Wheat contest announced

RITZVILLE – The National Wheat Foundation is accepting grower enrollment for the 2022 National Wheat Yield Contest.

The contest is divided into two primary competition categories: winter wheat and spring wheat, and two subcategories: dryland and irrigated.

The 2022 National Wheat Yield Contest will add a new quality component.

The 24 yield winners’ wheat will be tested for baking and milling qualities and if it meets all the criteria for “industry-desired” quality, the farmer will receive an additional $500 cash award in addition to the trip to Commodity Classic.

Every contestant should save a 6-pound sample of their wheat at harvest.

The winners will all be required to send in their sample, which will be tested for baking and milling qualities.

Another change for the contest is that contestants are asked to get their wheat graded at a local elevator and upload proof that it is Grade 1 or 2 to their harvest record on the website. Participants will not be required to ship in a grain sample, just retain their sample in case they are a national winner.

Winter Wheat entries are due May 16 and Spring Wheat entries are due Aug. 1.

To enter the contest log onto yieldcontest.wheatfoundation.org.