Queenstown, Maryland (December 16, 2021) – William F. Willard Farm LLC has been recognized by the National Wheat Foundation as the winner of the 2021 Soft Red Winter Wheat Yield Contest. The National Wheat Foundation had 387 growers register for the yield contest. Mr. Willard had a dryland yield of 141.41 bushels per acre in Montgomery County, Maryland with a Pioneer variety. If you are interested in participating in 2022, you can learn more online here.
The Willard Family primarily farms across Montgomery County. Mr. Scot Poffenberger is the farm manager and he said the bin busting yield was due to the great wheat weather his region saw. “Planting weather was beautiful, the winter was mild, early spring was wet, and then it dried out a few weeks before harvest.”
To increase yield, cot tried a few new things. First, they applied a micronutrient in the fall. In the spring, a foliar fertilizer was applied during the Feekes 6-7 stage. Poffenberger believes these applications really benefited the crop’s yield along with the timely weather.
Congratulations to the Willard Farm on this huge success! As a National winner, William will receive a trip to the Commodity Classic held in March of 2022. View other national winners here.
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