West Bend, Wisconsin, USA
December 13, 2017

Dairyland Seed recently announced the National and State winners for its annual Corn Silage Yieldmaster Contest. 

The title of National Corn Silage Yieldmaster was awarded to Robert Staudinger of Reedsville, WI with a yield of 38.28 tons/acre with HiDF-3808RA.

Iowa Corn Silage Yieldmasters:

• First Place: Bill Regan of Waukon – 36.60 tons/acre with HiDF-3915SSX
• Second Place: Les Brown, Denison – 36.32 tons/acre with HiDF-3510
• Third Place: Michael Ryan, Ryan – 32.38 tons/acre with DS-9713RA

Michigan Corn Silage Yieldmaster:

• First Place: Mark Johnston of Peck – 28.30 tons/acre with HiDF-3211RA

Minnesota Corn Silage Yieldmasters:

• First Place: Justin Luthens of Hutchinson – 35.41 tons/acre with HiDF-3808RA
• Second Place: Gorentz Dairy, Vergas – 34.41 tons/acre with HiDF-3702-9
• Third Place: Dan Dreyer, Ottertail – 31.92 tons/acre with HiDF-3808RA

North Dakota Corn Silage Yieldmasters:

• First Place: Victor Lagodinski of Edgeley – 33.35 tons/acre with HiDF-3510RA
• Second Place: Collin Laplant, Binford – 32.61 tons/acre with HiDF-3915SSX
• Third Place: P&C Van Bedaf, Carrington – 24.59 tons/acre with HiDF-3702-9

South Dakota Corn Silage Yieldmasters: 

• First Place: Bill & Eric Mueller of Big Stone City – 35.09 tons/acre with HiDF-3510RA
• Second Place: Wayne Johnson, Webster – 30.43 tons/acre with HiDF-3510RA
• Third Place: Todd Whempner, Wilmot – 29.44 tons/acre with HiDF-3808RA

Wisconsin Corn Silage Yieldmasters: 

• First Place: Robert Staudinger of Reedsville – 38.28 tons/acre with HiDF-3808RA
• Second Place: Ron Daane/Daane Dairy, Brandon – 36.77 tons/acre with HiDF-3510SSX
• Third Place: Tony Fischer, Mt. Hope – 36.39 tons/acre with HiDF-3510SSX

"We are very proud to be a part of helping our Yieldmasters achieve these outstanding yields,” stated Gary Leeper, General Manager of Dairyland Seed.  “It is because of growers like these that the future for agriculture is bright as is our ability to continue feeding the growing world population.”

About Dairyland Seed

Dairyland Seed was founded in 1907 and focuses its business on providing world-class hybrid corn, soybean and alfalfa genetics to American farmers. Dairyland Seed is headquartered in West Bend, Wis.

Website: http://www.dairylandseed.com

Published: December 19, 2017