Spring Wheat Challenge



We're looking for the best spring wheat in Ontario. Is your field up to the challenge?

Great Prizes

  • Grand Prize - $1,500
  • 1st Runner Up - $750
  • 2nd Runner Up - $500

The Rules

  • Contest open to all Ontario farmers (GFO directors, immediate families & staff are restricted from the competition)
  • Field size must be a minimum of 10 acres and the harvested plot must be a minimum of 1.5 acres of the same field
  • All legal production practices are permitted
  • Any variety designated as milling quality Spring Wheat can be used; must be certified seed
  • Winning entries must be of milling quality (grade 1, 2 or 3)
  • Crop must be weighed in the field using a weigh wagon or, if facilities exist, the crop may be weighed in a regular wagon as long as the weight of the wagon itself is subracted from the total
  • A representative sample from the harvested plot must be graded by a certified grader (someone who has completed the CGC Grain Grading Course)
  • An independent party must witness all acts of weighing and grading and sign off on the completed harvest information form
  • All entrants are required to complete a short survey
  • One entry per farm business

To Register

  • Download and fill out a registration form
  • Submit form and a registration fee of $10 to:
Grain Farmers of Ontario
Suite 201, 100 Stone Rd West
Guelph, ON
N1G 5L3
  • Registration Deadline: June 30, 2011
Interested in how the 2010 competition turned out? Check out the management practices of the top spring wheat growers in the province.