Mike Pearson tells us about the winners of the 2023 National Wheat Yield Contest.
This year, there were 24 growers in 12 states covering four divisions. In addition, there were 83 state winners from 28 states.Wheat is a widely planted crop and the divisions include winter or spring wheat and dry or irrigated divisions. In addition, drought was a big concern for many farmers with 60 percent of winter wheat being impacted in the May crop progress report and 75 percent of the spring wheat being impacted in the July crop progress report. Dick Juda of Oregon with the bin buster ward for winter…
