An area corn grower has been honored as a state winner in the 2006 National Corn Yield Contest (NCYC), sponsored annually by the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA). Joe Krippner of Kimball placed third in the state in the Irrigated Class with a yield of 234.525 bushels per acre. The hybrid used in the winning field was DEKALB DKC50-20. Kripper was one of 504 state winners nationwide. The contest, which includes nine classes, had a total of 3,154 entries from 46 states. Of the 504 state winners, 27 growers, or three from each class, were named national winners. The national winners represented 11 states. The average yield among all winners was 287 bushels per acre, significantly higher than the average yield of 217 bushels per acre for all entrants and the 2006 U.S. average of 149.1 bushels per acre.
