Pennsylvania Soybean Contest
Each year, thousands of farmers raise soybeans on Pennsylvania farms. Pennsylvania Soybean Board invites all farmers to participate in the Pennsylvania Soybean Contest. The contest rewards quality as well as yield. The deadline to register to enter the 2020 contest is September 1, 2020. Harvest report forms are due no later than November 15, 2020.
2020 PA Soybean Yield Contest Flyer
Congratulations to the Winners of the
2019 PA Soybean Yield Contest!
1st Place State Overall & South-Central Region – Mike Shearer (Lancaster County) 111.62 bu./acre
1st Place Central Region – Jay Arentz, (Adams County) 91.31 bu./acre
1st Place Southeast Region – Tim Stewart (Bucks County) 83.87 bu./acre
1st Place Northern Region – Raymond Martin (Tioga County) 64.31 bu./acre
1st place Western Region – Richard Burd (Fayette County) 87.58 bu./acre
The 2019 PA Soybean Yield Contest Results booklet, a comprehensive report on the results of the 2019 PA Soybean Yield Contest, will be available at the the PA Soybean Board booth at the 2020 Keystone Farm Show in York, Pa.
2019 PA Soybean Yield Contest Results
2018 PA Soybean Yield Contest Results
2017 PA Soybean Yield Contest Results
2016 PA Soybean Yield Contest Results
Yield Change Over 23 Years (1993-2016)
2020 Soybean Yield Contest Instructions
The deadline to register to enter the 2020 PA Soybean Yield Contest is September 1, 2020. Harvest report forms are due no later than November 15, 2020.
The completed form with verified information as indicated by the rules on the entry form, include 1 pint seed sample and a soil sample to determine nematode presence. Return soybean and soil sample in a plastic bag by November 15, 2020 to:
Delbert G. Voight, Jr., Extension Educator
c/o PA Soybean Yield Contest
Penn State Extension – Lebanon County
2120 Cornwall Road, Suite 1
Lebanon, PA 17042
Questions? Phone 717-270-4391 (717-821-0699)