South Dakota Wheat Growers Association Wheat Yield Contest

Rules and Regulations 2023

Contest Entrant Qualifications

  1. To enter, you must be an SDWGA member in good standing.  A one-year membership ($100) can be included with your entry fee.
  2. The first entry is FREE.  Additional entries will be $10 per entry.  A farm entity or operation may enter more than one entry but each entry must have a different identifying name or letter.

Contest Field and Entry Qualification

  1. The state shall be divided into seven Districts (see map).  The location of the field, not the entrant address, will determine the region of the entry.  In each District the SDWGA Director will be the contact for the District (see below).
  2. Contest field must be at least 10 continuous acres of one variety number.  Continuous being defined as “not separated by public roads, permanent field roads, or waterways that are delineated out of FSA maps or other structure or features that course a field to be “farmed” separately.
  3. Out of this field, a minimum of 2.5 acres must be harvested for the “official” weight/yield.  There is no maximum size for the official weight/yield.

Supervisor Eligibility Qualifications

  1. The supervisor’s names must be on the SDWGA contest entry form along with their title, address, telephone and email address, before the entry can be accepted.  The supervisor’s responsibility is to oversee the harvest and make the final computations of yield based on an accurate weight, moisture and calculated area.  It is the responsibility of the entrant to submit the final paperwork.

a.  Examples of QUALIFYING SUPERVISORS would be local extension personnel, local bankers, FFA advisor, SDWGA Board Members, etc.

Awards

1st place in each District is $500

2nd place in each District is $300

SOUTH DAKOTA WHEAT GROWERS ASSOCIATION

Caren Assman, Executive Director | sdwga@midco.net

Box 667| 116 North Euclid | Pierre, SD 57501 | 605.224.4418