GFB News Magazine

Congratulations to the 2022 UGA Extension Georgia Corn Yield Contest winners named at the Georgia Corn Short Course in January. From left are, James Hitchcock, Washington County (1st place irrigated strip till with 319 bu/acre & 2nd place conventional tillage irrigated with 318.2 bu/acre), Wallace Anderson, Gilmer County (1st place dry land, conventional tillage with 273 bu/acre), Jonathan Hitchcock, Washington County (1st place conventional tillage irrigated with 324.7 bu/acre & 1st place no-till irrigated with 319 bu/acre & 2nd place strip till irrigated with 312 bu/acre) and Ben Jackson, Johnson County (3rd place in strip till irrigated with 302 bu/acre). Not pictured are no-till irrigated 2nd place winner Steven Wischmeier, Bleckley County with 306.5 bu/acre) and 3rd place winner Mark Ariail, Franklin County with 244 bu/acre. 

Photo by Jay Stone