Adam Kirby of Albion back as NY corn king
File photo: Adam Kirby holds the trophy for winning the 2019 corn yield contest in New York.
ALBION – A local corn grower is the state winner for highest corn yield in conventional irrigated class.
Adam Kirby of Albion won the title with a yield of 290.548 bushels per acre. He grew the crop with a Pioneer hybrid seed – PO859AM*. He used a John Deere planter and a Case IH to harvest in the corn.
Kirby’s top yield was announced by the National Corn Growers Association in its 60th annual yield contest. Kirby won one of the state categories from 2019 to 2021.
He will be honored at Commodity Classic in Denver, Colorado, from March 2-4 with 27 national and 535 state winners from around the country.
David Hula of Charles City, Virginia had the top yield in United States at 490.6276 bushels per acre in the strip-till irrigated division.
For more information on the corn yield contest, click here.
