Page 6—Com Talk, Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 11,1995
NCGA Announces
(Contlnuad from Pag* 1)
“Congratulations to the 471
state and national contest win
ners. American farmers have
once again proven we are the
most efficient com producers in
the world,” said NCGA presi
dent Rod Gangwish, Shelton,
Neb. com farmer, referring to
the record-breaking com crop of
10 billion bushels this year’s
entrants and other farmers
helped to produce. “We have the
capabilities to supply all of our
current markets and are continu
ing efforts to expand foreign
markets and develop new indus
trial uses.”
Of the 3,172 total entries
received, 2,383 completed the
contest by submitting accurate
crop production records and
harvest reports as required by
contest rules.
The 1994 National Com
Yield Contest featured nine
classes with the following
national winners named:
of com growers from all states
except IL, IN, lA, MN, MO, OH
and Wl)
1. Schwenke Brothers,
Union, KY—255.47 bu./acre
Pioneer 3163.
2. Bob S. White, Morgan
field, KY—245.73 bu./acre—
Pioneer 3163.
3. Sam Langford, Sparta,
TN—244.9obu ./acre —DEKALB
DK6B9.
AA Non-Irrigated (com
prised of com growers from IL,
IN. lA, MN. MO, OH, WI)
1. Walter H. Hasselbring,
Watseka, 1L—300.33 bu./acre
Gutwein 2590
2. Gary A. Cross, Hartsburg,
1L—278.55 bu./acre—Pioneer
3162 3. Gary Porter, Mercer,
MO 252.29 bu./acre— Pio
neer 3162.
A No
(comprised of corn growers
from all states except IL, IN, lA,
MN, MO, OH and WI)
1. Kathleen J. Wittier, Tal
mage, NE—251.83 bu./acre—
Pioneer 3162.
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2. Teri A. Birchmeier, New
Lothrop, MI —249.58 bu./acre
—Pioneer 3525.
3. Noble E. Howard, Camp
bellsville, KY—243.47 bu./
acre—Pioneer 3163.
A A No-Till Non-Irrigated
(comprised of corn growers
from IL, IN, lA, MN, MO, OH,
Wl)
1. Richard F. Johnson,
Alexander, 1L—248.23 bu./
acre.—lClB4oo.
2. Lee Roy Behymer, Mt.
Sterling, 1L—247.87 bu./acre
—Burrus BX7O.
3. Robert A. Johnson,
Alexander, IL —243.37 bu./
acre—lCl 8260.
No-Till Irrigated (comprised
of com growers from all states)
1. Leila B. Beaver, Sterling, NE
—332.35 bu./acre—Pioneer
3162.
2. Alvin Harris & Sons, Inc.,
Pasco, WA—279.27 bu./acre
—Pioneer 3417.
3. Milferd Nichols, Dalhart,
TX—278.77 bu./acre —Pioneer
3162.
A Ridge-Till Non-Irrigated
(comprised of corn growers
from all states except IL, IN, lA,
MN, MO, OH and WI)
1. Lyle L. Epke, York, NE
263.23 bu./acre—Pioneer 3162.
2. Frog Level Farms, Elkton,
KY—223.07 bu./acre —Pioneer
3163.
3. Leah Oswalt, Planters
ville, MS —192.76 bu./acre—
Northmp King NBO2O.
AA Ridge-Till Non-Irrigated
(comprised of com growers
from IL, IN, lA, MN, MO, OH,
WI)
1. Williams Farms, Crescent,
1A—231.65 bu./acre—Pioneer
3162.
2. Mike Richmond, Nevada,
0H—230.26 bu./acre—Asgrow
RXBII.
3. Bruce Baumgartner, Lena,
1L—218.45 buVacne—lCI8501.
Ridge-Till Irrigated (com
prised of com growers from all
states)
■lrri
1. Kenneth Beaver, Jr.,Ster
ling, NE—326.12 bu./acre—
Winners
Pioneer 3162.
2. Gary Baalman, Menlo,
K 5—264.11 bu./acre—Pioneer
3162.
3. August J. Ochs, Hoxie,
KS —262.64 bu./acre—Pioneer
31621 R.
Irrigated (comprised of com
growers from all states)
1. Chris Beaver, Sterling,
NE —327.72 bu./acre—Pioneer
3225.
2. Hawman Farms, Inc., Her
miston, 0R—310.17 bu./
acre —Pioneer 3417.
3. Tim Dewey Farm & Cat-
Cimarron, K 5—301.97
tie.
GATT’s Passage Marks
WASHINGTON, D.C.—
The National Corn Growers
Association (NCGA) is savor
ing a major victory in Washing
ton, DC. The recent Senate pas
sage of the Uruguay Round of
the General Agreement of Tar
iffs and Trade (GATT) clears
the final hurdle to full U.S.
acceptance of the century’s
most sweeping trade reform.
U.S. com farmers can expect
to gain new export market
opportunities for 200-300 mil
lion bushels of com each year,
roughly equivalent to Kansas’
entire 1993 com crop.
“The Uruguay Round agree
ment will level the playing
field around the world,” said
Rod Gangwish, NCGA presi
dent and a Shelton, Neb., com
grower. “In a fair market, the
U.S. corn farmer is the most
efficient com producer in the
world. We will benefit substan
tially from this trade accord.”
NCGA played a major role
in securing GATT’s sometimes
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The National Com Yield
Contest was established 30
years ago to recognize farmers
for innovative production prac
tices designed to improve prof
itability.
All of the 27 national win
ners and 471 state winners (top
three state winners in each
class) will be formally recog
nized with awards during the
NCGA Com Classic, Feb. 26-
28, in Nashville, Tenn.
Victory For Growers
rocky passage through Con
gress. As a leader of the Ag for
GATT Coalition, with more
than 300 members, NCGA
encouraged corn farmers
across the U.S. to voice their
support for GATT. That grass
roots initiative helped clinch
GATT’s final approval.
Once President Clinton
signs the Uruguay Round
agreement, GATT is expected
to boost U.S. ag exports $5-14
billion during each of the next
five years, generate $lO-30 bil
lion in related economic activi
ty, boost farm income $1.3 bil
lion and create more than
112,000 jobs.
The GATT treaty marks the
second recent major trade vic
tory for U.S. com farmers. Just
one year ago. Congress passed
the North American Free Trade
Agreement (NAFTA). NCGA
and other members of the AG
for NAFTA Coalition coordi
nated a major grassroots cam
paign to support NAFTA. It
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Contest winners, their yields
and production practices will be
summarized in the 1995 Com
Yield Guide, sponsored by
American Cyanamid Company,
Deere & Company and
Northrup King Company. The
guide will be published in the
March issue of Farm Journal
magazine.
Copies of the 1995 Com
Yield Guide can also be
obtained from NCGA’s office,
1000 Executive Parkway, #lO5,
St. Louis, MO, 63141.
proved key to securing NAF
TA’s ratification.
In the year since NAFTA
linked the U.S., Mexico and
Canada into the world’s largest
free trade zone, com shipments
to Mexico have surged.
Exports to Mexico are predict
ed to reach 2.5 million metric
tons (nearly 100 million
bushels) this year, five times
more than last year’s sales.
“GATT will build on NAF
TA’s success,” said Gangwish.
“Com farmers can rightfully
relish this victory. They did the
hard work that made it happen.”
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