The National Wheat Yield Contest winners have been announced. Brad Disrud of Rolla, North Dakota won the Bin Buster category for dryland spring wheat. Disrud’s crop came in just shy of 130 bushels per acre with WestBred 9590. John Wesolowski of Warren, Minnesota won first place with just over 126 bushels per acre. Austin Kautzman of Mott, North Dakota had the largest percentage over the county average. The yield was just below 120 bushels per acre when the county average was 32 bushels per acre. That’s a 273 percent increase over the county yield. The winners will be recognized at Commodity Classic in February.
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