This year, hundreds of growers competed in the DeKalb Seed for Yourself Yield Challenge. Growers entered their DeKalb corn, canola and soybean crops and squared off with other individuals for the prestigious title of champion. In order to claim this honour, one must produce the highest yielding crop in their crop category in their respective contest zone._x000D_
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Numerous Western Canadian farmers are included among the winners in Western Canada:_x000D_
| Zone_x000D_ Number |
Crop | Contest Zone | City | Province | Winner_x000D_ Name |
DEKALB_x000D_ Hybrid |
Yield_x000D_ (bu/ac) |
| 1 | Canola | South of Highway 1 | Welling | AB | Richard Wilde | 74-44 BL | 78.4 |
| 2 | Canola | Highway 1 North to Highway 12 | Crossfield | AB | Peter Cissell | 74-44 BL | 83.5 |
| 3 | Canola | Highway 12 North (outside of Peace Region) | Fort Saskatchewan | AB | Joanne Kuhn | 74-54 RR | 70.0 |
| 4 | Canola | Peace Region | Charlie Lake | BC | Colin Meek | 73-45 RR | 57.3 |
| 5 | Canola | South of Yellowhead | Guernsey | SK | Randy TOman | 74-44 BL | 64.2 |
| 6 | Canola | North of Yellowhead | Glaslyn | SK | Bernie McClean | 74-44 BL | 73.0 |
| 7 | Canola | MB – Province Wide | Arrow River | MB | Mac Lelond | 74-44 BL | 69.1 |
| 8 | Corn | Red River Valley | Winkler | MB | Richard Heide | DKC30-07RIB | 199.8 |
| 9 | Corn | MB, SK, AB – Province Wide | Boissevain | MB | Arthur Bell | DKC26-28RIB | 178.0 |
| 10 | Soybeans | SK, AB – Province Wide | Asquith | SK | Skip Wurz | 23-10RY | 56.0 |
| 11 | Soybeans | Eastern Manitoba | LaSalle | MB | Mike Bast | 24-10RY | 67.3 |
| 12 | Soybeans | MB – Province Wide (excluding Eastern Manitoba Zone) | Melita | MB | John Dell | 23-60RY | 58.6 |
