Articles tagged under: National Wheat Yield Contest
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…Region Well Represented Among Wheat Yield Contest Winners
Published October 24, 2023
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…Award Winning Wheat
Published March 10, 2023
East Grand Forks farmer Matthew Krueger received second place in the dryland spring wheat division of the National Wheat Yield Contest. The WestBred 9590 variety was seeded May 20. Despite a late planting date, it yielded 113 bushels per acre.…Wheat Yield Contest Includes Quality Characteristics
Published March 8, 2023
Elbow Lake Minnesota farmer Scott Swenson has wrapped up six years on the National Wheat Foundation board. The National Wheat Yield Contest was in its infancy when Swenson joined the board. This competition evolved from strictly a yield contest to…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…MN Wheat Minute
Published February 11, 2022
The National Wheat Foundation's National Yield Contest winners will be recognized at the Commodity Classic in March. Hear more in this week’s Minnesota Wheat Minute.Wheat Yield Winners From ND, MN, SD
Published October 26, 2021
Farmers from the tri-state region are winners in the National Wheat Yield Contest. Ransom County, North Dakota farmer John Hofer tops the spring wheat dryland division. Hofer yielded 122.2 bushels per acre with a WestBred variety. Dallas Diesen of Roseau…