Doniphan County farmer, Alex Noll, broke the Kansas Corn Yield Contest record with his 2024 dryland entry of 340.39 bushels per acre. Traci Noll, receives the honor for top overall irrigated entry in the state contest with a yield of 328.98, also grown in Doniphan County. The Nolls surpassed tough competition this year as twenty-three contest entries broke the 300 bushel per acre mark. The state and district winners will be recognized at the Kansas Corn Symposium on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025 at the Salina Hilton Garden Inn.

“This year’s state contest broke multiple records including highest irrigated yield and number of entries above 300 bushels per acre,” said Emily Koop, Director of Grower Services and Market Development. “This is truly a testament to the hard work of our growers and the innovation of our industry. This year, we also awarded honors to our first nitrogen management class, a group of farmers who showcased that they truly can continue to grow more with less.”

The Kansas Corn Yield Contest is sponsored by Kansas Corn and K-State Research and Extension. The state contest awards dryland and irrigated winners in ten districts, a Nitrogen Management Class winner, along with one statewide dryland and one statewide irrigated winner.

The Kansas Corn Yield Contest was created to recognize high-yielding Kansas corn farmers and gain information to improve practices and increase efficiency for greater sustainability and profitability. Sharing the data collected among Kansas farmers benchmarks the corn yields and provides information for improving management practices.

2024 Kansas Corn Yield Contest Results from Southwest Kansas are:

SOUTHWEST | DISTRICT 3

Dryland

1st Place: David Walker, Stanton County; Yield: 113.35 bu./acre; Pioneer P1122AML

Irrigated

1st Place: Grant Webber, Haskell County; Yield: 324.79 bu./acre; Pioneer P1718AML

2nd Place: John Borth, Meade County; Yield: 321.67 bu./acre; Pioneer P1718AML

3rd Place: Grant Webber, Haskell County; Yield: 320.87 bu./acre; Pioneer P1828Q