Brandon Friesen, Meade, Kansas, took home first place in the Winter Wheat Dryland category. His plot of WestBred WB-Grainfield made 115.26 bushels per acre, or 311.64 percent of the Meade County average—despite a May 1 blizzard that brought the wheat to its knees. Presenting the award are NWF President Phil McLain, left, and National Association of Wheat Growers CEO Chandler Goule, right. (Journal photo by Jennifer M. Latzke.)
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