Corn Winners
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2024 Winners
Category
Winner
Team Members
City
Hybrid
Planting Density
Irrigation (inches)
Nitrogen (lbs/ac)
Yield (bu/ac)
Farm-Gate Price ($/bu)
Highest Input-use Efficiency
1st Place
Wilkerson Farms
BJ Wilkerson and Kelsey Wilkerson
Trenton, FL
Dyno-Gro 57VC51
32000
6.6
155
133
$4.17
2nd Place
Riverbend Farms
Kyle Kelley, Tera Kelley, and Ed White
Branford, FL
Agrigold 643-52
32000
6
210
163
$5.02
3rd Place
Team Columbia
Ronald Morris
Lake City, FL
P2042YHR
30000
5.9
250
186
$4.17
Profitability
1st Place
Team Pursell
Billy Browning
Sebring, FL
P2042VYHR
30000
7.4
280 -CRF
193
$4.96
2nd Place
Riverbend Farms
Kyle Kelley, Tera Kelley, and Ed White
Branford, FL
Croplan 1447
32000
6
210
163
$5.02
3rd Place
Team Columbia
Ronald Morris
Lake City, FL
P1622VYHR
30000
5.9
250
186
$4.17
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2023 Winners
Florida Stakeholder Engagement Program (STEP) – 2023 Corn Competition Results
Category
Winner
Team Members
City
Hybrid
Planting Density
Irrigation (inches)
Nitrogen (lbs/ac)
Yield (bu/ac)
Net Return per acre ($)
Cost per Bushel ($)
Highest Input-use Efficiency
Deas Farm
(1st Place)
Zach Deas
P1622VYHR
28000
5.55
230
215
$213
$5.87
Columbia
(2nd Place)
Ronald Norris
P2042VYHR
32000
4.4
205
179
$11
$5.78
Rootin Tutens
(3rd Place)
Travis Tuten
Integra 6641
34000
6.6
245
226
$122
$5.38
Profitability
Florikan
(1st Place)
Billy Brownning
P2042VYHR
30000
11.8
280
282
$407
$5.81
Jackson Farm
(2nd Place)
Wyatt Jackson
Croplan 1447
34000
7.4
295
255
$295
$5.78
Deas Farm
(3rd Place)
Zach Deas
P1622VYHR
28000
5.55
230
215
$213
$5.87
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2022 Winners
Category Winner City Hybrid Planting Density Irrigation (inches) Nitrogen (lbs/ac) Yield (bu/ac) Net Return per acre ($) Cost per Bushel ($) Most Profitable Team Jackson Farms: Wyatt Jackson, Mallory Jackson, and Bill Jackson Live Oak, FL Armor Seed 1477 34000 12.05 280 279 $794 $4.25 Highest Input-use Efficiency / Lowest Cost Per Bushel Team Columbia: Ronald Norris Lake City, FL Pioneer P2042YHR 32000 5.45 190 243 $650 $4.19 Overall Runner-up Team Wilkerson Farms: BJ Wilkerson and Kelsey Wilkerson Trenton, FL AgriGold A6659VT2RDB 34000 8.45 210 241 $672 $4.46 -
Participants
Team Names Team Captain Team Members Control Freak Kelly Aue Sidney Williams Team Columbia Ronald Norris - Team Quincey Zane Quincey - Sanchez Farms Trey Sanchez - Jackson Farms Wyatt Jackson Mallory Jackson, Bill Jackson, Billy Jackson Wilkerson Farms BJ Wilkerson Kelsey Wilkerson, Konnor Wilkerson Deas Farm Zach Deas Damon Deas Rootin Tuten Travis Tuten - Suwannee Valley YFR Cody Darling Seth Adams, Matthew Thomas Team Pursell Billy Browning - Riven Bend Farms Kyle Kelley Tera Kelley, Kyle Dasher Row Crop Shivendra Kumar Jay Capasso, Joel Love, Sudeep S. Sidhu The Corn Flakes Dylan Thomas Kevin Korus The Corn Huskers Kevin Dasher Mace Bauer Bruce Thomas
Cotton Winners
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2024 Winners
Site Year Team Team Name Hybrid Selection Seeding Rate (seeds/ac) # of Splits Nitrogen Type Nitrogen Application Method # of Splits Total PGR Rate (fl oz/ac) PGR Type Insurance Selection Level (%) Jay 2024 1st Place Southgen NG3195 29000 3 Urea Band/Broadcast 2 52 PIX Revenue 50 Jay 2024 2nd Place Team Baker DP2211 36000 2 Urea Band/Broadcast 3 80 PIX Revenue 60 Jay 2024 3rd Place High Cotton NG4190 29000 2 Urea Side Dressed 2 24 PIX Revenue 70 Jay 2024 4th Place Brandt's Plants DP2131 29000 2 Urea Side Dressed & Band 3 76 PIX Revenue 75 Jay 2024 5th Place Melvin Farms NG3195 29000 3 Urea Band/Broadcast 2 38 PIX Yield 70 -
Participants
Team Name Team Captain Team Members Team Baker Nick Marshall J & H James Marshall White Boll Warriors Guilherme Morata Ryan Jenkins, Murillo Morata Team BN Jacob Nixon Jennifer Bearden, Shannon Nixon Brandt's Plants Brandt Hendricks Samantha Hendricks High Cotton Tyler Brown Melvin Farms Phillip Melvin Daniel Leonard Southgen Scott Deavers Alex Smith, Ted Smith Sunshine State Cotton Crew Ramdeo Seepaul Cheryl Mackowiak, Ian Small Control