In 2020, Eric Watson broke his own world record when he harvested 258 bushels of wheat per acre on his Ashburton, New Zealand farm. It’s an astounding yield that Canadian farmers can only dream about. But are there crop management tips that farmers in this country can glean from Watson’s record-setting wheat? Bayer CropScience regional business… Read More
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Ashburton, New Zealand farmer Eric Watson has set a Guinness World Record for wheat yield — a second time. Finishing up at 258.8 bushels per acre, the feed wheat paddock produced 17.398 tonnes per hectare in a region that averages about 12 tonnes/hectare. Watson’s farm grew a record 16.791 tonnes per hectare wheat crop in… Read More