NW Growers Perform Well In National Wheat Yield Contest
The National Association of Wheat Growers Foundation’s is out with the winners of the 2020 National Wheat Yield Contest, and the Northwest faired very well this year. This year’s Bin Buster winners include winners from Oregon, Washington and Idaho. NAWG said their Wheat Yield Contest offers growers the opportunity to compete with farmers from across the United States and improve their production practices through new and innovative techniques.
This year’s National winners per category:
Bin Buster Winners
Bruce Ruddenklau
Field Location: Amity, OR
Variety/Variety Name: OSU
Category: Winter Wheat – Dryland
Final Yield: 191.17 Bu/A
Derek Friehe
Field Location: Moses Lake, WA
Variety/Variety Name: Limagrain
Category: Winter Wheat - Irrigated
Final Yield: 206.70 Bu/A
Trevor Stout
Field Location: Genesee, ID
Variety/Variety Name: WB9303
Category: Spring Wheat – Dryland
Final Yield: 139.22 Bu/A
Terry Wilcox
Field Location: Rexburg, ID
Variety/Variety Name: WestBred
Category: Spring Wheat – Irrigated
Final Yield: 172.60 Bu/A
“This year the Foundation is awarding four Bin Buster winners, one from each of the four categories: Winter Wheat Dryland and Irrigated and Spring Wheat Dryland and Irrigated,” stated Foundation Board President David Cleavinger. “COVID-19 created many setbacks for growers across the country. It is exciting to see that it did not prevent wheat farmers from participating in this year’s Contest.”
The contest recognizes winners in two primary competition categories: winter wheat and spring wheat, and two subcategories: dryland and irrigated.
“NWF would like to thank each grower for enrolling in the NWYC and thank our sponsors for helping to make the Contest available to wheat growers in the United States. Entries for the Contest continue to be on an uphill trend, and this year we received a record-breaking 418 total entries, up from 397 last year,” continued Cleavinger.
Spring Wheat Winners – High Yield Category
Irrigated
Name Field County/State Variety Variety Name/Number Final Yield** % Increase of Cty Avg* National Rank Dallin Wilcox Madison, ID WestBred WB9707 167.02 - 1st High Yield James Getzinger Grant, WA WestBred WB9662 164.34 - 2nd High Yield
Dryland
Name Field County/State Variety Variety Name/Number Final Yield** % Increase of Cty Avg* National Rank Randy Duncan Benewah, WA WestBred WB6121 125.79 - 1st High Yield Tom Duyck Washington, OR WaState Diva 123.60 - 2nd High Yield Rick Albrecht Griggs, ND WestBred WB9590 120.65 - 3rd High Yield Jon Wert Slope, ND LCS Trigger 105.00 160.68% 1st Jordan Christman Adams, ND WestBred WB9719 91.44 132.44% 2nd Raymond & Amanda Kopp Ward, ND WestBred WB9719 115.24 126.18% 3rd
Winter Wheat Winners – High Yield Category
Irrigated
Name Field County/State Variety Variety Name/Number Final Yield** % Increase of Cty Avg* National Rank Joel Zwainz Lincoln, WA Limagrain Shine 197.15 - 1st High Yield Rylee Reynolds Twin Falls, ID AgriPro SY Ovation 196.85 - 2nd High Yield
Dryland
Name Field County/ State Variety Variety Name/Number Final Yield** % Increase of Cty Avg* National Rank John Dixon Garfield, WA McGregor Seed M-Press 189.97 - 1st High Yield Doug Stout Latah, ID WestBred Keldin 179.91 - 2nd High Yield Nick Suwyn Barry, MI AgriPro SY576 170.24 - 3rd High Yield Darren Grumbine Lebanon, PA Pioneer 25R77 152.86 - 4th High Yield Dale Wehmeyer St. Clair, IL AgriMAXX AM513 119.4 - 5th High Yield R&K Farms Laramie, WY WestBred WB4462 110.37 349.57% 1st CR Freeman Kiowa, OK OK Genetics,Inc. OK Corral 100.60 308.44% 2nd Scott Kodesh Noble, OK WestBred WB4699 98.98 206.63% 3rd Levi Johnson Alfalfa, OK WestBred WB4699 111.32 206.16% 4th Tyler Ediger Meade, KS WestBred WB4792 108.43 205.01%
Winners are selected by the percentage increase their yield exceeds the most recent 5-year Olympic county average as determined by USDA.
Click Here for final yield in bushels/acre Official rules and entry details for the 2021 Contest will be available by January 1st, 2021
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