National Wheat Yield Contest Results Announced

Nick Pfaff of Bismarck was named a ‘bin buster’ in the spring wheat dryland competition with a yield of 147.8 bushels per acre. Pfaff was using a Croplan variety. Brent Phillip of Goodridge, Minnesota was first in the division. His WestBred variety came in just under 124 bushels per acre. For the division considering the percent over county average, Jordan Christman of Hettinger, North Dakota wins. His WestBred variety topped 101 bushels per acre, when the county average was just 39 bushels per acre. There was a new pilot contest category using digital tools, like ClimateView or the John Deere Operations Center. Isaac Hendrickson of Agate, North Dakota had the high yield of 119 bushels per acre with a WestBred variety. Brad Disrud of Rolla, North Dakota had the highest percentage over county average with 103 bushels per acre when Towner County had an average closer to 55 bushels per acre. Disrud planted WestBred 9590.