WEST BEND, Wis. — Dairyland Seed announced the national and state winners for its annual Corn and Soybean Yieldmaster Contests.
The title of National Corn Yieldmaster was awarded to Edge of Night Farms LLC of Stockton, Illinois, with a yield of 330.34 bushels per acre with DS-9412RA. Koberg Bros. was named the National Soybean Yieldmaster with a yield of 114.23 bushels per acre with DSR-2844E.
Illinois Corn Yieldmasters:
• First Place: Edge of Night Farms LLC, Stockton — 330.34 bushels per acre with DS-9412RA.
• Second Place: Allen Rahn, Chadwick — 326.09 bushels per acre with DS-5018Q.
Illinois Soybean Yieldmasters:
• First Place: Mark Meyers, Lena — 104.23 bushels per acre with DSR-2555E.
• Second Place: Edge of Night Farms LLC, Stockton — 91.82 bushels per acre with DSR-2030E.
“We are very proud to be a part of helping our Yieldmasters achieve these outstanding yields,” said Gary Leeper, general manager of Dairyland Seed. “It is because of growers like these that the future for agriculture is bright as is our ability to continue feeding the growing world population.”