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Grain Farmers of Ontario recognizes exceptional spring wheat growers

ORANGEVILLE, ON (January 26, 2011)  – Winners of Grain Farmers of Ontario’s inaugural Spring Wheat Challenge were recognized today at a District meeting in Orangeville. The top three winners of the Western Ontario join their winning counterparts in Eastern Ontario who were awarded their prizes last week.

“We’re very pleased to highlight the accomplishments of these growers,” says Jaye Atkins, Vice President of Strategic Development at GFO. “It’s clear that all competitors are excellent spring wheat growers. The average yield among everyone in the competition was 71.9 bushels per acre.”

The challenge was split into two geographic zones to best reflect the entrants. Winners in both the east and the west received a cash prize of $1,500 for first place. Second place winners took home $750 and third place winners were awarded $500.

The challenge was made possible by a generous and exclusive sponsorship from Bayer CropScience.

The 2010 GFO Spring Wheat Challenge Western Winners are:

1st Place                                Morley Trask, Alma, Sable, 83.72 bu/ac

2nd Place               Bill Nater, Mitchell, Sable, 82.79 bu/ac

3rd Place               Cor Van Gaalen, Clinton, 74.26 bu/ac

Eastern Ontario winners were announced on January 19. Check out the February issue of the Ontario Grain Farmer magazine for information about the winners’ management practices from both Eastern and Western Ontario. For a list of winners from Eastern Ontario, visit www.gfo.ca.

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.

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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.