Winners of the 2024 WI Soybean Yield Contest

Division 1:
1st Emily Sleik, Waushara County (88.80 bu/a with Pioneer P21A53E)

2nd Dan Sleik, Waushara County (88.23 bu/a with Pioneer P22A67E)

Division 2:
1st John Webb, Sauk County (91.79 bu/a with CROPLAN CP2220E)

2nd Nick Fitzgerald, Manitowoc County (86.40 bu/a with NK 14-W6E3)

Division 3:
1st Don and Doug Midthun, Columbia County (98.54 bu/a with Asgrow AG24XF1)

2nd Ryan Bates, Pierce County (78.62 bu/a with Pioneer P16Z42E)

Division 4:
1st Dan Kamps, Lafayette County (96.76 bu/a with Pioneer P30A75E)

2nd Jason Weigel, Grant County (89.72 bu/a with Beck’s 2830E3)

New Contestant Award
Steve and Nancy Steinhoff, Lafayette County (86.77 bu/a with Asgrow AG24XF1)

Planting Green Award
Tom Novak, Iowa County (85.22 bu/a with LG Seeds LGS2054XF)

*UW Bean Team (Mark Kendall, Tatiane Severo Silva, Ophelia Tsai), Dane County (81.34 bu/a with Dyna-Gro S21EN81). The UW Bean Team attained the 2nd highest yield in the Planting Green category. The UW Bean Team is made up of Dr. Conley’s graduate students and postdocs, who make all agronomic decisions for their entry. While they aren’t eligible for official prizes, their efforts are still recognized unofficially.

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.

For more information, please contact Shawn Conley, WI State Soybean Specialist at 608-800-7056 or spconley@wisc.edu