By Scout Nelson
The National Wheat Foundation is embracing technological advances in agriculture by introducing a novel pilot category aimed at spring wheat farmers in North Dakota, Minnesota, South Dakota, and Montana.
This category marks a significant departure from the traditional 1.5-acre entry requirement, expanding to 20 acres to better utilize modern farming technologies.
Anne Osborne, the project manager, highlighted the initiative's intent to incorporate the advanced technology available in today's combines, allowing farmers to report their yields directly through these digital tools.
"Growers are already using all this technology in their combines; we want to leverage that and have them report their yields using their technology," Osborne said.
This approach is expected to attract new participants to the contest and provide valuable insights into the integration of technology in farming practices.
The National Wheat Foundation aims to learn from this pilot and possibly extend its insights and benefits to more farmers, fostering a more tech-savvy and efficient agricultural community.
This innovative step forward in the National Wheat Yield Contest is poised to not only showcase the potential of digital agriculture but also to celebrate the hard work and innovation of spring wheat farmers across the participating states.
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Categories: North Dakota, Crops, Wheat