PRESS RELEASE: NWF Announces State Winners for the 2018 National Wheat Yield Contest

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National Association of Wheat Growers

Contact:
Caitlin Eannello
240-423-4345 (Cell)

Washington D.C. (November 19) – Last week, the National Wheat Foundation (NWF) announced the national winners for the 2018 National Wheat Yield Contest. Today, NWF is announcing state winners for the 2018 Contest which includes 82 growers from 23 states.

“It’s great to see winners from such states as New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Virginia who aren’t commonly known for producing wheat,” stated NWF Board President and Idaho wheat grower Wayne Hurst. “It demonstrates the versatility of the crop which can grow in these states and states, like Kansas and Idaho, which are known for being large producers of wheat.”

The contest recognizes winners for each state (those submitted) 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 our sponsors for helping to make the Contest available to wheat growers in the US,” continued Hurst. “As the Contest continues to grow, we hope to see growers from new states enter the Contest and include wheat farmers from states not recognized in this year’s batch of winners.”

This year’s State winners per state:

State Rank
First Name
Last Name
Field County
Field State
Contest Sector*
Seed Brand
1st
Duane
Dutra
Kings
CA
WW – Irrigated
WestBred
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1st
Jerry
Cooksey
Adams
CO
WW – Irrigated
Plains Gold
2nd
Dustin
Cooksey
Adams
CO
WW – Irrigated
Plains Gold
 
1st
Trevor
Stout
Latah
ID
SW – Dryland
WestBred
2nd
Joseph
Anderson
Nez Perce
ID
SW – Dryland
LCS
1st
Terry
Wilcox
Madison
ID
SW – Irrigated
WestBred
1st
Doug
Stout
Latah
ID
WW – Dryland
WestBred
2nd
Dave
Duncan
Kootenai
ID
WW – Dryland
WestBred
3rd
Kyle
Duncan
Benewah
ID
WW – Dryland
WestBred
 
1st
Mark
Krausz
Clinton
IL
WW – Dryland
AgriMAXX
2nd
Matt
Krausz
Clinton
IL
WW – Dryland
AgriMAXX
3rd
Dale
Wehmeyer
St. Clair
IL
WW – Dryland
AgriMAXX
 
1st
Douglas
Morehouse
White
IN
WW – Dryland
Croplan
 
1st
Rick
Horton
Finney
KS
WW – Dryland
Plains Gold
2nd
Tom
Pauly
Sedgwick
KS
WW – Dryland
KWA
3rd
Jerome
Wiens
Meade
KS
WW – Dryland
WestBred
1st
Ken
Horton
Kearny
KS
WW – Irrigated
WestBred
2nd
Matt
Horton
Kearny
KS
WW – Irrigated
WestBred
3rd
Richard
Seck
Reno
KS
WW – Irrigated
WestBred
 
1st
Nick
Suwyn
Allegan
MI
WW – Dryland
AgriPro
2nd
Dwight
Bartle
Sanilac
MI
WW – Dryland
DF Seeds
3rd
Clifford
Gordon
Sanilac
MI
WW – Dryland
Pioneer
1st
Nick
Suwyn
Allegan
MI
WW – Irrigated
AgriPro
 
1st
Orin
Knutson
Marshall
MN
SW – Dryland
WestBred
2nd
Paul
Solem
Polk
MN
SW – Dryland
WestBred
3rd
Jeremy
Chandler
Norman
MN
SW – Dryland
WestBred
1st
Alex
Bishop
Becker
MN
SW – Irrigated
WestBred
1st
Tony
Brateng
Roseau
MN
WW – Dryland
WestBred
 
1st
David
Rohlfing
Gasconade
MO
WW – Dryland
Pioneer
2nd
Mark
Lehenbauer
Marion
MO
WW – Dryland
Pioneer
 
1st
Ed
Bibeau
Phillips
MT
SW – Dryland
NDSU
2nd
Russell
McIntosh
Hill
MT
SW – Dryland
WestBred
1st
Randy
Bokma
Fergus
MT
WW – Dryland
WestBred
2nd
Glenn
Todd
Judith Basin
MT
WW – Dryland
WestBred
3rd
Robert
Grubb
Fergus
MT
WW – Dryland
WestBred
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1st
Harbert
Moore
Robeson
NC
WW – Dryland
Croplan
2nd
Phillip
McLain
Iredell
NC
WW – Dryland
USG
3rd
Felton
Outland
Gates
NC
WW – Dryland
AgriMAXX
 
1st
Jon
Wert
Hettinger
ND
SW – Dryland
LCS
2nd
Lorin
Haagenson
Benson
ND
SW – Dryland
Croplan
3rd
Tanner
Enger
Mercer
ND
SW – Dryland
Croplan
1st
Monte
Leidenix
Burleigh
ND
SW – Irrigated
WestBred
1st
John
Weinand
Mercer
ND
WW – Dryland
AgriPro
2nd
Todd
Hoff
Sioux
ND
WW – Dryland
WestBred
 
1st
Brian
Schafer
Hayes
NE
SW – Dryland
WestBred
1st
Travis
Freeburg
Kimball
NE
WW – Dryland
AgriPro
2nd
Ed
Evertson
Cheyenne
NE
WW – Dryland
Plains Gold
3rd
Matt
Klingman
Deuel
NE
WW – Dryland
Husker Genetics
1st
Brock
Terrell
Sheridan
NE
WW – Irrigated
WestBred
2nd
Brett
Sorensen
Sheridan
NE
WW – Irrigated
WestBred
3rd
Matt
Klingman
Deuel
NE
WW – Irrigated
AgriPro
 
1st
Eric
Eachus
Gloucester
NJ
WW – Dryland
Dyna-Gro
1st
Eric
Eachus
Gloucester
NJ
WW – Irrigated
Seedway
 
1st
LeeAnderson
Jim
San Juan
NM
WW – Irrigated
AgriPro
 
1st
Douglas
Goyings
Paulding
OH
WW – Dryland
Strike
2nd
Jason
Grant
Brown
OH
WW – Dryland
BioGene Seeds
3rd
Robert
Miller
Trumbull
OH
WW – Dryland
AgriPro
1st
Dave
Cunningham
Williams
OH
WW – Irrigated
Pioneer
 
1st
Jesse
Green
Lincoln
OK
WW – Dryland
WestBred
2nd
Don
Schieber
Tulsa
OK
WW – Dryland
OGI
3rd
Adam
Steinert
Garfield
OK
WW – Dryland
WestBred
 
1st
Larry
Carroll
Morrow
OR
SW – Irrigated
WestBred
2nd
Dan
Mills
Umatilla
OR
SW – Irrigated
WestBred
1st
Nathan
Rea
Umatilla
OR
WW – Dryland
LCS
1st
Lawrence
Pedro
Umatilla
OR
WW – Irrigated
WestBred
2nd
Mark
Pedro
Umatilla
OR
WW – Irrigated
WestBred
3rd
Kenzie
Hansell
Umatilla
OR
WW – Irrigated
Dyna-Gro
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1st
Darrel
Martin
Lancaster
PA
WW – Dryland
Chemgro
2nd
Jim
Hershey
Lancaster
PA
WW – Dryland
AgriPro
3rd
Leslie
Bowman
Franklin
PA
WW – Dryland
Pioneer
 
1st
Tim
Sulak
Hill
TX
WW – Dryland
WestBred
2nd
Ben
Scholz
Collin
TX
WW – Dryland
AGSouth Genetics
 
1st
Alan
Welch
Northumberland
VA
WW – Dryland
Pioneer
 
1st
Jason
Beechinor
Walla Walla
WA
SW – Dryland
WestBred
1st
Keith
Gross
Adams
WA
SW – Irrigated
WestBred
2nd
James
Getzinger
Grant
WA
SW – Irrigated
WestBred
1st
Brian
Cochrane
Franklin
WA
WW – Dryland
WSU
2nd
Nathan
Rea
Walla Walla
WA
WW – Dryland
LCS
3rd
John
Dixon
Whitman
WA
WW – Dryland
McGregor
1st
David
Gross
Spokane
WA
WW – Irrigated
WestBred
2nd
Phillip
Gross
Grant
WA
WW – Irrigated
LCS
 
1st
Travis
Freeburg
Laramie
WY
WW – Dryland
AgriPro

*WW = Winter Wheat; SW = Spring Wheat

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

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