Locator: 48668WHEAT.
If this is a "thing" and not just a "one-off" this will revolutionize farming in North Dakota. The technique is not new; it's been around for a long, long time. It works particularly well in drier areas that need irrigation, or at least I'm told. That may or may not be any longer true. I don't know. ChatGPT, at least at the first level, has not been particularly helpful.
So, is 115+ bushels / acre anything to write home about?
Well, from the blog:
- 2019: 50 - 55 bushels / acre, winter wheat; link here.
- 2012: 55 bushels / acre -- an all-time record at th time; link here.
ChatGPT today:
- North Dakota’s average wheat yield
- according to the ND Wheat Commission, the state’s average yield is now around 45 bushels per acre (approximately 3 tons/ha)
- Record-Breaking 2024 Crop
- as of July 2024, the USDA estimated North Dakota spring wheat yields at 56 bushels per acre, marking a new record average
- USDA quick stats for 2024 report 56.9 bu/acre overall wheat, including:
- spring (non-durum): 59 bu/acre
- durum: 47 bu/acre
- winter wheat: 54 bu/acre
Production, North Dakota, by state:
So, depending on the county in North Dakota, 115 bbls / acre represents anywhere from 2x to 5x the average yield. Yeah, not too shabby.
By the way, an analogy. Fracking has been around "forever," since at least 1946, I think. Have to look that up. But with the "Bakken Revolution," fracking revolutioned the oil and natural gas industry.
Likewise, diamond planting has been around for years, but all of a sudden it's having a breakout moment ..... in North Dakota again.
Wow.
