The Michigan Soybean Association (MSA) is excited to announce 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 at https://www.misoy.org/yield-contest.
Source: Michigan Soybean Association
