Dick Judah and LCS Shine lead a lineup of National Wheat Yield Contest winners

LCS varieties had a bumper crop this year, as evidenced by a slate of National Wheat Yield Contest wins in dryland winter and spring wheat.

Dick Judah of Carlton, Oregon landed the dryland winter wheat Bin Buster award with 173.77 bushels per acre (bu/ac) of LCS Shine. Judah was also the 1^st place winner in the state of Oregon. Following close behind was fellow Carlton grower Derek Berger, who was the National 1^st place and Oregon 2^nd place dryland winter wheat winner with his 171.58 bu/ac LCS Shine entry.

The LCS Helix AX growers of Keenesburg, Colorado scored a similar sweep in the dryland winter wheat increase category. Marc Arnusch earned both National and Colorado 1^st place with a 330.5% increase over county average, barely edging out his son Brett Arnusch who nabbed National and Colorado 2^nd place with a 330.3% increase. Casey Cantwell came in 4^th place nationally and 3^rd place in Colorado with a 229% increase.

LCS National 2023 National Wheat Yield Contest Winners:

• Bin Buster, Dryland Winter Wheat: Dick Judah with LCS Shine
• 1^st Place, Dryland Winter Wheat: Derek Berger with LCS Shine
• 1^st Place, Dryland Winter Wheat Increase: Marc Arnusch with LCS Helix AX
• 2^nd Place, Dryland Winter Wheat Increase: Brett Arnusch with LCS Helix AX
• 4^th Place, Dryland Winter Wheat Increase: Casey Cantwell with LCS Helix AX

LCS State 2023 National Wheat Yield Contest Winners:

• 1^st Place, Colorado Dryland Winter Wheat Increase: Marc Arnusch with LCS Helix AX
• 1^st Place, Idaho Dryland Winter Wheat: Reagan Grabner with LCS Jet
• 1^st Place, Oregon Dryland Winter Wheat: Dick Judah with LCS Shine
• 1^st Place South Dakota Dryland Spring Wheat Bob Holzwarth with LCS Cannon
• 2^nd Place, Colorado Dryland Winter Wheat Increase: Brett Arnusch with LCS Helix AX
• 2^nd Place, Oregon Dryland Winter Wheat: Derek Berger with LCS Shine
• 2^nd Place, Washington Dryland Winter Wheat: Garrett Warren with a LCS Shine and LCS Artdeco blend
• 3^rd Place, Oklahoma Dryland Winter Wheat: Cheryl Lindsey with LCS Helix AX
• 3^rd Place, Colorado Dryland Winter Wheat Increase: Casey Cantwell with LCS Helix AX
• 3^rd Place, Oregon Dryland Winter Wheat: Steven VanGrunsven with LCS Shine

Winning Seed Dealers

Behind every National Wheat Yield Contest winner is a top-notch seed dealer. Our thanks to the nationwide network of LCS seed dealers who work hard every day to be sure their customers have access to the best wheat seed. And congratulations to the dealers who saw that seed grow into a NWYC-winning crop this year:

• BC AG in Goodwin, SD
• DT Farms in Tonkawa, OK
• The Genetic Marketing Group in the PNW
• Marc Arnusch Farms in Keenesburg, CO
• Northwest Grain Growers in the PNW
• Pacific Northwest Farmers Cooperative

The National Wheat Foundation’s National Wheat Yield Contest was founded 8 years ago to encourage wheat farmers to strive for high yield, quality and profit while trying innovative management strategies.

Are you planting LCS varieties this season?

Don’t keep your big returns to yourself! Enter the National Wheat Yield Contest free. LCS will pay the entry fee for any LCS wheat entry. Bragging rights and a trip to the Commodity Classic are on the line. Winter wheat entries are due in mid-May, and spring wheat entries deadline in early August. See yieldcontest.wheatfoundation.org for details.