The 1
st place winner in Division 4, Dean Booth of
Cuba City, grew Asgrow AG2431 and harvested 82.7 bu/a.
In second place, Mary Kay Booth of Cuba City
grew Asgrow AG2433 and harvested 81.8 bu/a.
In Division 3, RnK DeVoe Farms of Monroe won 1
st
place with Pioneer P28T33R at 92.1 bu/a (highest overall yield) and in 2
nd
place, Ellis Farms Inc. of Walworth harvested 74.4 bu/a with Dairyland
DSR-2190/R2Y.
Also in Division 3, the
Wisconsin Bean Team of UW Graduate students Adam Gaspar, David Marburger, and
Ethan Smidt grew Pioneer P28T33R and harvested 87.4 bu/a. The WI Bean Team is
ineligible for official prizes as they are grad students of Dr. Conley; however
their efforts are still recognized. In Division 2, Stetzer Brothers LLC of
Melrose achieved 71.2 bu/a from Pioneer 91Y90 for first place. In 2
nd
place, Triple Maple Dairy LLC of Manitowoc harvested 65.0 bu/a from Renk
RS183NR2 soybeans. In Division 1 at 57.8 bu/a was Paul Graf Farms LLC from
Sturgeon Bay.
They planted Pioneer 90Y90.
2
nd place winner in Division
1 was Kloos Acres from Stratford.
They harvested
55.0 bu/a from Pioneer 91Y30.
The contest is sponsored by the WI Soybean Program and organized to encourage
the development of new and innovative management practices and to show the
importance of using sound cultural practices in WI soybean production.
Agronomic Practices of 2013 WI Soybean Yield Contest Winners
| Avg.
Planting date |
May 14th |
| Avg. Seeding rate (seeds/acre) |
176,111 |
| |
% using this practice |
| Inoculant |
33 |
| Seed fungicide |
67 |
| Seed
insecticide |
56 |
| Foliar
fungicide |
56 |
| Foliar
insecticide |
22 |
| Row spacing
< 30" |
89 |
| Conventional
tillage |
56 |
| Previous crop
not corn |
11 |
For more information please contact Shawn Conley, WI State
Soybean Specialist at 608-262-7975 or
spconley@wisc.edu
