2011 Grower Team Results

The 2011 Yield Challenge was another great success! Our teams realized an overall average yield increase of 6.45 percent -- a 1.25 percent increase over last year! Below are the final Grower Team results:

District 1

1^st Place

Syngenta District 1N
Sponsored by: Syngenta Seeds, Inc.
Average Percent Yield Increase: 7.07%
Average Yield of Challenge Plots (Top 5 Growers): 71.6

2^nd Place

Pioneer District 1
Sponsored by: Pioneer
Average Percent Yield Increase: 5.38%
Average Yield of Challenge Plots (Top 5 Growers): 77.1

District 2

1^st Place

Elburn Co-op
Sponsored by: Pioneer
Average Percent Yield Increase: 10.11%
Average Yield of Challenge Plots (Top 5 Growers): 73.5

2^nd Place

BASF District 2
Sponsored by: BASF Corporation
Average Percent Yield Increase: 3.95%
Average Yield of Challenge Plots (Top 5 Growers): 68.9

District 3

1^st Place

CPS Ferris
Sponsored by: BASF Corporation
Average Percent Yield Increase: 11.86%
Average Yield of Challenge Plots (Top 5 Growers): 55.6

2^nd Place

CPS Blandinsville
Sponsored by: BASF Corporation
Average Percent Yield Increase: 11.69%
Average Yield of Challenge Plots (Top 5 Growers): 76.6

District 4

1^st Place

Sunrise FS
Sponsored by: BASF Corporation
Average Percent Yield Increase: 15.46%
Average Yield of Challenge Plots (Top 5 Growers): 56.6

2^nd Place

AgLand FS
Sponsored by: BASF Corporation
Average Percent Yield Increase: 13.15%
Average Yield of Challenge Plots (Top 5 Growers): 75.0

District 5

1^st Place

The Good 5th
Sponsored by: Stone Seed Group
Average Percent Yield Increase: 14.17%
Average Yield of Challenge Plots (Top 5 Growers): 63.9

2^nd Place

Vinson Seed Service
Sponsored by: BASF Corporation
Average Percent Yield Increase: 10.27%
Average Yield of Challenge Plots (Top 5 Growers): 71.4

District 6

1^st Place

Shipman Elevator
Sponsored by: BASF Corporation
Average Percent Yield Increase: 21.62%
Average Yield of Challenge Plots (Top 5 Growers): 71.6

2^nd Place

Lincoln Land FS
Sponsored by: BASF Corporation
Average Percent Yield Increase: 7.18%
Average Yield of Challenge Plots (Top 5 Growers): 70.4

District 7

1^st Place

South Central FS
Sponsored by: BASF Corporation
Average Percent Yield Increase: 8.92%
Average Yield of Challenge Plots (Top 5 Growers): 68.7

2^nd Place

Fhr-U-Trough
Sponsored by: Fhr-U-Trough
Average Percent Yield Increase: 6.07%
Average Yield of Challenge Plots (Top 5 Growers): 36.1

District 8

Incomplete data; no winners.

District 9

1^st Place

BioSoil Enhancement
Sponsored by: BioSoil
Average Percent Yield Increase: 3.07%
Average Yield of Challenge Plots (Top 5 Growers): 54.4

2^nd Place

Southern FS
Sponsored by: Monsanto
Average Percent Yield Increase: 1.15%
Average Yield of Challenge Plots (Top 5 Growers): 54.3

For more information about this year's winners, please read this press release.

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