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Missouri Soybean Yield Contest entry deadline nears

The Missouri Soybean Yield Contest entry deadline is Thursday, September 10^th. The differences between this season and last will likely result in yield variations, according to Greg Luce, research director for  Missouri Soybean.

“I know some folks have put some efforts into seeing what different practices this season might do to enhance the yield,” Luce told Brownfield Ag News.

Among the reasons to enter the contest is that it’s a competitive comparison of yields within specific areas of Missouri resulting in growers learning what makes soybeans yield better, said Luce.

“It seems the folks that are involved in the contest interact with each other and talk and challenge the status quo, so to speak,” said Luce.

Those who enter the contest compete with growers from their own area. There are seven districts across the state of Missouri.

“In each district we award the highest yield in no-till and the highest yield in tilled,” said Luce. “Both of those are dry-land comparisons.”

In addition, there are First, Second and Third Place prizes for dry-land and irrigated soybean yields on a state-wide basis. There are also special prizes for yields exceeding 100 bushels to the acre.