Illinois Wheat Tour reveals good potential for 100-bushel yields

Several Illinois farmers could harvest 100+ bushel 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.

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