Articles tagged under: Anne Osborne

A Full House for Wheat Yield Celebration

Published March 1, 2026

Nearly every chair was filled for the National Wheat Yield Winners Reception on Tuesday night at Commodity Classic. “Farmers like talking to each other and getting the tips from all across the country of what these high yield, high quality…

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Region Well Represented Among Wheat Contest Winners

Published December 15, 2025

The 28 winners of the National Wheat Yield Contest have submitted their wheat for quality testing. Quality winners will be announced during a wheat quality webinar on January 21, and awards will be presented at the 2026 Commodity Classic in…

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Wheat Contest Yields at 10-Year High

Published November 5, 2025

When you consider the 28 national winners in the National Wheat Yield Contest, the average yield was 147 bushels per acre. That’s the highest in the ten years of the competition. National Wheat Foundation Executive Director Anne Osborne shares the…

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Osborne Leads Wheat Foundation

Published July 14, 2025

The National Wheat Foundation has named Anne Osborne as its executive director. Osborne, who is based in North Dakota, has been the Foundation’s project manager for nearly five years.

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Quality Results Released for National Wheat Yield Contest

Published February 11, 2025

The National Wheat Yield Contest considers more than just bushels. It also looks at quality characteristics with test weight, protein, flour and baking data. There is one quality winner in the quality division from North Dakota. Austin Kautzman at Mott…

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Record Crop Potential

Published July 26, 2024

The Wheat Quality Council Spring Wheat and Durum Tour had record-calculated yields this year. “The tour total ended up being 54.5 (bushels per acre) for the hard red spring wheat,” said Anne Osbourne, project manager, National Wheat Foundation. “That’s the…

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National Wheat Yield Contest Seeking Contestants

Published July 19, 2024

The National Wheat Yield Contest is looking for spring wheat entries. This year's contest has a new category. "The digital yield will allow people to enter by field," said Anne Osborne, project manager, National Wheat Foundation. "When they're done with…

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Wheat Leaders Tour ND Mill

Published April 5, 2024

During the third phase of the Bayer Leadership Program, wheat industry leaders toured the North Dakota Mill. The participants include leaders of the National Association of Wheat Growers and the National Wheat Foundation. "This group this week has been officers…

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National Wheat Yield Contest Continues to Evolve

Published February 29, 2024

The National Wheat Foundation is launching a new pilot category for spring wheat farmers in Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Montana. Rather than the typical 1.5 acre entry, this new digital category is for 20 acres. "Growers are using all…

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Region Shines in Yield Contest

Published October 21, 2022

National Wheat Foundation Project Manager Anne Osborne says the national wheat yield competition had entries from 27 states this year. "Our region did very well with seven winners; six from North Dakota, and one from Minnesota. Matthew Krueger from East…

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