Dyna Gro Seed Farmers Achieve Top Yield Awards 2025

Farmers earn national and state honors across major yield contests

Nutrien Ag Solutions recently announced that 58 farmers growing Dyna Gro Seed achieved top recognition in major national and state-level yield contests during the 2025 season. These results highlight the strong performance of seed genetics combined with expert agronomic support. 

Dyna Gro Seed farmers performed well in several well-known competitions. In the National Corn Growers Association Yield Contest, 30 entries placed at the national level across 16 states. In the National Wheat Foundation Yield Contest, farmers earned three national awards and 15 state-level wins across seven states. Additionally, five state winners were recognized in the National Sorghum Producers Yield Contest. 

Farmers were honored for their achievements at the 2026 Commodity Classic trade show in San Antonio, Texas. The event brought together growers and crop consultants to celebrate high-yield performance and share knowledge. 

“We’re extremely proud to be represented on the state and national-level stage by the 2025 yield winners who chose to grow their season with Dyna-Gro Seed,” said Nate Miller, Lead, North America Seed.  

“At Dyna-Gro, we’re focused on real-world performance with strong genetics, supported by Nutrien Ag Solutions’ agronomic expertise. Congratulations to all of the yield winners, and thank you for choosing Dyna-Gro. We’re excited to build on this momentum as we start the 2026 growing season,” said Miller. 

"Congratulations to our Dyna-Gro High Yield winners. Our team highly values the trusted relationship between growers and their crop consultants because those relationships are at the heart of every successful season,” said Spencer Harris, Senior Vice President of Global Retail Operations at Nutrien Ag Solutions.  

“When our customers succeed, we succeed. Celebrating these high-yield wins alongside our grower customers is something our entire team takes tremendous pride in,” said Harris. 

The list of winners included farmers from many states across corn, wheat, and sorghum categories, covering irrigated, non-irrigated, and no-till systems. This wide representation shows the adaptability of Dyna Gro Seed across different environments and farming practices. 

Overall, the recognition of these farmers demonstrates how advanced seed technology and expert guidance can help growers improve productivity. As the 2026 growing season begins, Nutrien Ag Solutions aims to build on this success and continue supporting farmers in achieving strong results. 

Here is the complete list of winners across corn, wheat, and sorghum categories: 

Corn Winners 

• Betsy Belk (Mississippi) – Strip-Till / Minimum-Till / Mulch-Till / Ridge-Till Irrigated 

• Blake Robertson (Arkansas) – No-Till Irrigated 

• Daniel H Garrick (South Carolina) – No-Till Non-Irrigated 

• Daniel H Garrick (South Carolina) – Conventional Irrigated 

• Daniel Tanner Garrick (South Carolina) – Conventional Irrigated 

• David Dooley (Mississippi) – Conventional Non-Irrigated 

• David Mans (Texas) – Conventional Irrigated 

• Donald Schexnayder (Louisiana) – Strip-Till / Minimum-Till / Mulch-Till / Ridge-Till Non-Irrigated 

• Doug Lipscomb (Alabama) – Strip-Till / Minimum-Till / Mulch-Till / Ridge-Till Non-Irrigated 

• Edwin Smoak (South Carolina) – Conventional Non-Irrigated 

• Eric Riffe (Texas) – No-Till Irrigated 

• Heath Cutrell (North Carolina) – Conventional Non-Irrigated 

• Jake Allen Bauerly (Minnesota) – Conventional Irrigated 

• James Hitchcock (Georgia) – Conventional Irrigated 

• James Pitzer (Missouri) – Conventional Non-Irrigated 

• James Schillinger Jr. (Maryland) – Conventional Non-Irrigated 

• Jeff Wengerd (Tennessee) – No-Till Irrigated 

• Joe Goetz (Kentucky) – Strip-Till / Minimum-Till / Mulch-Till / Ridge-Till Non-Irrigated 

• John Sykes (North Carolina) – Strip-Till / Minimum-Till / Mulch-Till / Ridge-Till Irrigated 

• Jonah Dixon (Kentucky) – Conventional Irrigated 

• Jonathan Hitchcock (Georgia) – Conventional Irrigated 

• Justin Hansen (Texas) – Strip-Till / Minimum-Till / Mulch-Till / Ridge-Till Non-Irrigated 

• Karl Dawson (Kentucky) – No-Till Non-Irrigated 

• Kenzie Dixon (Kentucky) – Strip-Till / Minimum-Till / Mulch-Till / Ridge-Till Irrigated 

• Kyle Odom (Georgia) – Conventional Irrigated 

• Nathan Ewing (Ohio) – Conventional Irrigated 

• Todd Dykstra (Michigan) – Strip-Till / Minimum-Till / Mulch-Till / Ridge-Till Non-Irrigated 

• Tony Uphoff (Illinois) – Conventional Non-Irrigated 

Wheat Winners 

National Winners 

• Blake Anthis (Indiana) – Winter Wheat Dryland 

• Wyatt Ramage (Montana) – Winter Wheat Dryland 

• Karissa Berg (North Dakota) – Spring Wheat Dryland 

State Winners 

• Doug Horrall (Indiana) – Winter Wheat Irrigated 

• Jacob Horrall (Indiana) – Winter Wheat Irrigated 

• Blake Anthis (Indiana) – Winter Wheat Dryland 

• Dennis Carnahan (Indiana) – Winter Wheat Dryland 

• Brandon Knight (Indiana) – Winter Wheat Dryland 

• Wyatt Ramage (Montana) – Winter Wheat Dryland 

• Jake Wipf (Montana) – Winter Wheat Dryland 

• Kelly Ramage (Montana) – Winter Wheat Dryland 

• Phillip Cartner (North Carolina) – Winter Wheat Dryland 

• Gus Bowles (North Carolina) – Winter Wheat Dryland 

• Thomas Meyer (New Jersey) – Winter Wheat Dryland 

• Justin Young (Texas) – Winter Wheat Dryland 

• Ross Swan (Virginia) – Winter Wheat Dryland 

• Brandon Philipps (Montana) – Spring Wheat Dryland 

• Michael Wood (Montana) – Spring Wheat Dryland 

• Karissa Berg (North Dakota) – Spring Wheat Dryland 

Sorghum Winners 

• Marty Cook (Kansas) – Dryland Tillage Western 

• Melvyn Williams & Jimmy Williams (Oklahoma) – Irrigated Western 

• Neil & Michelle Hyer (Oklahoma) – Irrigated Western 

• JG Farms (New Mexico) – Dryland No-Till Western 

• 7 Windy Farms (Oklahoma) – Dryland No-Till Western 

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