NWF announces national winners for the 2018 National Wheat Yield Contest

The National Wheat Foundation’s National 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. NWF announced the national winners for the 2018 National Wheat Yield Contest.

“A special congratulations to Phillip Gross for being the high yield winner for the third year in a row,” said Foundation Board President Wayne Hurst. “Phillip’s entry topped the 200-bushel-per-acre level for the first time ever in the contest. It’s great to see growers who have entered and won in previous years continue to take part in the contest. We also welcomed several new applicants this year, many of whom won.”

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. We received a record-breaking 318 total entries this year and hope that this number will continue to grow,” continued Hurst.

This year’s national winners per category*:

High Yield Winner

Phillip Gross—Adams County, Washington

Winter Wheat—Irrigated, 202.53 bushels per acre with LCS

Spring Wheat Winners

Irrigated

Dryland

Winter Wheat Winners

Irrigated

Dryland

The sponsors for the 2018 National Yield Contest are AgriMaxx, Ardent Mills, BASF, Croplan/Winfield, Indigo Ag, Grain Craft, John Deere, LCS, Mennel Milling, Miller Milling, Syngenta, and WestBred.

*It should be noted winners are selected by the percentage increase their yield exceeds the most recent 5-year Olympic county average as determined by USDA.

**Final yield in bushels/acre

The national winners attending the 2019 Commodity Classic will be recognized during a reception celebrating the contest and its winners. The 2019 Classic will be held in Orlando, Florida, from Feb. 28 to March 2. Official rules and entry details for the 2019 Contest will be available by Jan. 1, 2019, at www.yieldcontest.wheatfoundation.org. 

The National Wheat Foundation was established by the industry to serve as the national center for wheat research, education and outreach. Serving our mission, the Foundation works to advance the wheat industry through strategic research, education and outreach collaborations, guided by core values of grower centeredness, integrity, honesty and trustworthiness. The Foundation is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization incorporated and headquartered in Washington, D.C., governed by a nine-member Board of Directors and managed by staff of the National Association of Wheat Growers, the Foundation’s sole member.