The Results of the 1998 North Carolina Corn Yield Contest

These are the official results of the 1998 Corn Yield Contest. The awards for this contest were handed out at the Tenth Annual Joint Conference held in Raleigh, January 21-22, 1999.
Thank you to all who entered the contest as well as to all the Extension Agents who helped verify and send in entries.

DRYLAND DIVISION STATE WINNERS

CHAMPION

Hardy Farms
216.45 bushels per acre
DeKalb DK683
Greene County

Runner-Up

Ferebee and Son, Inc.
210.49 bushels per acre
Pioneer 3394
Currituck County

Dryland Division No-Till Winner

Hardy Farms
216.45 bushels per acre
DeKalb DK683
Greene County

IRRIGATED DIVISION STATE WINNERS

WINNER

Hardy Farms
251.21 bushels per acre
DeKalb DK679
Greene County

First Runner-Up

Doug Maxwell
185.94 bushels per acre
DeKalb DK679
Washington County

Second Runner Up

Sunnybrook Farms
174.66 bushels per acre
Pioneer 3163
Stanly County

Irrigated Division No-till Winner

Sunnybrook Farms
174.66 bushels per acre
Pioneer 3163
Stanly County

AREA WINNERS

AREA 1: TIDEWATER

Winner:
Ferebee and Son, Inc.
210.49 bushels per acre
Pioneer 3394
Currituck County
Runner-Up:
Swindell Brothers
197.58 bushels per acre
Augusta 508
Hyde County

AREA 2: Northern Coastal Plain

Winner:
Hardy Farms
216.45 bushels per acre
DeKalb DK683
Greene County

Runner-Up:
Steve Blizzard
194.62 bushels per acre
DeKalb DK683
Greene County

AREA 3: Southern Coastal Plain and Foothills

Winner:
Mark Stanaland
180.44 bushels per acre
Novartis N79-L3
Columbus County

Runner-Up:
Steven Smith
171.35 bushels per acre
Pioneer 3163
Bladen County

AREA 4: Northern Peidmont

Winner:
Johnson Farms
186.12 bushels per acre
Novartis N79-L3
Surry County

Runner-Up:
Spurgeon Foster
178.81 bushels per acre
Pioneer 32K61
Davidson County

AREA 5: Southern Peidmont

Winner:
Boyd Weston
201.86 bushels per acre
Pioneer 3173
Iredell County

Runner-Up:
Phil Arrington
201.66 bushels per acre
Pioneer 3173
Iredell County

AREA 6: Mountain

Winner:
Talmadge Mathis
193.35 bushels per acre
Pioneer 33V09
Wilkes County

Runner-Up:
Pryor Brothers
181.24 bushels per acre
DeKalb DK626
Henderson County

AGENT ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS

AREA 1: Richard W. Rhodes - Tyrell County
AREA 2: Louie H. Johnson - Greene County
AREA 3: Michael W. Shaw - Columbus County
AREA 4: Jack L. Loudermilk - Yadkin County
AREA 5: Joel T.(Todd) Williams - Rowan County
AREA 6: Matthew S.(Matt) Miller - Wilkes County

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This page was created by Alan Meijer on 1-20-99. Last revised on 1-7-00.