The YEN included 18 Ontario winter wheat field locations, but expanded to include 50 Ontario field sites for the 2021-22 competition.
That added more information to the understanding of wheat production capability. Most participants achieved yields well into the triple digits.
Marty Vermey, senior agronomist with Grain Farmers of Ontario, said “we see average yields are higher than last year. We had lots of participants that were getting 130 to 140” bushels per acre."
Andy Timmermans of Stratford achieved the second highest yield potential percentage and was second in overall bushels – 79.07 per cent and 150.19 bushels per acre.
Arnprior’s Kelsey Hill placed third in highest yield, with 144.13 bushels per acre. Ohio and Michigan wheat growers Aaron Stuckey and Jeffery Krohn took the other top spots.
Participants and competition partners will be at the Ontario Agriculture Conference Jan. 4 and 5 to share farming tips.
