2025 Results

We want to commend all of the entrants and congratulate the winners for the 2025 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 2025 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, 37 in 2024, and 39 in 2025. 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. Adron Belk, Sunflower County | 106.7481
  2. Joseph Melton, Tunica County | 106.3506
  3. Daniel Shannon, Tunica County | 101.7092

Delta Non-Irrigated Division

  1. Doty Porter, Leflore County | 77.4560
  2. Daniel Shannon, Tunica County | 74.2063
  3. Joseph Melton, Tunica County | 65.0516

Non-Delta Irrigated Division

  1. Brandon Litwiller, Monroe County | 97.4957
  2. Christian Good, Noxubee County | 89.1892
  3. Lance Bontrager, Noxubee County | 86.1923

Non-Delta Non-Irrigated Division

  1. Will Chancellor, Noxubee County | 90.8474
  2. Chris Taylor, Tate County | 86.8860
  3. Seth Koehn, Noxubee County | 81.4384

Results & Production Information Summary

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