The Michigan Soybean Association (MSA) announced the 2021 Michigan Soybean Yield Contest winners. This is the second year MSA has facilitated the contest. It was facilitated for 14 years prior by the Michigan Soybean Committee (MSC).
In 2021, there were 105 entries from soybean farmers across Michigan. Winners were announced Wednesday, January 26, 2021, at MSA's 48th Annual Meeting of Members. The contest was sponsored by MSC, Asgrow, Dairyland Seed, Dyna-Gro, Golden Harvest, Pioneer, LG Seeds, NK, DF Seeds, Credenz, Rupp, Renk Seed and ZFSelect.
Congratulations to the 2021 winners and thank you to our sponsors and the farmers who entered the contest.
Late Maturity Non-Irrigated -- John Burk, Bay County, 78.82 bu/a
Late Maturity Irrigated -- Don Stall, Eaton County, 127.64 bu/a
Mid Maturity Non-Irrigated -- JLJ Parr, Sanilac County, 85.07 bu/a
Mid Maturity Irrigated -- Scott Jirgens, Kalamazoo County, 92.5 bu/a
Early Maturity -- Larry Lenhart, Kent County, 78.9 bu/a
Non-GMO -- Luke Gentz, St. Joseph County, 90.3 bu/a
The winners will each receive a plaque and a $1,000 cash prize.
Additional information about the contest and harvested entries can be found athttp://www.misoy.org/yield-contest.
Categories: Michigan, Crops, Soybeans, Harvesting