North Dakota shines in national contest
The National Wheat Yield Contest winners are full of local growers.
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The National Wheat Yield Contest winners are full of local growers.
John Hofer won the National Wheat Yield Contest for dryland spring wheat with a yield of 122.27 bushel an acre.
The National Corn Growers Association has announced the winners of their national and state corn yield contests. This is an opportunity for corn growers to compete with other farmers to grow the most corn per acre across multiple categories. Out of the 157 entries in South Dakota, here are the top three highlights. Brennen Reid Bird of Elk Point had the highest yield in the state with 310.69 bushels per acre using Pioneer P1185AM seed, conventional non-irrigated. Darren Mosel of Chamberlain harvested 303.05 bushels per acre in the strip, min, mulch, ridge-till irrigated category with DEKALB D...