Winning both winter wheat Bin Buster awards and many first-place trophies, farmers planting Limagrain Cereal Seeds varieties brought home a lot of gold in this year’s National Wheat yield contest.
In the Winter Wheat-Dryland category, LCS Shine showed why it got its name by outshining the competition. Steve VanGrunsven of Forest Grove, Oregon, earned the prestigious Bin Buster title with an outstanding yield of 170.63 bushels per acre using LCS Shine. Clint Zenner from Genesee, Idaho, secured second place with 167.03 bushels per acre using LCS Shine, while Garrett Warren of Dayton, Washington, claimed third with 164.68 bushels per acre with a combination of 50% LCS Shine and 50% LCS Jefe.
In the Winter Wheat-Irrigated category, Phillip Gross of Warden, Washington, flew to the top of the charts with LCS Jet, claiming the Bin Buster award with 223.08 bushels per acre, the highest yield of this year’s contest.
This makes LCS Shine a Bin Buster winner four years running.
A testament to farmers’ excellence
These victories belong to the farmers whose hard work and innovative practices have maximized the genetic potential of Limagrain Cereal Seeds’ varieties. Their results show what can happen when you pair outstanding knowledge and hard work with exceptional wheat genetics.
“Our farmers are the source of our success; without their excellent communication, we would not have such intense clarity of focus and direction in our breeding efforts,” said Tatiana Henry, chief operating officer at Limagrain Cereal Seeds.
The following are results from the High Plains Journal region.
LCS winners’ list
Winter wheat dryland by state—Montana, third place, Gary DeHaan, Belgrade, 113.63 bushels per acre, LCS Missile; Oklahoma, second place, Tom Hill, Tonkawa, 135.64 bushels per acre, LCS Warbird AX; and Texas, first place, Koby Dickerson, Vernon, 102.80 bushels per acre, LCS Steel AX
LCS Jefe list
Winter wheat irrigated—Montana, first place, John McDonnell, Three Forks, 170.04 bushels per acre, LCS Missile; Nebraska, third place, Nathan Magnanine, Kimball, 131.92 bushels per acre, LCS Atomic; Oklahoma, first place, Zach Balahtsis, Tonkawa, 177.52 bushels per acre, LCS Warbird AX .
Limagrain Cereal Seeds, based in Windsor, Colorado, continues to develop and provide high-yielding, adaptable wheat varieties that empower farmers to excel in diverse growing conditions, cementing our commitment to supporting agricultural success nationwide. For more information, see a representative or visit www.LimagrainCerealSeeds.com.
