Source:  NC SOYBEAN PRODUCERS ASSOCIATION, 1/8/21

Traditionally the winners of the North Carolina Soybean Yield Contest are announced each year at the NC Commodities Conference. Unfortunately, this year we will not be able to announce these awards and celebrate these achievements in person, but we do still want to recognize our 2020 Soybean Yield Contest Winners.

Growers across the state submitted entries in the contest and we are proud of the hard work they putting into producing these high yielding fields. Thirty entries were submitted across 17 different counties with yields ranging from 52-102 bu/ac. While there were some production challenges across the state this year from a wet spring to dry summer to wet fall, there were also areas where we saw very respectable soybean yields and this was reflected in our yield contest.

The contest winners for the various categories are highlighted below.

Overall State Champion
Highest Yield in the State, Regardless of Irrigation Practices
Prize: $1000 + Plaque
102.2 bu/ac
Jay Lane, Pasquotank County
Dryland
Axis 3818NRXS, planted 4/3
Agent: Al Wood

Division 1: Irrigated
1st Place
Prize: $500 + Plaque
98.5 bu/ac
Matthews Family Farm of NC, Davie County
P48A60X, planted 4/24
Agent: Marsha McGraw

2nd Place
Prize: $200 + Plaque
92.2 bu/ac
3B Farms, Beaufort County
G4185X Agrigold, planted 4/10
Agent: Rod Gurganus

Division 2: Non-Irrigated
1st Place
Prize: $500 + Plaque
99.4 bu/ac
Moore Farm Inc, Iredell County
USG 7478, planted 4/29
Agent: Laura Elmore

2nd Place
Prize: $200 + Plaque
91.4 bu/ac
Will Cox
AgriGold 4995, planted 4/4
Agent: Blake Szilvay

Regional Winners
“Highest” Yield in Region, Regardless of Irrigation Practices

Producers in the divisions above are ineligible for regional awards, so in regions where state winning entries were produced, the next highest yield is awarded the prize.

Prize: $100 + Plaque

N. Coastal Plain
86.4 bu/ac
Sharp Farms Inc., Wilson County
DG48XT90, planted 4/8
Agent: Norman Harrell

N. Piedmont
60.8 bu/ac
Ted Mitchell, Franklin County
NK 58-Z4, planted 4/28
Agent: Charles Mitchell

S. Coastal Plain
83.6 bu/ac
Lance Herndon Farms, Robeson County
Southern Harvest 38141, planted 4/28
Agent: Mac Malloy

S. Piedmont
86.4 bu/ac
Nelson Dellinger, Cleveland County
USG 7480ET, planted 5/1
Agent: Taylor Dill

Tidewater
91.3 bu/ac
James Allen, Washington County
Asgrow 46×8, planted 4/27
Agent: Jalynne Waters

91.3 bu/ac
Thomas Roach, Perquimans County
Asgrow 47×9, planted 5/13
Agent: Dylan Lilley

Congratulations to all of the soybean yield contest winners!

Each winner will be mailed their prize money as well as a plaque to recognize their accomplishments.