TAPS 2020 Awards Announcement Cermony

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01/16/2021 Added

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Watch as the Testing Ag Performance Solutions (TAPS) program presents the awards for the 2020 farm management competitions.

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[00:00:00.451](soft upbeat music)
[00:00:10.380]Welcome to the 2020 TAPS awards show.
[00:00:13.170]I am Daran Rudnick,
[00:00:14.280]irrigation management specialist and TAPS team member.
[00:00:17.240]And joining me tonight to present the 2020 TAPS awards
[00:00:20.660]are members of the TAPS leadership team
[00:00:22.490]including Matt Stockton, Chuck Burr and Brian Krienke.
[00:00:26.290]We wish we could all be together
[00:00:27.990]to deliver these awards in person,
[00:00:30.440]but we appreciate the opportunity to present them virtually,
[00:00:33.280]and we thank Market Journal for making this possible.
[00:00:36.610]The Testing Ag Performance Solutions or TAPS program
[00:00:40.720]was started four years ago in North Platte, Nebraska,
[00:00:43.600]at the West Central Research,
[00:00:44.980]Extension and Education Center.
[00:00:47.220]This year we held three farm management competitions
[00:00:50.290]at this location.
[00:00:51.830]We had a sprinkler irrigated corn competition,
[00:00:54.290]a subsurface drip irrigated corn competition,
[00:00:57.100]and a sprinkler irrigated grain sorghum competition.
[00:01:00.580]Before we kick things off,
[00:01:01.850]we would also like to take a moment
[00:01:03.740]and thank our group of sponsors and partners
[00:01:05.990]as without them, this program would not be possible.
[00:01:09.070]We greatly appreciate the partnership
[00:01:10.740]with the Nebraska Corn Board, United Sorghum Checkoff
[00:01:13.750]and Nebraska Sorghum Board,
[00:01:15.490]as well as the United States Department of Agriculture,
[00:01:18.530]Natural Resources Conservation Service
[00:01:21.010]for awarding us with a Conservation Innovation Grant.
[00:01:24.870]We would also like to take a quick minute
[00:01:27.060]to thank this year's competitors.
[00:01:29.000]In a year that was difficult to host in-person events,
[00:01:31.950]we appreciate these participants
[00:01:33.820]and their dedication to our program,
[00:01:36.120]with over 140 people from across the state of Nebraska,
[00:01:39.120]as well as Colorado and Kansas participating this year.
[00:01:43.720]The participants in each competition
[00:01:45.480]had three randomly assigned plots,
[00:01:47.980]and each team had control over several management decisions
[00:01:51.200]including crop insurance coverage,
[00:01:53.270]hybrid selection and seeding rate,
[00:01:55.140]nitrogen management and timing,
[00:01:57.070]irrigation amount and timing and marketing of their grain.
[00:02:00.840]In addition, participants were able to select
[00:02:03.160]their preferred infield sensor for water management.
[00:02:07.110]To begin tonight, Chuck Burr will be presenting the award
[00:02:09.850]for the third annual sprinkler,
[00:02:11.540]grain sorghum TAPS competition.
[00:02:14.050]Thanks Daran.
[00:02:15.070]The sorghum competition had 12 teams competing this year.
[00:02:18.380]We'll start with the highest yield award.
[00:02:20.550]The top three in this category are,
[00:02:22.740]Scott Jewett of Holdrege,
[00:02:24.700]Marc Rasmussen of Cambridge
[00:02:26.740]and Chad Dane of Clay Center.
[00:02:29.310]And the winner is Marc Rasmussen
[00:02:31.510]who planted 110,000 seeds per acre of channel 6B55,
[00:02:36.540]with an average yield of 176.5 bushels per acre.
[00:02:41.000]Our second award is for efficiency,
[00:02:42.940]which takes into account the participants grain yield,
[00:02:45.610]amount of nitrogen and amount of irrigation water applied.
[00:02:49.090]The top three in the efficiency category are,
[00:02:51.680]Todd Downer of Bartley,
[00:02:53.330]Marc Rasmussen of Cambridge
[00:02:55.100]and Scott Jewett of Holdrege.
[00:02:56.530]And the winner is Scott Jewett.
[00:02:59.300]He planted channel 6B55 at 90,000 seeds per acre,
[00:03:04.310]used 135 pounds of nitrogen and applied 7.4 inches of water.
[00:03:11.050]Our third award is for the most profitable farm.
[00:03:13.800]The winner was a participant
[00:03:15.090]that chose to sell all of their grain
[00:03:16.840]for a cash price of $5.45 per bushel
[00:03:20.320]at Culbertson on November 30th.
[00:03:22.990]For profitability award, the top three participants are,
[00:03:26.320]Paul Hoyt of Culbertson, Scott Jewett of Holdrege
[00:03:29.677]and Klint Stewart of Columbus.
[00:03:32.150]And the winner is Paul Hoyt.
[00:03:34.430]Paul's profit per acre was $278
[00:03:37.630]which was $117 more per acre than the next participant.
[00:03:42.000]Paul planted Dekalb DK45-23 at 90,000 seeds per acre,
[00:03:47.630]used 200 pounds of nitrogen
[00:03:49.400]and applied 8.6 inches of irrigation water.
[00:03:52.900]All three of our winners
[00:03:54.290]for the sorghum competition category,
[00:03:56.150]were first-time participants.
[00:03:57.810]Congratulations to all of them.
[00:04:00.240]Thanks Chuck
[00:04:01.090]and congratulations to our first group of winners.
[00:04:03.760]Next up, Brian Krienke will present the awards
[00:04:06.330]for the second annual
[00:04:07.520]subsurface drip irrigated corn competition.
[00:04:11.180]Thanks Daran.
[00:04:12.570]This year's SDI corn competition had 16 teams competing,
[00:04:16.520]the yields ranged from 144 to 285 bushels per acre.
[00:04:21.450]The top three yielding teams
[00:04:22.840]included the Tri-Basin Water Watchers of Holdrege,
[00:04:25.970]Langemeier brothers of Fremont
[00:04:27.640]and Dizmang Ag of Moorefield.
[00:04:29.950]And the winner for the highest yielding award is
[00:04:33.160]Lorn Dizmang of Dizmang Ag, who used Pioneer P1082AM
[00:04:39.260]at a seeding rate of 32,000 seeds per acre.
[00:04:42.440]Lorn yielded just 12 bushels per acre higher
[00:04:45.340]than the second place team.
[00:04:46.630]Congratulations.
[00:04:48.110]The efficiency category top three are the UNL team,
[00:04:52.010]Tri-Basin Water Watchers of Holdrege
[00:04:54.280]and the of Langemeier brothers of Fremont.
[00:04:56.610]While the UNL team had the highest efficiency
[00:04:59.230]the award goes to the Tri-Basin Water Watchers
[00:05:02.490]which include Pat Nott, Chris Eklund
[00:05:05.390]Reed Phillips, Rick Reinsch and Curtis Scheele.
[00:05:09.160]The team used 9 1/2 half inches of water
[00:05:11.610]throughout the season and 160 pounds of nitrogen,
[00:05:15.520]with a total yield of 273.8 bushels per acre.
[00:05:20.050]The team that won the profitability category
[00:05:22.260]in the SDI competition,
[00:05:24.010]made most of their profits
[00:05:25.340]through the use of future contracts to profit
[00:05:27.660]to the tune of $465 per acre.
[00:05:31.150]The top three teams for profitability
[00:05:33.390]in the SDI corn competition are,
[00:05:35.770]North Star Precision Ag Solutions of Hastings,
[00:05:38.820]Dizmang Ag of Moorefield
[00:05:40.350]and the Rattlesnake Boys of Wood River.
[00:05:43.590]The winner is the Rattlesnake Boys,
[00:05:46.300]made up of Kevin and Amy Harsch, Jay Johnson
[00:05:48.960]and Jeremy Gewecke.
[00:05:50.810]The winning team planted Pioneer P1082AM
[00:05:54.130]at 33,000 seeds per acre, used 120 pounds of nitrogen
[00:05:58.120]and just over eight inches of water.
[00:06:00.240]Congratulations to these winners in the SDI competition.
[00:06:04.240]Thanks Brian, definitely interesting to hear
[00:06:06.480]how the marketing decisions
[00:06:07.800]affected the bottom line this year.
[00:06:09.930]Next, Matt Stockton will present the awards
[00:06:12.130]for the fourth annual sprinkler irrigated corn competition.
[00:06:15.960]Thanks Daran.
[00:06:17.360]The sprinkler corn competition
[00:06:18.950]expanded to include 27 teams this year,
[00:06:22.180]the yields range from 107 to 295 bushels per acre.
[00:06:26.780]The top three yielding teams
[00:06:28.800]including Mark McConnell of Paxton, Luke Olson of McCook
[00:06:33.630]and Nate Midcap and Steven Meekins from Hoxton, Colorado.
[00:06:38.400]And the winner is Mark McConnell
[00:06:41.090]who used Fontanelle 11D637 at 32,000 seeds per acre
[00:06:47.270]and ended with a yield just two bushels per acre
[00:06:50.550]higher than the second place team.
[00:06:54.700]The growing season of 2020
[00:06:56.640]was one that made irrigation a vital part
[00:06:59.900]of the efficiency equation.
[00:07:01.840]This year the top three in the efficiency category
[00:07:04.650]in the sprinkler corn competition included the UNL team
[00:07:09.670]the Fontanelle guys based out of Hershey
[00:07:12.620]and the M and M team from York, Nebraska.
[00:07:15.580]While the UNL team had the highest efficiency
[00:07:18.990]the award is won by the M and M team,
[00:07:21.650]made up of Ron Makovicka, Jerry Stahr, Jenny Rees
[00:07:27.080]and Stuart Spader.
[00:07:28.890]The team used 8.2 inches of water throughout the season
[00:07:32.870]and 140 pounds of nitrogen
[00:07:34.820]and a yield of 226.6 bushels per acre.
[00:07:39.540]The team that won the profitability category
[00:07:41.990]in the sprinkler corn competition
[00:07:44.040]made the most of the late rally in the corn market
[00:07:47.170]and made a profit of $437 per acre,
[00:07:51.567]$161 more than the second team.
[00:07:54.730]The top three teams for the profitability are,
[00:07:57.580]Perkins Group from Grant, Mark McConnell of Paxton
[00:08:02.120]and Ian De Waal of St. Francis, Kansas.
[00:08:05.350]And the winner is Mark McConnell.
[00:08:08.550]Mark planted Fontanelle 11D637 at 32,000 seeds per acre,
[00:08:14.280]used 220 pounds of nitrogen
[00:08:16.300]and applied 12.5 inches of irrigation water.
[00:08:21.140]This is Mark's first year competing in the TAPS program.
[00:08:24.760]Congratulations.
[00:08:26.030]And congratulations to all the winners
[00:08:28.250]of the sprinkler corn competition.
[00:08:31.110]Thank you, Matt.
[00:08:32.460]We're excited to be able to share
[00:08:34.040]the data from this year's competitions
[00:08:36.350]a short synopsis, such as what we have presented
[00:08:38.630]at our previous banquets, will be made available tonight
[00:08:41.540]on our website taps.unl.edu.
[00:08:45.320]We plan to have the entire report available online soon,
[00:08:48.550]and we're also working on putting together a review session
[00:08:52.240]and a celebration of this year's winners
[00:08:54.330]at our 2021 kickoff meeting scheduled for early March.
[00:08:58.400]Before we wrap up
[00:08:59.570]we would like to have Chuck present the winner of the 2020
[00:09:02.840]TAPS Advocate Award.
[00:09:05.070]Thank you Daran.
[00:09:06.370]We developed the TAPS Advocate Award last year
[00:09:09.080]to honor an organization, person or business
[00:09:12.010]that's went above and beyond
[00:09:13.390]in supporting the UNL-TAPS program.
[00:09:15.950]This year we'd like to honor Tyler Harris
[00:09:18.260]and the Nebraska Farmer.
[00:09:19.960]Tyler has been an advocate for our program
[00:09:21.980]since its inception four years ago.
[00:09:24.230]He's not only written about the TAPS program
[00:09:26.280]for the Nebraska Farmer publication,
[00:09:28.540]but they've also taken an inside look at the program
[00:09:31.710]by participating and writing
[00:09:33.140]about their experiences as competitors.
[00:09:35.750]Tyler was also sure to interview the winners each year
[00:09:38.280]to share their management strategies with others.
[00:09:40.940]We greatly appreciate Tyler and the Nebraska Farmer
[00:09:43.790]and their devotion to our TAPS program.
[00:09:47.240]Congratulations Tyler and Nebraska Farmer,
[00:09:49.860]and thanks Chuck, Matt and Brian
[00:09:51.900]for presenting our TAPS awards.
[00:09:54.300]We're looking forward to another year
[00:09:56.020]of the TAPS program in 2021.
[00:09:58.920]If you are interested
[00:09:59.930]in being a TAPS participant or sponsor,
[00:10:02.690]send a note to Krystle Rhoades, the TAPS program manager
[00:10:06.140]at TAPS@UNL.EDU.
[00:10:09.440]Thank you everyone for joining us
[00:10:11.280]for the 2020 TAPS award ceremony
[00:10:13.880]and congratulations again to all of the winners,
[00:10:16.580]and we look forward to seeing you guys in the future
[00:10:19.250]at one of our TAPS events.
[00:10:20.812](soft upbeat music)

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