Great Lakes Hybrids continued its winning tradition in the 1999 National Corn Yield Contest, sponsored by the National Corn Growers Association. Since 1990, Great Lakes Hybrids entries have won an a national or state championship award 18.8 percent of the time (that's more nearly one in every five!)

In this year's contest, Great Lakes Hybrids captured one national champion and eight state winners with its 36 entries. We congratulate each of our winners and entrants in the contest.

The 1999 NCYC winners from Great Lakes Hybrids are as follows:

Andy Stickley - Urbana, OH
1st Place State Winner
Class AA - No-till Non Irrigated
6056 - 221.8708 Bu/Acre

JCM Farms - Napoleon, OH
1st Place State Winner
No-till Irrigated Class
6317 - 230.4252 Bu/Acre

Griffith Farms - Mayfield, KY
1st Place State Winner
Class A - Ridge-til Non Irrigated
6968 - 206.2596 Bu/Acre

Hardrock Farms - Wheatland, WY
1st Place State Winner
Irrigated Class
4563 - 180.6430 Bu/Acre

Griffith Farms - Mayfield, KY
2nd Place National Winner
Class A - Ridge-till Non-Irrigated
6968 - 206.2596 Bu/Acre

Larry E. Meienburg - Malinta, OH
2nd Place State Winner
No-till Irrigated Class
5849 - 216.9579 Bu/Acre

Griffith Farms - Mayfield, KY
3rd Place State Winner
Class A - Ridge-til Non Irrigated
6317 - 167.9141 Bu/Acre

Leo Mattingly - Henderson, KY
2nd Place State Winner
Class A - Non-Irrigated
6631 - 223.5516 Bu/Acre

Pete Crawford - Dansville, MI
2nd Place State Winner
Class A - Non-Irrigated
5675 - 218.6412 Bu/Acre

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