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The hunt is on for Ontario’s best winter wheat

Grain Farmers of Ontario launches its new Winter Wheat Challenge

WOODSTOCK, ON (September 14, 2010) – As farmers look out in the fields at maturing beans and thoughts are focused on planting winter wheat, Grain Farmers of Ontario is excited to launch its new Winter Wheat Challenge for 2011.

The friendly competition adds some excitement to the upcoming crop year as farmers work at managing their crop for the best yield and quality. The challenge features cash prizes to draw out the best winter wheat grower in the province.

“Ontario farmers have always been excellent winter wheat growers,” says Crosby Devitt, Manager of Market Development and Research at Grain Farmers of Ontario. “With trends towards more precision management of wheat, we expect to see some outstanding results from this challenge.”

The Winter Wheat Challenge will be run similarly to GFO’s Spring Wheat and Soybean challenges. The farmer with the best yielding milling quality wheat will win a $1,500 cash prize. The 1st runner up will receive $750 and the 2nd runner up will win $500. The challenge is made possible by platinum sponsor, Bayer CropScience and Gold sponsors C&M Seeds and Hyland Seeds.

To compete, the field size must be a minimum of 10 acres and the harvested plot must be a minimum of 1.5 acres of the same field. Any certified variety of milling quality winter wheat is eligible. For full rules and to register, visit www.gfo.ca/winterwheatchallenge or visit GFO at the Outdoor Farm Show at the corner of North Mall and Sixth Lane. The deadline to register is April 1, 2011. 

Grain Farmers of Ontario

Grain Farmers of Ontario is the province’s largest commodity organization, representing Ontario’s 28,000 corn, soybean and wheat farmers. The crops they grow cover 6 million acres of farm land across the province, generate over $2.5 billion in farm gate receipts, result in over $9 billion in economic output and are responsible for over 40,000 jobs in the province.

Contact:

Barry Senft, CEO – 1-800-265-0550; bsenft@gfo.ca

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Grain Farmers of Ontario is the province’s largest commodity organization, representing Ontario’s 28,000 barley, corn, oat, soybean, and wheat farmers. The crops they grow cover over 6 million acres of farm land across the province, generate over $4.1 billion in production value, result in over $27 billion in economic output and are responsible for over 90,000 jobs in the province.