Three Hoosier corn growers win national yield contest categories

Ben Kron of Evansville, Ind., in only his third contest, won the national Strip-Till, Minimum-Till, Mulch-Till, Ridge-Till Irrigated category with an average yield of 390.7846 bushels per acre. Shawn Kalb of Dubois, Ind., finished first nationally in the No-Till, Non-Irrigated category with an average yield of 391.4773 bushels per acre. In the Strip-Till, Minimum-Till, Mulch-Till, Ridge-Till Non-Irrigated category, Kevin Kalb of Dubois, Ind., finished first with an average yield of 409.1868 bushels per acre.

Rhylan Kalb, of Dubois, finished second in the Conventional, Non-Irrigated category with an average yield of 351.0520 bushels per acre. Emmersen Kalb, Dubois, Ind., came in second in the No-Till, Non-Irrigated category with an average yield of 352.3063 bushels per acre. Nikia B. Kalb of Dubois finished second in the Strip-Till, Minimum-Till, Mulch-Till, Ridge-Till Non-Irrigated category at 365.4261 bushels per acre.

Rylan Kalb’s second place finish was good enough to take first place in the statewide competition of the Conventional, Non-Irrigated category. Chris Cooper of Fort Branch, Ind., was second in this category at 319.9907 bushels per acre, and Emily Cooper, also of Fort Branch, was third with an average yield of 316.6495.

Shawn Kalb and Emmersen Kalb were first and second in the statewide results of the No-Till, Non-Irrigated category. Finishing third in the state was Wally Linneweber of Vincennes at 335.5600 bushels per acre.

Kevin Kalb and Nikia Kalb finished first and second in the statewide results for the Strip-Till, Minimum-Till, Mulch-Till, Ridge-Till Non-Irrigated category. Coming in third in Indiana was Brian Warpup of Warren, Ind., at 319.3157 bushels per acre.

Ben Kron won the statewide Strip-Till, Minimum-Till, Mulch-Till, Ridge-Till Irrigated category. Brandon Cardinal of Oaktown, Ind., was second at 323.8373 bushels per acre, and Jerry Cardinal, also of Oaktown, finished third with an average yield of 313.5989.

The three top finishers in the statewide No-Till Irrigated category were:

• Craig Williams of Oaktown at 324.7786 Dallas Cardinal of Oaktown at 319.7704

• Tim Wischmeier of Crothersville at 318.8949

The three top finishers in the statewide Conventional Irrigated category were:

• Brooks Cardinal of Oaktown at 322.2388

• Randall Kron of Evansville at 320.9071

• Joyce Kron of Evansville at 319.8944

Early entry open for 2022

Early entry for the 2022 National Corn Yield Contest is open now through June 30. The cost is $75 per online entry plus a one-time fee for those who need to join NCGA and the Indiana Corn Growers Association. Anyone interested in entering this year’s contest should read the online contest rules and registration information at www.ncga.com/getinvolved/national-corn-yield-contest.

The final entry period will be from July 1 through Aug. 17. At that time, the cost would be $110 per online entry plus a membership fee for non-members. The harvest entry period is from Aug. 18 through Nov. 30. NCGA National Corn Yield Contest Winners will be announced on Dec. 14.