Kansas growers from Kiowa and Cloud counties won top honors in two divisions of the National Sorghum Producers Sorghum Yield and Management Contest.

The annual competition scores entries among the nation's sorghum producing states. Kansas, as the top-ranked state in grain sorghum production, posted winners in the non-irrigated and irrigated categories. Division winners are scored based on how their yield compares to their county average, while the bin buster awards are based solely on yield. State and national winners will be recognized at the NSP Yield and Management Contest awards during the 2013 Commodity Classic February 28 - March 2 in Kissimmee, Florida.

Tom Taylor, Kiowa County, won the irrigated bin buster award with a yield of 213.33 bushels per acre after planting Dekalb KDS53-67. His entry also won the reduced till irrigated division. Steve Feight, Cloud County, won the non-irrigated bin buster award with a yield of 160.37 bushels per acre planting Pioneer 84P80. Feight's entry also placed third in the no-till non-irrigated division.

Kiowa County Farmer Ki Gamble won first place in the conventional till irrigated division with a yield of 210.85 bushels per acre planting Pioneer 84G62. Gamble also was the irrigated national food grade winner with a yield of 196.48 planting Nuseed NUS345.

The complete list of Kansas winners are as follows:

KANSAS REDUCED-TILL IRRIGATED

                   Name                         Yield       Score     Seed

1st              Tom Taylor                  213.33     213.33    DEKALB DKS53-67 (1st Place National)
2nd              Randy Binford             162.23     162.23    Sorghum Partners K73-J6

3rd               TWT Farms, LLC          117.63     117.63    Pioneer 85G46

KANSAS NO-TILL NON-IRRIGATED

1st                Steve Feight              160.37     62.17      Pioneer 84P80 (3rd Place National)

2nd               Wesley Hunt              119.82     34.62      Pioneer 85Y34

3rd                Ernie Schlatter          142.66     33.36      Pioneer 85Y40

KANSAS DOUBLE CROP IRRIGATED

1st                 Ki Gamble                  185.11               Pioneer 84G62

2nd                Bibb & Nighswonger    139.58               DEKALB DKS28-05

KANSAS CONVENTIONAL-TILL NON-IRRIGATED

1st                 Don Stejskal              108.51     38.21      Pioneer 86G08

2nd                Fred K. Lienemann     142.48     29.08      Pioneer 84P80

3rd                Clayton Short            106.30     28.40      Pioneer 84P80

KANSAS CONVENTIONAL-TILL IRRIGATED

1st                 Ki Gamble                210.85     210.85    Pioneer 84G62 (1st Place National)

2nd                Galen Berning          128.70     128.70    Pioneer 84G62

3rd                Jon Voth                  113.44     113.44    Sorghum Partners KS 585