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



NameField County/StateVarietyVariety Name/NumberFinal Yield**% Increase of Cty Avg*National Rank
Dallin WilcoxMadison, IDWestBredWB9707167.02  -1st High Yield
James GetzingerGrant, WAWestBredWB9662164.34  -2nd High Yield


Dryland



NameField County/StateVarietyVariety Name/NumberFinal Yield**% Increase of Cty Avg*National Rank
Randy DuncanBenewah, WAWestBredWB6121125.79    -1st High Yield
Tom DuyckWashington, ORWaStateDiva123.60  -2nd High Yield
Rick AlbrechtGriggs, NDWestBredWB9590120.65  -3rd High Yield
Jon WertSlope, NDLCSTrigger105.00160.68%1st
Jordan ChristmanAdams, NDWestBredWB971991.44132.44%2nd  
Raymond & Amanda KoppWard, NDWestBredWB9719115.24126.18%3rd  


Winter Wheat Winners – High Yield Category
Irrigated



NameField County/StateVarietyVariety Name/NumberFinal Yield**% Increase of Cty Avg*National Rank
Joel ZwainzLincoln, WALimagrainShine197.15  -1st High Yield
Rylee ReynoldsTwin Falls, IDAgriProSY Ovation196.85  -2nd High Yield


Dryland



NameField County/ StateVarietyVariety Name/NumberFinal Yield**% Increase of Cty Avg*National Rank
John DixonGarfield, WAMcGregor SeedM-Press189.97  -1st High Yield
Doug StoutLatah, IDWestBredKeldin179.91  -2nd High Yield
Nick SuwynBarry, MIAgriProSY576170.24  -3rd High Yield
Darren GrumbineLebanon, PAPioneer25R77152.86  -4th High Yield
Dale WehmeyerSt. Clair, ILAgriMAXXAM513119.4  -5th High Yield
R&K FarmsLaramie, WYWestBredWB4462110.37349.57%1st
CR FreemanKiowa, OKOK Genetics,Inc.OK Corral100.60308.44%2nd
Scott KodeshNoble, OKWestBredWB469998.98206.63%3rd
Levi JohnsonAlfalfa, OKWestBredWB4699111.32206.16%4th
Tyler EdigerMeade, KSWestBredWB4792108.43205.01% 


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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