The National Wheat Foundation (NWF) is pleased to announce that it is accepting growing enrolment for the 2019 National Wheat Yield Contest. The contest is divided into two primary competition categories: winter wheat and spring wheat, and two subcategories: dryland and irrigation. The Foundation is accepting entries for Winter Wheat. Any wheat grower 14 years old and up and a member of a state wheat grower organization for NAWG will be eligible to participate in the contest. The deadline for winter wheat entries is May 15th with an early registration deadline of April 1st.
“America’s wheat farmers produce the highest quality wheat in the world which should be taken into account when determining criteria for this national contest,” stated NWF Board President and Idaho wheat grower Wayne Hurst. “2019 will be the first year that we truly see how a quality component will impact the rankings of growers and influence results.”
In order to be considered for a national or state award in the contest, growers must follow up each initial contest entry with a grain sample, which will be analyzed by an independent lab. To qualify, samples must meet a quality Grade of 1 or 2.
The 2019 National Wheat Yield Contest sponsors include AgriMaxx, Ardent Mills, BASF, Corteva Agriscience, Indigo Ag, Grain Craft, John Deere, LimaGrain Cereals, Syngenta, and WestBred.
Eddie Mercer Agri-Services, Inc. and Syngenta AgriPro will be offering an incentive to their customers in Maryland who participate in the contest. The two will pay the state winner $1,000 if the entry is Mercer Brand or Syngenta seed. In addition, Eddie Mercer will pay all county winners $200 if they win with a Mercer Brand MBX Wheat.
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