When one strives to maximize their productivity, extraordinary results can prevail. Such is the case for one Norquay farmer.
Jordan Lindgren of Lindgren Grain Farms from Norquay has been crowned this year's Hudye Soil Services 2011 "Canola King Challenge" winner.
Lindgren achieved a yield of 69.27 bushels per acre on his farm in North East Saskatchewan.
The Canola King Challenge in its 5th consecutive year is a great opportunity for local producers to test new management practices and strategies in an attempt to achieve the highest canola yield possible. This includes, but is not limited to, genetics, seed treatments, chemistries, advanced fertility, with the use of micronutrients, fungicides, enhanced technologies and Agronomic Consulting says Braden Hudye - President of Hudye Soil Services.
The Canola King Challenge winner is awarded a $5,000 travel voucher to a destination of their choice.
Out of the eight producers that participated in the 2011 challenge, Lindgren Grain Farms recorded the top yield with 69.27 bushels per acre. Even though Lindgren won the challenge, all the participants deserve recognition for their achievements and hard work that was put in to their 2011 crop says Hudye.
"With the Saskatchewan Provincial average at just 32.2 bushels per acre in 2011, these eight producers proved to the rest of the province that higher canola yields are very possible when maximizing productivity, which in turn reduces the per bushel cost of production, a concept continually strived for in the annual "Field of Dreams" project conducted by Hudye Soil Services.
