$1,500 cash prize up for grabs for the best spring wheat in Ontario

Grain Farmers of Ontario’s Spring Wheat Challenge now open for registration

The first annual Spring Wheat Challenge is a friendly competition that allows farmers to try their hand at some great prizes and learn about best management practices in the process.

Great Prizes!

• Grand Prize – $1,500
• 1st Runner Up – $750
• 2nd Runner Up – $500

Rules

• Contest open to all Ontario farmers (GFO Directors, staff and immediate families are restricted from the competition)
• 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.
• All legal spring wheat production practices will be permitted
• Any variety designated as milling quality Hard Red Spring can be used; must be certified seed
• Winning entries must be of Milling Quality (Grade 1,2, or 3)
• Crop must be weighed in the field using a weigh wagon or, if facilities exist, the crop may be weighed in a regular wagon as long as the weight of the wagon itself is subtracted from the total
• A representative sample from the harvested plot must be graded by a certified grader (someone who has completed the CGC Grain Grading Course)
• An independent party must witness all acts of weighing and grading and sign off on the completed Harvest Information Form
• Growers will be required to fill out a survey form stating production practices of the competition field, location of field and general weather data to participate.
• Call us at 1-800-265-0550
• Email Claire Cowan at ccowan@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.

Contact:

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