The leading yielder in the pilot of the Great Lakes Yield Enhancement Network says 140-bushel wheat was below average for him.
Modeled after efforts to improve wheat yields in the United Kingdom, the Great Lakes Yield Enhancement Network started last growing season with a few dozen growers including Jeff Krohn.
“It really is learning a lot about how the wheat is growing, weather conditions, nutrients that we’re putting on, trying to find holes in the program, and to grow a better crop,” he explains.
