IL Wheat Tour Reveals Good Potential For 100-Bushel Yields
According to Brownfield Ag News, several Illinois farmers could harvest 100+ bushels per acre of wheat this year.
The Illinois Winter Wheat tour this week collected data from 57 fields across 19 counties in the southern half of the state.
Illinois Wheat Association Executive Director Megan Dieken tells Brownfield a variety of yields were estimated using tiller and spikelet counts.
“St. Clair County came in with a 76.08 estimated yield and the highest estimate was in Hamilton County with 143.27. The average yield for all the counties that we came to find was 97.12.”
Based on tour results, farmers in the southeast corner have the best potential to reach or exceed 100 bpa this year.