Agriculture.com noticed a new wheat yield contest will help identify the nation's top wheat growers, drive innovation and urge experimentation with new production technologies, the National Wheat Foundation (NWF) announced during the Commodity Classic in Phoenix, Arizona Feb. 26.
Yield contest participants will compete by wheat class (there are six different classes), by dryland or irrigated practices, and by state and region to ensure the competition is between peers. Contest parameters include class, geography, quality and yield. The contest rules are still being developed and will be announced prior to the entry date, according to NWF.
The NWF is launching the National Wheat Yield Contest in conjunction with BASF, says Dusty Tallman, wheat grower from Brandon Colorado and NWF chairman.
“We appreciate the generous support of our primary industry partner, BASF, to assist in the creation of this program. We are looking forward to this contest increasing grower productivity, helping build a stronger U.S. wheat industry and increasing knowledge transfer between growers,” Tallman says.
The contest will ensure that U.S. wheat producers continue to provide an ample supply of high-quality wheat to its domestic and foreign customers.
BASF has partnered with the NWF to help growers maximize inputs to get the most of every acre, said Neil Bentley, Director of Marketing, BASF. “Initiatives such as the National Wheat Yield Contest give growers an opportunity to work with innovations that help them break yield barriers, and allows farmers to grow and learn from one another.”
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