2024 Results

We want to commend all of the entrants and congratulate the winners for the 2024 Grow It. Show It. Win It. Mississippi Soybean Yield Challenge! We appreciate the participation of all the producers entered in the contest and the sharing of their production methods and management practices with the rest of the Mississippi soybean industry. Learn more about our winners by reading the full report on the 2024 Results and Production Information Summary

The Mississippi Soybean Promotion Board established the Grow It. Show It. Win It. Mississippi Soybean Yield Challenge in the 2022 growing season to recognize and reward the top soybean growers in the state while sharing production insights with fellow producers. The inaugural challenge saw 12 completed entries, growing to 30 in 2023 and 37 in 2024. This statewide competition gives Mississippi soybean growers the opportunity to showcase their outstanding production practices in various yield divisions. By participating, growers share their production and management strategies, helping to advance soybean farming across the state.

Delta Irrigated Division

  1. Thomas Neblett, Coahoma County | 104.3678
  2. Terry Schmidt, Coahoma County | 101.9969
  3. Preston Arrington, Sunflower County | 100.3734

Delta Non-Irrigated Division

  1. Thomas Neblett, Bolivar County | 78.6458
  2. Collins Fyfe, Tunica County | 67.8991
  3. Wyatt Clark, Tunica County | 65.6478

Non-Delta Irrigated Division

  1. Lane Giesbrecht, Noxubee County | 84.3415
  2. Phillip Wedel, Noxubee County | 77.4176
  3. Rodney McGill, Noxubee County | 74.9671

Non-Delta Non-Irrigated Division

  1. Chris Taylor, Tate County | 104.5429
  2. Michael Massey, Tate County | 88.3687
  3. Phillip Wedel, Noxubee County | 69.1091

Results & Production Information Summary

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