Windsor, Colorado, USA
March 28, 2023
2023 Commodity Classic connects high-yielding farmers from across the United States
The prize for winning the National Wheat Yield Contest is a trip to the Commodity Classic. Award-winning Limagrain Cereal Seeds (LCS) farmers had a fan club waiting for them when they arrived at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida.
“The National Wheat Yield Contest is a fantastic opportunity for growers to showcase their blockbuster yields, and the Commodity Classic gives winners a chance to connect with each other and to the farming community as a whole,” says LCS National Sales and Marketing Manager Jeff Widder, who was joined by CEO Tatiana Henry and Regional Commercial Managers John Dodd, Dan Dall and Nick Shores. “We also love spending time with our growers — to congratulate them on an outstanding year, see what’s working for them and hear how we can continue to advance wheat genetics to best serve their needs.”
Following are the LCS farmers who were recognized at the 2023 Commodity Classic for winning a National Wheat Yield Contest award:
Winter Wheat Dryland, Pacific Northwest:
- Gene Warren, National Bin Buster with LCS Shine
Dealer: Northwest Grain Growers
Winter Wheat Irrigated, Pacific Northwest:
- Joel Zwainz, National 1st Place with LCS Shine
Dealer: HighLine Grain Growers
- Steven VanGrunsven, Oregon 1st Place with LCS Shine
Dealer: Valley Agronomics
Pacific Northwest winners, seed dealers and LCS team (left to right): Steven VanGrunsven with Valley Agronomics, Gene Warren, Joel Zwainz, Geoff Schulz with HighLine Grain Growers, John Dodd, Jeff Widder, Tatiana Henry.
Winter Wheat Dryland, Central Plains
- Zach Balahtsis, National 2nd Place % Over County with LCS Atomic AX
Dealer: DT Farms
- Dylan Lindsey, National 3rd Place % Over County with LCS Julep
Dealer: DT Farms
Winter Wheat Dryland, Central Plains
- Casey Cantwell, Colorado 1st Place with LCS Helix AX
Dealer: Marc Arnusch
- Tom Hill, Oklahoma 1st Place with LCS Steel AX
Dealer: DT Farms
Central Plains winners, seed dealers and LCS team: Jeff Widder, Dylan Lindsey, Dan Dall, Tatiana Henry, Cheryl Lindsey, Tom Hill with DT Farms, Casey Cantwell.
Spring Wheat Dryland:
- Bob Holzwarth, South Dakota 1st Place with LCS Cannon
Dealer: Howe Seed Farm
Northern Plains winners and LCS team (left to right): Nick Shores, Bob and Beth Holzwarth, Jeff Widder, Tatiana Henry.
The Commodity Classic is America’s largest farmer-led, farmer-focused agricultural and educational experience. This year was its largest to date, with more than 10,400 attendees at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida. Next year’s Commodity Classic will be held in Houston, Texas, from February 9 through March 2, 2024.
Now’s the time for wheat growers to earn a free trip to next year’s show: The National Wheat Foundation has opened winter wheat entries for the 2023 National Wheat Yield Contest. The deadline to enter winter wheat is May 15, and August 1 is the deadline for submitting spring wheat entries.
“We’re encouraging all LCS growers to get in the game,” says Widder, adding that LCS will pay the $100 entry fee for yields achieved with LCS seed. “It’s on us, so why no
National Wheat Yield Contest rules and entry form can be found at yieldcontest.wheatfoundation.org.
About Limagrain Cereal Seeds
Limagrain Cereal Seeds (LCS) is a cereal breeding operation dedicated to developing new wheat and barley varieties bred expressly for farmers’ climates, soils and growing conditions. LCS is a division of Group Limagrain, a farmer’s cooperative established in 1965 with cereal breeding programs in every area of the world wheat and barley are widely grown. Through the exchange of elite Group Limagrain germplasm across six continents, LCS gives U.S. farmers access to the best genetics in the world. LCS combines modern technology with traditional principles of sustainable agriculture, allowing the company to bring varieties to market in nearly half the time of conventional breeding.
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