Contest administrator and GFCE director Chad Lee said that while achieving the top yields in the state is commendable, the provided entry information helps the UK Wheat Science Group determine best practices for wheat production and grain quality.
“When farmers participate in the Kentucky Wheat Yield Contest, the entry data allows our wheat research specialists to see what management practices are taking place to achieve the highest yield levels across the state,” Lee said. “It gives us ideas for research down the road, allowing us to ask if these practices need more study and could benefit more producers.”
Achieving the highest 2025 state yield in the no-tillage division with an average of 134.63 bushels per acre was Hunt Farms of Christian County. They planted Pioneer 25R64 variety soft red winter wheat. Hunt Farms’ yield was the second-highest yield overall in the contest’s 39-year history…