/17/97 Kinze 3600 Pittsgrove, NJ DKC64-24 Sharpen JD 9760 STS Prowl H2O Touchdown Hi Tech Status

NEW MEXICO Navajo Ag Products Industry 270.7067 Pioneer HX1/RR2, Cruiser 250 34000 NONE Bicep II Magnum NONE 200/46/60 JD 1760 Farmington, NM 36V75 Touchdown Hi Tech JD 9870 Clarity

NEVADA James N Wadsworth 240.2678 Pioneer RR2, Poncho 250 37700 NONE GLY-4 NONE 100/100/100 JD 7340 Fallon, NV 35K01 Status JD 8820

Nathan B Wadsworth 163.5515 Pioneer RR2, Poncho 250 37500 NONE Status NONE 100/100/100 JD 7340 Fallon, NV P0125R GLY-4 JD 8820

NEW YORK Marian L Schmitt 194.2258 Pioneer AM1, AM1/LL/RR2 30500 NONE Lexar NONE 292/35/205 JD 1750 Catskill, NY P0891AM1 JD 9770

Evelyn K Lasher 169.6779 Pioneer AM1, AM1/LL/RR2 30600 NONE Lexar NONE 292/35/205 JD 1750 Catskill, NY P0115AM1 JD 9770

OHIO Byron P Gearhart 243.6779 DEKALB GENVT3P, NULL 38000 Tombstone Celebrity Plus Quadris 150/100/100 Kinze 2600 Chillicothe, OH DKC64-69 Harness Xtra 5.6L Case IH 7120

Motycka Brothers 213.2248 Channel YGVT3, Cruiser 33000 NONE Cinch ATZ NONE 220/54/108 Case IH 1200 Napoleon, OH 210-61VT3 Extreme 250 Case IH 5088

OKLAHOMA Bruce McDaniel 294.6895 Pioneer RR2, Amplify D 39500 NONE Balance Flex NONE 210/35/3 JD 1770 NT CCS Felt, OK 32N70 AAtrex 4L+Atrazine JD 9670 STS

Tracy Keezer 288.2004 DEKALB GENVT3P, NULL 34000 NONE Roundup NONE 300/0/0 JD 1700 Clayton, NM DKC64-83 JD 9760

Ciara Keezer 281.7554 DEKALB GENVT3P, 35000 NONE Roundup NONE 300/0/0 JD 1700 Clayton, NM DKC64-83 JD 9760

OREGON Galen Jantz 280.6278 Pioneer RR2, Poncho 250 44000 NONE Roundup PowerMax NONE 270/125/0 JD 1720 Vale, OR 33T55 Roundup PowerMax JD 9760

Turner Bros Land & Livestock Co 263.8288 Pioneer RR2, Cruiser 33000 NONE Roundup NONE 243/60/0 JD 7340 Ontario, OR 35K01 Extreme 250 Outlook JD 9400

PENNSYLVANIA Paul D Mast 221.4457 Pioneer HXX/RR2, Poncho 250 36200 Force Cinch ATZ NONE 230/15/15 JD 1750 Morgantown, PA P1395XR Balance Flexx JD 9600

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IRRIGATED CONT.Conestoga Meadow Farm 221.3055 Pioneer HXX/RR2, Poncho 250 36400 Baythroid Prowl NONE 230/15/15 JD 1750 Morgantown, PA P1395XR Force Dual JD 9600 Roundup PowerMax

Rhoda Mast 206.3426 Pioneer HXX/RR2, Poncho 250 27567 Force Cinch ATZ NONE 230/15/15 JD 1750 Morgantown, PA P1395XR Balance Flexx JD 9600

SOUTH CAROLINA Jameson Farms #1 297.4159 Pioneer HX1/RR2, Amplify L+ 31700 Counter 20 G Atrazine Stratego 150/25/0 JD 1700 Orangeburg, SC P1745HR Poncho 250 2,4-D Case IH 2388 Atrazine Helosate Plus

Backman Farm 281.1148 Pioneer HX1/RR2, Amplify L 32103 NONE AAtrex Headline 160/0/180 Kinze 3100 Norway, SC P2023HR Steadfast Case IH 2388

C W Backman 280.8317 Pioneer HX1/RR2, Amplify L 31147 NONE AAtrex Headline 160/0/180 Kinze 3100 Norway, SC P1745HR Steadfast Q Case IH 2388

SOUTH DAKOTA Justin Ogle 291.0208 DEKALB YGVT3, Poncho 250 38500 NONE Roundup NONE 280/100/0 Kinze 3700 Harrold, SD DKC64-79 Case IH 2588

Steve Hagena 268.5396 Pioneer HX1/RR2, Poncho 250 33500 Force CS Lexar NONE 150/52/30 JD 1770 Lennox, SD P0902HR Touchdown JD 9870 STS

Jarrod Hagena 259.7694 Pioneer HX1/RR2, Poncho 250 33500 Force CS Lexar NONE 150/52/30 JD 1770 Hurley, SD 34F07 Touchdown JD 9870 STS

TENNESSEE Garner Farms 279.4250 Pioneer HX1/RR2, Poncho 250 31500 Karate Halex Quilt 160/200/200 JD 1790 Greenfield, TN P1814HR JD 9870 STS

Tanner Farms 239.4079 Pioneer HX1/RR2, Cruiser 33000 Tombstone Degree Quilt Xcel 200/200/150 JD 1770 Union City, TN P1814HR Extreme 250 Corsban Case IH 7120

Tyler Austin Parker 237.1081 DEKALB GENVT3P, Cruiser 28500 Mustang MAX Roundup PowerMax Avaris 250/92/120 JD 1780 Front-Fold Oakfield, TN DKC64-69 Extreme 250 Atrazine 90 DF CoRoN JD 9570 Roundup PowerMax Penetrator Plus Atrazine 90 DF

TEXAS Double ‘SA’ Farms Inc 370.3836 Pioneer AM1, Poncho 1250 48000 NONE Balance Flexx NONE 348/100/328 Case IH 1230 Stackerbar Hart, TX 32N74AM1 Bicep Lite II Magnum JD 9770 STS Laudis Atrazine 4L

Donny Carpenter Farms Ltd 312.9834 Pioneer AM1, Poncho 1250 38000 NONE Cinch ATZ Lite NONE 300/50/20 JD 1720 CCS Dimmitt, TX 32N74AM1 Laudis JD 9870 STS Atrazine 4L

Jase Merritt 295.2876 Pioneer HX1/RR2, Poncho 1250 38000 NONE Bicep NONE 260/30/0 Case IH 1240 Split-Row Hart, TX P1508HR AAtrex Case IH 8120 Status Peak

UTAH Paul E Pali 298.9279 DEKALB RR2, Poncho 250 34500 NONE NONE NONE 250/40/0 Case IH 1200 Elwood, UT DKC52-62 Case IH 2388

Bernard Nelson 272.2611 Pioneer HXX/RR2, Poncho 33500 NONE Alachlor NONE 250/100/0 JD 7100 Tremonton, UT P0902XR Case IH 2388

Teresa C Pali 267.0972 DEKALB RR2, Poncho 250 33500 NONE Roundup UltraMax NONE 250/40/0 Case IH 1200 Brigham City, UT DKC52-62 Case IH 2388

VIRGINIA Edwin A Mills 296.5933 Pioneer HX1/RR2, Poncho 250 35000 NONE Touchdown NONE 200/30/200 Kinze 3660 Hanover, VA P1745HR Cinch JD 9570 Resolve Q AAtrex

John N Mills 270.6028 Pioneer HX1/RR2, Poncho 250 30000 NONE Touchdown NONE 150/30/150 Kinze 3660 Hanover, VA P1184HR Cinch Case IH 7120 Resolve Q AAtrex

Flaggy Run Farms LLC 257.4740 Pioneer HX1/RR2, Poncho 250 42000 NONE Touchdown NONE 200/37/180 Case IH 1230 Courtland, VA 33M57 2,4-D Case IH 7120 Basis Capreno Buccaneer




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VERMONT Jeffrey T Grembowicz 186.6944 Pioneer HXX/RR2, Poncho 250 31200 NONE Cinch ATZ Lite NONE 0/53/90 JD 1750 North Clarendon, VT P8917XR Prowl H2O Case IH 1660 Atrazine 4L

WASHINGTON Sharon Haverkamp 296.1309 Pioneer CONV, Poncho 250 36000 NONE Atrazine NONE 290/37/20 Monosem NG Plus Pasco, WA P0902 Basis MF 8570 Clarity Herbimax

Michael Haverkamp 292.2163 Pioneer CONV, Poncho 250 36000 NONE Atrazine NONE 290/37/20 Monosem NG Plus Pasco, WA 33Y74 Basis MF 8570 Clarity Herbimax

Stokrose Farms Inc 247.7467 DEKALB YGVT3, Poncho 250 36000 NONE Roundup PowerMax NONE 275/0/0 JD 7200 MaxEmerge 2 Vacuum Warden, WA DKC55-24 JD 9670

WISCONSIN J G Laskowski 261.5673 Pioneer HXX/RR2, Poncho 250 38000 NONE NONE NONE 300/80/200 JD 1770 Plover, WI P0533XR JD 9510

Laskowski Farms 259.4469 Pioneer HX1/RR2, Poncho 250 38000 NONE Cinch ATZ Lite NONE 300/80/200 JD 1770 Plover, WI 36V53 JD 9510

Arndt Farms Inc 257.9813 DEKALB YGVT3, NULL 33000 NONE Outlook NONE 185/86/60 Kinze 3600 Janesville, WI DKC62-54 Status Gleaner R76 AAtrex NineO Roundup PowerMax

WEST VIRGINIA Federal Hill Farm Inc 195.0046 Pioneer HX1/RR2, Poncho 250 33000 NONE Harness NONE 180/32/30 Deutz Allis 79 Air Champ Charles Town, WV 33D49 Basis Case IH 1660 Princep

Miltenberger Farms 4 180.2779 Pioneer AM1, Amplify D+ 30500 Warrior Resolve Q Headline AMP 124/40/40 Kinze 3600 Keyser, WV P1745AM1 Poncho 1250 2,4-D Case IH 2166 Glyphosate Banvel Harmony

WYOMING Kellie Hinman 236.6668 Pioneer HX1/RR2, Cruiser 34420 NONE Roundup NONE 200/100/100 JD 1720 Wheatland, WY P9252HR Extreme 250 JD 9500

LaDonna Miller 211.7123 DEKALB YGVT3, NULL 37500 NONE Roundup Max NONE 180/40/0 Worland, WY DKC52-59 Banvel JD 9650

RAC Farming, Inc 203.5441 Pioneer HXX/RR2, Cruiser+ 34000 NONE Buccaneer Plus NONE 170/60/0 Case IH 1230 Lingle, WY 38H72 Herculex I Buccaneer Plus Case IH 2388

NO-TIll/sTRIp TIll IRRIGATED.ALABAMA Tate Farms (Jeff) 267.4942 Pioneer HX1/RR2, Cruiser 39000 Mustang MAX Touchdown Quilt Xcel 323/50/50 JD DB40 Meridianville, AL P2023HR Extreme 250 Sterling Blue JD 9760 STS Halex GT Atrazine

Tate Farms (Steve) 263.7890 Pioneer HX1/RR2, Cruiser 38000 Mustang MAX Touchdown Quilt Xcel 335/50/50 JD DB40 Meridianville, AL P1184HR Extreme 250 Sterling Blue JD 9760 STS Halex GT Atrazine

Tate Farms (Mike) 234.6431 Pioneer HX1/RR2, Cruiser 37000 Mustang MAX Touchdown Quilt Xcel 320/50/50 JD DB40 Meridianville, AL 31P42 Extreme 250 Sterling Blue JD 9760 STS Halex GT Atrazine

ARKANSAS Any Time Farms 216.4719 Pioneer HX1/RR2, Poncho 250 36000 NONE Roundup NONE 400/100/100 Case IH 1230 Knobel, AR P2088HR Atrazine Case IH 9120 Bicep II Magnum

Fisher & Son Farms 214.8774 Pioneer HX1/RR2, Cruiser 34000 NONE Halex GT Quilt Xcel 260/60/60 JD 1720 Wynne, AR P1745HR Extreme 250 Atrazine JD 9770

Robert Bevis Jr 210.8106 Pioneer HX1/RR2, Cruiser 250 32000 NONE Resolve Q NONE 240/150/200 JD 7300 Scott, AR P1615HR Atrazine JD 9760 Glyphosate




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COLORADO Ute Mountain Farm & 315.1727 Fontanelle GENVT3P, Poncho 250 34000 NONE Roundup NONE 300/70/0 JD 1770 Ranch Enterprise 7V697 Resolve Q JD 9870 STS Towaoc, CO

Jeff Self 299.6401 Pioneer HX1/RR2, Poncho 250 28000 NONE NONE NONE 260/64/3 JD 1720 CCS Springfield, CO 33D49 JD 9770

Harold Rother Farm Inc 294.1418 Pioneer HX1/RR2, Cruiser 250 42000 Bergade Balance Flexx NONE 0/0/0 Monosem NG Plus 3 Arapahoe, CO P1625HR Roundup Case IH 8120

DELAWARE DMC Farms Inc 300.3945 DEKALB GENVT2P, Poncho 250 36500 NONE Gramoxone NONE 290/25/300 Kinze 3650 Laurel, DE DKC63-87 Princep Case IH 2577 Lexar

Jason Baldwin 278.9768 Channel GENVT3P, Poncho 250 35000 NONE Harness Headline 250/30/250 Kinze 3500 Seaford, DE 214-14VT3P Roundup New Holland CR9065

Ockels Farms Inc 258.4265 DEKALB YGVT3, Poncho 250 38000 Tombstone Harness Xtra Quilt 250/57/199 Case IH 1240 Milton, DE DKC61-69 Tombstone Princep Case IH 7120 Makaze LI 700

FLORIDA Stan Murphy 285.7083 Pioneer HX1/RR2, Poncho 250 31570 Counter Roundup Headline AMP 240/60/240 Monosem NG Plus 4 Tampa, FL P2023HR Bifenture Atrazine JD 9500 Roundup

Rockin R Farms 265.7846 Pioneer HX1/RR2, Poncho 29970 Counter Prowl Headline AMP 240/65/240 Monosem NG Plus 4 Ochlocknee, GA P2023HR Bifenture Atrazine JD 9500 Roundup

Jimmy Murphy 255.1365 NK AS3111, Cruiser 29960 Counter Valor Headline AMP 240/50/240 Monosem NG Plus 4 Jennings, FL N68B-3111 Bifenture 2,4-D Amine JD 9500 Roundup Prowl Atrazine

GEORGIA Randy Dowdy 363.5287 Pioneer HX1/RR2, Poncho 1250 38000 Capture Atrazine Headline AMP 275/100/200 Monosem NG Plus 4 Valdosta, GA P2023HR Roundup Headline AMP JD 9610

Warbington Farms 280.3442 Pioneer HX1/RR2, Poncho 250 34000 Bifenthrin Atrazine Headline 260/60/100 Monosem NG Plus 3 Vienna, GA P2023HR Atrazine JD 9570 Roundup PowerMax Roundup PowerMax Roundup PowerMax

Hillside Farms 274.4955 Pioneer CONV, Poncho 250 32000 Methyl Parathion Atrazine Headline 285/50/70 JD 7300 Arlington, GA 31D58 JD 9510

IOWA Roy Folkerts 239.7552 Pioneer HX1/RR2, Poncho 37000 NONE Corvus Stratego YLD 160/0/0 JD 1760 Inwood, IA 34F07 1250+VOTiVO Abundit JD 9500 SideHill Realm Q

Todd Folkerts 236.0476 Pioneer HX1/RR2, Poncho 36500 NONE Corvus Stratego YLD 160/0/0 JD 1760 Inwood, IA 34F07 1250+VOTiVO Abundit JD 9500 SideHill Realm Q

Prairie Hills Partnership 231.3610 Pioneer HXX/RR2, Cruiser 37000 NONE Corvus Stratego YLD 225/0/0 JD 1760 Inwood, IA P1162XR Extreme 250 Abundit JD 9500 SideHill Realm Q

IDAHO Vaughn Jensen 237.2369 Pioneer RR2, Poncho 1250 34000 NONE Roundup Ultra NONE 240/70/70 JD MaxEmerge Plus Emmett, ID 35K01 Roundup Ultra JD 9650 STS

ILLINOIS Darrell Miller 281.8867 DEKALB YGVT3, Poncho 34800 NONE SureStart Headline 180/40/110 Case IH 1200 New Boston, IL DKC57-50 1250+VOTiVO FulTime JD 9670 Durango

Rick Morrison 280.1491 DEKALB GENVT3P, Poncho 250 35000 NONE SureStart Headline 180/40/110 Case IH 1200 New Boston, IL DKC62-97 FulTime JD 9670 Durango

Jeff Scates 249.2433 Pioneer HX1/RR2, Poncho 250 31000 Capture LFR Breakfree Headline 220/46/180 JD DB80 Shawneetown, IL 33T57 Hero Realm Q JD 9870 AAtrex Roundup




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INDIANA Roxann Murphy 276.5567 Pioneer AM1, Poncho 36600 NONE Roundup NONE 180/40/100 JD DB80 Rochester, IN P1395AM1 1250+VOTiVO SureStart JD 9670 STS

Villwock Farms 269.2879 Pioneer HX1, Cruiser 1250 33000 NONE Lexar NONE 180/100/100 JD 1770NT Edwardsport, IN 32B11 Case IH 8120

Nancy Gohn 264.1451 Pioneer AM1, Poncho 36200 NONE Roundup NONE 180/40/100 JD DB80 Rochester, IN P1395AM1 1250+VOTiVO SureStart JD 9670 STS

KANSAS Troy Winfrey 295.5185 Pioneer HX1/RR2, Poncho 32000 Oberon Lumax NONE 25/50/0 JD 1700 Plains, KS P1625HR 1250+VOTiVO Glyphosate JD 9760

Nathan Franklin 287.8473 Pioneer HX1/RR2, Poncho 1250 35500 NONE Glystar Headline 230/40/0 JD 1770NT Atwood, KS 33D49 +VOTiVO Banvel JD 9770 +Amplify D Halex

T L Moss Inc 276.4072 Garst AS3111, Avicta 33000 NONE Banvel NONE 220/30/0 JD 1790 Selden, KS 83S06-3111 Lumax JD 9770 Roundup Status

KENTUCKY Joel Benton Armistead 253.8321 DEKALB GENVT3P, NONE 35000 Hero Roundup PowerMax Headline 150/65/65 Kinze 2100 Adairville, KY DKC64-69 Simazine 90 Claas 730 AAtrex+Roundup

Peterson Dairy Farms 245.8849 Pioneer CONV, Cruiser 34000 Hero Lumax Quilt Xcel 175/50/50 JD 1770 NT CCS Loretto, KY 31P41 Atrazine 4L JD 9770 STS Status Accent Q Touchdown Total

Steve Hunt 245.0828 Pioneer HX1/RR2, Poncho 250 35500 Warrior II Lexar Quilt Xcel 180/80/80 Case IH 1250 Front-Fold Herndon, KY P1420HR Atrazine Case IH 8010

LOUISIANA John & Bill Moroni Farm 251.2355 Terral HX1/RR2, Poncho 1250 31000 NONE AAtrex Quilt Xcel 240/50/50 JD 1700 Winnsboro, LA REV26HR50 AAtrex JD 9770 Halex GT

Wesley Moroni 247.5740 Pioneer RR2, Poncho 1250 32000 NONE AAtrex Quilt Xcel 240/50/50 JD 1700 Winnsboro, LA P2088R AAtrex JD 9770 Halex GT

Jerry Lynn Reeves 243.5316 Pioneer HX1/RR2, Cruiser 250 33000 NONE Roundup NONE 220/0/0 JD 1720 Winnsboro, LA P2023HR Atrazine JD 9770 Roundup Dual

MASSACHUSETTS William Edward Llewelyn 256.9421 Pioneer RR2, Cruiser 35000 NONE Lumax NONE 184/14/152 JD 7200 Northfield, MA P0448R Extreme 250 JD 9500

Sarah Henry 230.7186 Pioneer AM1, Poncho 250 36500 NONE Roundup PowerMax NONE 230/100/150 Kinze 2500 Southampton, MA P0413AM1 Cinch ATZ Case IH 1460 Resolve Q

MARYLAND Michael R Bostic 293.7607 Pioneer AM1, Poncho 250 33600 Warrior Lexar Quilt 250/100/120 JD 1790 CCS Church Hill, MD P1184AM1 Princep JD 9600 Roundup

Sage Baker 265.8543 Pioneer HX1/RR2, Poncho 250 39000 Permethrin Lexar Headline 200/50/150 JD 1770NT Vienna, MD 33D49 Touchdown JD 9770 STS

Tuckahoe Farms 256.3101 Channel GENVT3P, Poncho 250 37200 Warrior II Lexar Quadris 150/30/120 Kinze 3600 Denton, MD 214-14VT3P Perm-Up Touchdown JD 9760 2,4-D Princep

MICHIGAN Landis Farms 248.0119 DEKALB GENSTX, Poncho 250 39200 NONE Lumax NONE 220/20/60 JD 1770NT Schoolcraft, MI DKC61-21 AAtrex JD 9770

Old Pike Farms 247.4597 DEKALB GENSTX, Acceleron 34000 NONE Lumax NONE 0/0/0 JD 1760 Holland, MI DKC53-78 Glyphosate JD 9550

McKenzie Farms 245.1135 DEKALB GENVT3P, Poncho 250 33000 Force Cadet NONE 200/0/125 JD 1770 Marcellus, MI DKC58-83 Roundup JD 9610




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MINNESOTA Ronald P Thompson 229.628 DEKALB GENSTX, Poncho 250 33000 NONE Harness NONE 180/60/80 Kinze 3700 Emmons, MN DKC53-78 Sharpen JD 9870 Roundup

Stan Thompson 224.7057 DEKALB GENSTX, Poncho 250 33000 NONE Harness NONE 180/60/80 Kinze 3700 Albert Lea, MN DKC53-78 Sharpen JD 9570 Roundup

Crow River Farms Inc 224.2857 Pioneer AM1, 33000 NONE SureStart NONE 135/9/109 Buffalo 8010 Darwin, MN 35F48AM1 Roundup MF 8570

MISSOURI M & B Farms 258.1118 Pioneer HX1/RR2, Amplify L+ 34000 NONE Cinch ATZ NONE 220/50/125 JD 1720 Scott City, MO P1814HR Cruiser Resolve Case IH 2388 Atrazine

J & J Farms 254.1574 Pioneer HX1/RR2, Cruiser 32000 NONE Cinch ATZ NONE 220/50/125 JD 1720 Delta, MO P1745HR Extreme Resolve Case IH 2388 Atrazine

Vincent A Samson 217.6957 Pioneer HX1/RR2, Cruiser 35719 NONE Gramoxone NONE 200/0/0 JD 7000 Bonnots Mill, MO 31P42 Extreme 250 AAtrex 4L Gleaner F3 Roundup

MISSISSIPPI Travis Dunn 228.9103 Pioneer HX1/RR2, Cruiser 36000 NONE Halex NONE 240/0/0 JD 1720 Itta Bena, MS 32B34 Extreme 250 JD 9770

Tyler Huerkamp 219.5443 Pioneer HX1/RR2, Cruiser 29000 NONE Halex NONE 220/0/0 JD 7100 Macon, MS P1615HR Extreme 250 JD 9770

Jack Huerkamp 216.4690 Pioneer HX1/RR2, Cruiser 30000 NONE Halex NONE 220/0/0 JD 7300 Macon, MS P2088HR Extreme 250 JD 9760

MONTANA Ernie Icopini 236.1325 Pioneer HX1/RR2, Cruiser 38000 NONE Roundup PowerMax NONE 180/100/70 Monosem NG Plus Hysham, MT 38N88 Extreme 250 Outlook Case IH 2388 +Raxil Status

Kaitlyn Icopini 233.446 Pioneer HX1/RR2, Cruiser 38000 NONE Roundup PowerMax NONE 180/100/70 Monosem NG Plus Hysham, MT 38N88 Extreme 250 Outlook Case IH 2388 +Raxil Status

Bob Lindvig 201.8669 Pioneer HX1/RR2, Cruiser 29700 NONE NONE NONE 140/46/0 JD 7000 Glendive, MT 39N99 Extreme 250 Case IH 1666

NORTH CAROLINA Bo Stone 268.6787 Pioneer HX1/RR2, Poncho 36000 Karate Glyphosate Headline 225/24/60 Kinze 3400 Rowland, NC P1456HR 1250+VOTiVO Aim Case IH 7120 Halex GT Atrazine

Robert Naylor 243.0319 Pioneer HX1/RR2, Cruiser 250 32000 NONE Roundup NONE 300/0/41 JD 1700 Clinton, NC P1456HR Atrazine JD 9670 Roundup

Locklear Bros Farms 234.9636 Pioneer HX1/RR2, Cruiser 250 29800 Karate Roundup PowerMax Quadris 130/31/75 JD 1790 Maxton, NC P1615HR Karate 2,4-D Quadris Case IH 6088 Halex GT Atrazine

NORTH DAKOTA Frauenberg Farms #1 239.5372 Pioneer HX1/RR2, Poncho 1250/ 32000 NONE Roundup RT3 NONE 200/50/30 JD 1790 CCS LaMoure, ND P9807HR Torque/ Harness Case IH 7120 Ascend/ Atrazine 4L Jumpstart/Botizo Class Act

Bobby Frauenberg 220.8590 Pioneer AM1, Amplify D 32000 NONE Roundup RT3 NONE 200/50/30 JD 1790 CCS Lamoure, ND P9630AM1 Harness Case IH 7120 Atrazine 4L Class Act

Donna Frauenberg 205.3954 Pioneer HX1/RR2, Amplify D 32000 NONE Roundup RT3 NONE 200/50/30 JD 1790 CCS Lamoure, ND 38M58 Harness Case IH 7120 Atrazine 4L Class Act

NEBRASKA Tom Snider 291.2524 Pioneer HX1/RR2, Poncho 1250 35000 NONE SureStart NONE 220/150/0 JD 7300 Mc Cool Junction, NE P1625HR New Holland TR99

Gary Hinrichs 277.6067 Pioneer HX1/RR2, Poncho 250 34000 NONE Lexar NONE 220/52/0 Case IH 1250 Bruning, NE P1508HR Roundup Case IH 7088




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NO-TIll/sTRIp TIll IRRIGATED CONT.Murdoch Partnership 275.6427 Pioneer HX1/RR2, Cruiser 40000 NONE Bicep II Headline AMP 190/65/0 Case IH 1250 Orleans, NE P1625HR Extreme 250 Touchdown Case IH 8120 Cadet

NEW HAMPSHIRE Five Point Farm 175.7591 Pioneer AM1, Cruiser 35000 NONE Lumax NONE 180/14/160 JD 7200 Northfield, MA P0115AM1 Extreme 250 JD 9500

NEW JERSEY Carly M Barlieb 236.6057 Pioneer AM1, Cruiser 35000 Capture Guardsman Headline 200/50/50 JD 1760 Stewartsville, NJ P0891AM1 Extreme 250 Prowl JD 9570 STS

NEW YORK Keith A Jones 213.9573 Pioneer HX1/RR2, 31280 NONE Lexar NONE 292/35/205 JD 1750 Catskill, NY P1292HR JD 9770

Christine Jones 165.4142 Pioneer HX1/RR2, 30600 NONE Lexar NONE 292/35/205 JD 1750 Catskill, NY 36V53 JD 9770

OHIO Jim Motycka 229.9808 Pioneer HXX/RR2, Cruiser 33500 NONE Cinch ATZ NONE 220/54/108 Case IH 1200 Napoleon, OH P1395XR Extreme 250 Case IH 5088

Mike Funderburgh 216.2148 Pioneer AM1, Cruiser 500 33000 Permethrin Corvus NONE 180/120/150 JD 1790 North Lewisburg, OH P1018AM1 Atrazine JD 9660 Touchdown

OKLAHOMA Abel DeBoer 276.9760 Pioneer AM1, Poncho 250 31000 NONE Balance Flexx NONE 225/30/0 JD 1720 Felt, OK 33Y77AM1 JD 9660

MMB Farms 269.5827 Pioneer RR2, Cruiser 34000 Comite II Roundup NONE 250/80/0 JD 1720 Texhoma, OK 32N70 Extreme 250 Banvel JD 9770 Guardsman Max

Jerod McDaniel 269.3363 Pioneer AM1, NULL 32000 NONE Roundup NONE 200/60/3 JD 1700 Texhoma, OK 33Y77AM1 Status JD 9610

OREGON Double T Farming 250.5354 Pioneer RR2, Poncho 250 36200 NONE Round-up Power Max NONE 189/32/240 JD 1700 Boardman, OR 33T55 Roundup PowerMax JD 9760

PENNSYLVANIA Darren Charles 238.7081 DEKALB YGVT3, Poncho 250 36000 NONE Atrazine 4L Headline 190/0/0 Kinze 3600V Lancaster, PA DKC57-50 SureStart Case IH 7088 Durango Halex GT

Mast Farms 203.2073 Pioneer HX1/RR2, Poncho 250 27591 Baythroid Cinch ATZ NONE 230/15/15 JD 1750 Morgantown, PA P1184HR Force Balance Flexx JD 9600 Gramoxone Inteon

Cherry Crest Farm 197.2882 Pioneer CONV, Poncho 250 32000 NONE Credit Extra NONE 0/0/0 JD 7000 Ronks, PA P1395 Gramoxone JD 9500

SOUTH CAROLINA Daniel H Garrick (#1) 304.6593 Pioneer HX1/RR2, Poncho 250 27878 Baythroid Roundup Headline 280/150/150 JD 1700 Cope, SC P2023HR Counter 20 G Status Case IH 2366 Prowl H2O Atrazine

Daniel H Garrick (#2) 302.9209 Pioneer HX1/RR2, Poncho 250 35000 Baythroid Roundup Headline 280/150/150 JD 1700 Cope, SC P2023HR Counter 20 G Prowl H2O Case IH 2366 Atrazine Status

Jameson Farms #5 296.1872 Pioneer HX1/RR2, Amplify L+ 33800 Counter 20 G Atrazine Stratego 150/25/0 JD 1700 Orangeburg, SC P1745HR Poncho 250 Roundup PowerMax Case IH 2388 2,4-D Helosate Plus Atrazine

SOUTH DAKOTA David Ogle 294.8622 DEKALB YGVT3, Poncho 250 38000 NONE Roundup NONE 150/50/0 Kinze 3700 Harrold, SD DKC64-79 Case IH 2588

Lower Brule Farm Corp 261.0158 Pioneer HX1/RR2, Cruiser 33000 NONE Roundup NONE 245/40/5 JD 1790 (Unit One) P0902HR Extreme 250 Harness JD 9770 STS Pierre, SD Status

Lower Brule Farm Corp 252.9869 Pioneer HX1/RR2, Cruiser 33500 NONE Roundup NONE 245/40/5 JD 1790 (Unit Two) 35F40 Extreme 250 Harness JD 9770 STS Pierre, SD Status




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TENNESSEE David Wilson 236.4302 Pioneer HX1/RR2, Cruiser 32300 Karate Gramoxone NONE 220/100/110 Kinze 3600 Paris, TN 33G60 Extreme 250 Bicep JD 9760 Atrazine

David & Finas Wilson 234.3884 Pioneer HX1/RR2, Cruiser 32300 Karate Gramoxone NONE 220/100/110 Kinze 3600 Paris, TN 33G60 Extreme 250 Bicep JD 9760 Atrazine

Joel Haynes 230.6875 Pioneer HX1/RR2, Cruiser 40000 Baythroid Paraquat Quilt Xcel 200/60/90 JD 1790 Jackson, TN 33D49 Extreme 250 Halex JD 9770 STS Atrazine

TEXAS Right Way Farms 270.1746 DEKALB GENVT3P, Poncho 250 29000 Oberon Balance Flexx Stratego YLD 280/65/10 Kinze 3700 Dalhart, TX DKC64-69 Roundup PowerMax Case IH 2388 Laudis

Steve & Darrell Buckley 261.7276 Pioneer AM1, Poncho 1250 36000 NONE Bicep Lite II Magnum NONE 225/15/5 JD 1720 Stack-Fold Dimmitt, TX 32N74AM1 Atrazine JD 9770 STS Laudis

Don Carpenter 259.2709 Pioneer AM1, Poncho 1250 37500 NONE Cinch ATZ Lite NONE 300/50/20 JD 1720 CCS Dimmitt, TX 32N74AM1 Laudis JD 9870 STS

UTAH Lynn Summers 218.0893 DEKALB GENSTX, Amplify 35500 NONE Roundup PowerMax NONE 200/50/0 JD 1710 Tremonton, UT DKC53-45 JD 9770

Joseph Summers 215.5653 DEKALB YGVT3, Amplify+ 35500 NONE Roundup PowerMax NONE 200/50/0 JD 1710 Tremonton, UT DKC43-27 Poncho 250 JD 9770

Katherine Summers 213.6513 DEKALB YGVT3, Amplify+ 37500 NONE Roundup PowerMax NONE 200/50/0 JD 1710 Tremonton, UT DKC43-27 Poncho 250 JD 9770

VIRGINIA David Hula 429.0216 Pioneer HX1/RR2, Amplify L+ 43900 Tombstone Roundup PowerMax Quadris 160/33/200 Kinze 3600 Charles City, VA P2088HR Poncho 1250 Sencor Headline AMP JD 9770 STS Traxion Halex GT

Cub Run Dairy LLC 247.3051 Pioneer AM1, Cruiser 35000 Asana Traxion NONE 130/0/0 Great Plains YP-1225 Mc Gaheysville, VA P1184AM1 Extreme 250 AAtrex JD 9760 Princep Touchdown Total Prowl H2O

LaVonne Heatwole 243.0369 Pioneer AM1, Cruiser 36000 Asana XL Traxion NONE 170/0/50 Great Plains YP-1225 Mc Gaheysville, VA P1184AM1 Extreme 250 AAtrex JD 9760 Princep Touchdown Total Prowl H2O

WASHINGTON Kurtis Cox Farms Inc 212.4094 Pioneer RR2, None 40000 NONE NONE NONE 0/0/0 JD 7300 MaxEmerge 2 Warden, WA 36V51 Case IH 7088

WISCONSIN Adam Flyte 226.3397 Channel YGVT3, Cruiser 34500 NONE Laudis Stratego YLD 210/60/160 JD 1720 Coloma, WI 201-16VT3 Extreme 250 Cornerstone Plus Headline Case IH 2188

WEST VIRGINIA Ronald L Widmyer 190.6394 Pioneer HX1/RR2, Poncho 250 31000 NONE Harness NONE 180/32/30 Deutz Allis 79 Air Champ Charles Town, WV 33T57 Basis Case IH 1660 Princep

WYOMING David Hinman 244.7627 Pioneer HXX/RR2, Cruiser 35720 NONE Roundup NONE 200/100/100 JD 1720 Wheatland, WY 38H72 Extreme 250 JD 9500

Hardrock Farms Inc 221.3521 DEKALB GENSTX, Acceleron 34340 NONE Roundup NONE 200/100/100 JD 1720 Wheatland, WY DKC45-51 JD 9500

Howell Farms LLC 195.9499 Garst AS3000GT, Cruiser 250 33000 NONE Halex GT NONE 200/50/5 JD 1720 Morrill, NE 86J49-3000GT Clarity JD 9670 Touchdown


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* Class A includes all states except Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio and Wisconsin. Class AA includes Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio and Wisconsin. Classes without A and AA designations comprise all states.

Forty-six states participated in the contest; 52 seed com-panies were represented. The 411 State winners planted 161 hybrid numbers. A total of 573 hybrid numbers were planted by 8,431 entrants.

2011 Entries by stateAffiliated statesAlabama 27

Arkansas 189

Colorado 128

Georgia 111

Illinois 1,038

Indiana 225

Iowa 1,279

Kansas 367

Kentucky 238

Louisiana 135

Maryland 111

Michigan 493

Minnesota 504

Mississippi 165

Missouri 386

Nebraska 864

New York 55

North Carolina 171

North Dakota 47

Ohio 422

Oklahoma 62

Pennsylvania 86

South Carolina 88

South Dakota 405

Tennessee 178

Texas 97

Virginia 102

Wisconsin 132

Unaffiliated states 326Total Entrants 8,431

2011 Entries by Class*# of

EntriesWinning

YieldA Non-Irrigated 1,129 288.4817

AA Non-Irrigated 2,971 322.1727

A No-Till/Strip-Till Non-Irrigated 910 293.5917

AA No-Till/Strip-Till Non-Irrigated 712 297.6489

No-Till/Strip-Till Irrigated 1,038 429.0216

Irrigated 1,581 341.0027

No Class Marked 90

Total 8,431

All EntrantsAll

WinnersNational Winners

Average Yield (bu) 215.57 240.17 313.11Planting Population 33,510 34,298 37,139Harvest Population 32,233 33,114 35,956

Nitrogen (lbs) 200.72 227.2 269.33Phosphorus (lbs) 70.82 70.17 97.47Potassium (lbs) 101.48 103.23 141.25Trace Minerals 29.00% 41.95% 33.33%Manure 15.16% 23.46% 16.67%

Fall 23.76% 10.93% 0.00%Spring Preplant 42.38% 45.92% 38.89%At Planting 40.34% 57.65% 55.56%Sidedress 48.49% 66.40% 61.11%Starter 55.39% 69.78% 72.22%Nitrogen/bu. (lbs) 0.95 0.98 0.85Incorporated 72.16% 65.40% 66.67%Surface Applied 42.30% 57.06% 50.00%

Soil Test 58.57% 69.98% 61.11%

Corn 25.25% 34.79% 38.89%Soybeans 60.91% 44.73% 50.00%Wheat 2.96% 2.78% 0.00%Alfalfa/Hay 1.30% 2.78% 5.56%Other 9.57% 14.91% 5.56%

** Fertilizer (lbs.) include only chemical fertilizer – no N/P/K from manure included. Percentages are based on number of entrants reporting.


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