The National Corn Growers Association announced the winners of the 2025 Yield Contest.
With growing conditions that led to a projected record corn crop, this year’s participants delivered impressive yields, once again showcasing the ingenuity of U.S. agriculture.
In the 61st year of the contest, it saw almost 7,800 entries from farmers in 47 states. Entrants across the ten production categories had verified yields averaging 269 bushels an acre.
The highest yield for this year came out of Charles City, Virginia, at 572.25 bushels per acre in Class H (strip-till irrigated) for David Hula. “The Yield Contest is really about finding out what this crop is capable of,” said NCGA President Jed Bower. ‘’And as corn farmers, we get to show what we’re made of too.”
A complete list of the winners can be found at ncga.com/YieldContest. Winners will be honored at the 2026 Commodity Classic in San Antonio, Texas, February 25–27.
