Yield Contests
Palmetto Soybean Yield Contest
Do you produce high-yielding soybeans in South Carolina? Here's your chance to be recognized!
The Palmetto Soybean Yield Contest celebrates top growers, gathers valuable data on successful practices, and shares that knowledge to benefit farmers across the state.
First place winners will receive $500 cash and a set of soybean-oil-based Goodyear tires.
If you cultivate 10 or more contiguous acres of soybeans in South Carolina, you're eligible! There are no restrictions on your cultural or management practices, just make sure your entry covers a minimum of 3 contiguous acres and is verified by a County Extension Agent.
Entries are due by 5:00 PM on Wednesday, December 10, 2025. Members of the SC Corn & Soybean Association can enter for free, and non-members have the option of a discounted membership with their entry or can submit a $60 entry fee
Full rules and regulations here.
National Corn Yield Contest
The National Corn Yield Contest in sponsored and managed by the National Corn Growers Association.
- Please note that the South Carolina Corn and Soybean Association does not directly accept corn yield contest applications.
- Applications must be submitted to NCGA.
Visit the NCGA website for details.
Congratulations to all of last year's SC state winners!
Conventional Non-Irrigated:
1st Place - Cole Ruff, Saluda, SC, 244.0467 bushels/acre
No-Till, Non-Irrigated:
1st Place - Marji Young, Clinton, SC, 204.8195 bushels/acre
Strip, Min, Mulch, Ridge-Till, Non-irrigated:
1st Place - Franklin Wyette Howey III, Monroe, SC, 253.3299 bushels/acre
2nd Place - Frank Howey, Jr., Monroe, SC, 242.3609 bushels/acre
3rd Place - Thomas Jameson, Orangeburg, 194.2685 bushels/acre
No-Till, Irrigated:
1st Place - Daniel H. Garrick, Jr., Cope, SC, 302.3938
2nd Place - Daniel Walker Garrick, Cope, SC, 290.5740
Strip, Min, Mulch, Ridge-Till, Irrigated:
1st Place - Russ Jameson, Orangeburg, SC 305.2250 bushels/acre
2nd Place - Ray Jameson, Orangeburg, SC, 305.1579 bushels/acre
3rd Place - Tate Jameson, Orangeburg, SC, 289.926 bushels/acre
Conventional, Irrigated:
1st Place - Daniel Tanner Garrick, Cope, SC, 296.3561 bushels/acre
2nd Place - William Jameson, Ellorree, SC, 295.7869 bushels/acre