NWF Announces National Winners for the 2018 National Wheat Yield Contest

Washington D.C. (November 12, 2018) – 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. Today, NWF is announcing 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,” stated Foundation Board President Wayne Hurst. “Phillip’s entry topped the 200 bu/ac 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, WA
Winter Wheat – Irrigated; 202.53 Bu/A with LCS

 Spring Wheat Winners

Irrigated

National Rank	First Name	Last Name	Field County	Field State	Seed Brand	Final Yield**
1	Larry	Carroll	Morrow	OR	WestBred	158.9300
2	Keith	Gross	Adams	WA	WestBred	172.5600
3	Terry	Wilcox	Madison	ID	WestBred	193.3800
4	Monte	Leidenix	Burleigh	ND	WestBred	97.0700
5	Alex	Bishop	Becker	MN	WestBred	85.5300

Dryland

National Rank	First Name	Last Name	Field County	Field State	Seed Brand	Final Yield**
1	Jon	Wert	Hettinger	ND	LCS	103.9800
2	Orin	Knutson	Marshall	MN	WestBred	104.7900
3	Trevor	Stout	Latah	ID	WestBred	123.2600
4	Brian	Schafer	Hayes	NE	WestBred	67.9500
5	Jason	Beechinor	Walla Walla	WA	WestBred	115.7500

Winter Wheat Winners

Irrigated

National Rank	First Name	Last Name	Field County	Field State	Seed Brand	Final Yield**
1	Ken	Horton	Kearny	KS	WestBred	111.28
2	Jerry	Cooksey	Adams	CO	Plains Gold	134.90
3	Lawrence	Pedro	Umatilla	OR	WestBred	194.41
4	Brock	Terrell	Sheridan	NE	WestBred	106.72
5	David	Gross	Spokane	WA	WestBred	154.51

Dryland

National Rank	First Name	Last Name	Field County	Field State	Seed Brand	Final Yield**
1	R & K	Farms	Pine Bluffs	WY	AgriPro	124.46
2	Jesse	Green	Lincoln	OK	WestBred	112.69
3	Rick	Horton	Leota	KS	Plains Gold	91.09
4	Brian	Cochrane	Franklin	WA	WSU	100.20
5	Randy	Bokma	Fergus	MT	WestBred	123.59

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 February 28^th – March 2^nd. Official rules and entry details for the 2019 Contest will be available by January 1^st, 2019 at www.yieldcontest.wheatfoundation.org.