2014 Ohio Soybean Yield and Quality Contest Winners Announced
January 6, 2015 Ohio Soybean Association
The Ohio Soybean Association (OSA) is proud to announce the winners of the 2014 Ohio Soybean Yield and Quality Contest. This is the fifth year for the statewide contest with a total of 45 applicants.
There were four different yield categories available and the quality portion of the contest was based on highest percentages of oil and protein.
“Congratulations to this year’s Yield and Quality Contest winners,” said Tommie Price, OSA President and soybean farmer from Putnam County. “Every year, entrants reinforce how outstanding Ohio soybean farmers are at producing high soybean yields and high quality soybeans.”
The 2014 Overall State Yield Champion was Don Jackson of Preble County who recorded a yield of 86.1 bushes/acre with the Seed Consultants 9363 variety. The complete list of yield and quality winners is below:
Yield Results
Conventional Tillage | Yield (bu./acre) | Variety |
|
86.1 | Seed Consultants 9363 |
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72.74 | NuTech 7273 |
|
72 | Asgrow 3832 |
No-till | Yield (bu./acre) | Variety |
|
84.8 | Mycogen 5N342 |
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83.3 | Pioneer P32T25 R2 |
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81.1 | Asgrow 3533 |
Non-GMO – No-till | Yield (bu./acre) | Variety |
|
68.24 | Beck 295 |
Quality Results
Highest Percentage Protein Content | Percentage | Variety |
|
37.1% | Pioneer P32T80PR |
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36.6% | Asgrow 3034RR2 |
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36.2% | Pioneer P32T25R2 |
Highest Percentage Oil Content | Percentage | Variety |
|
20.1% | NuTech 7273 |
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19.2% | Pioneer P24T19R |
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18.8% | Pioneer P32T80PR |
OSA would like to thank Asgrow, Beck’s Hybrids, Channel, CROPLAN, LG Seeds, Ohio AgNet, Ohio’s Country Journal, Ohio Soybean Council, R Farm Seeds, Rupp Seeds, Seed Consultants, Shur Grow, Stewart Seeds, Stine Seed Company and Monsanto for sponsoring the 2014 contest.
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