The 2021 Grow for the Green Soybean Yield Contest award winners.
The Arkansas Soybean Promotion Board (ASPB) and the Arkansas Soybean Association have named the winners of the 2021 Grow for the Green Soybean Yield Contest. The winners were announced at the ASA’s recent Annual Meeting. The contest divides state soybean producers into nine groups, seven geographic regions, one all state conventional (non-GMO) category and a Champions Category consisting of all previous 100-bushel winners.
Cash prizes were awarded to the top three in each division achieving a minimum of 60 Bu/A with the exception of the Champions.
ASA said 82 soybean producers entered the 2021 Grow for the Green Soybean Yield Contest and 10 producers reached and exceeded the 100 bushel/acre milestone. The Race for 100 Yield Contest began in 2007 and in 2013, the first three producers reached the goal.
100-bushel club
The newest members of the 100-Bushel Club:
Green County – Linwood Wells
Craighead County – Mike Hook
Randolph County – Blake & Kent Bennett
Cross County – Tim Fisher
Clay County – Bruce Catt
Prairie County – Davis Bell
Prairie County – David Petter
Phillips County – Neil Culp
Phillips County – Jill Culp
Desha County – Robb Dedman
Matt Miles from Desha County achieved the 100-bushel mark for the 7th time with a yield of 121.318 bushel/acre by growing AgriGold G4620RX and winning the Champion Division. Neil Culp from Phillips County achieved a new state record with 130.784 bushel/acre growing Asgrow AG45X8.
2021 winners
Here are the winners of the 2021 Grow for the Green Soybean Yield Contest:
Division
Producer
County
Variety
Final Yield (bu/ac)
1 – Northeast Delta
Linwood Wells
Greene
Pioneer P48A60X
101.729
Mike Hook
Craighead
AgriGold 4255
101.685
Roger Reddick
Greene
Pioneer P48A60X
99.480
2 – Northeast
Blake/Kent Bennett
Randolph
Pioneer P49A41
104.868
Tim Fisher
Cross
Pioneer 48A60X
101.161
Bruce Catt
Clay
Pioneer P47A64X
100.452
3 – White River Basin
Richard Walker
Jackson
Pioneer P49A41L
96.535
Jerry Fuller
Monroe
Progeny P4806
73.528
Kyle Fuller
Monroe
Pioneer P49T62E
71.092
4 – Central/Grand Prairie
Davis Bell
Prairie
Asgrow AG48X9
105.029
David Petter
Prairie
Pioneer P42A96X
101.599
David Strohl
Prairie
Dyna-Gro S43EN61
92.599
5 – East Central Delta
Neil Culp
Phillips
Asgrow AG45X8
130.784
Jill Culp
Phillips
Asgrow AG45X8
102.201
Terry Tolar
Phillips
Asgrow AG43X0
93.233
6 – Southeast Delta
Robb Dedman
Desha
Pioneer P47A64X
115.941
7 – Western
James Gregory
Conway
Pioneer P45T88
69.408
Greg Hart
Conway
Pioneer P49A41L
66.372
Josh Moore
Conway
Local LS5418XFS
62.719
Conventional
Dennis Stephens
Cross
Virtue 4720S
94.396
Adam Fisher
Cross
Pioneer P40A40
81.755
Hunter Stephens
Cross
Virtue 4720S
79.553
Champions Group
Matt Miles
Desha
AgriGold G4620RX
121.318
The Grow for the Green Yield Soybean Yield Challenge is funded by the Arkansas Soybean Promotion Board using producer checkoff funds. The contests are administered by the Arkansas Soybean Association in cooperation with the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture.
Organizers expressed thanks to the county extension staff and independent consultants who help producers achieve these yields and serve as harvest judges. Complete contest harvest information is available on the websites of the Arkansas Soybean Promotion Board and the Arkansas Soybean Association. This file contains production information on contests since 1999.
For additional information on the soybean yield contests in Arkansas, contact the Arkansas Soybean Promotion Board or Arkansas Soybean Association at 501-666-1418 or swsoy@aristotle.net. Information will also be available at both www.arkansassoybean.com and www.themiraclebean.com.
