Back Prairie Grains is the official publication of the Minnesota Association of Wheat Growers, North Dakota Grain Growers Association, South Dakota Wheat, Inc. and the Minnesota Barley Growers Association. That's a tough call for anyone to make early in the growing season, because no one knows what the weather will do or what production concerns or pests may arise. What we can do, however, is estimate the yield potential of your wheat or durum crop.
Yield is a measure of how productive a crop is per unit area.
Most components of yield can be determined well before a wheat crop is ready for harvest. To use the formula 1. Count the number of heads in three feet of row. Do not count small heads with one or two kernels, they contribute little to yield. If the crop was planted in banded or paired rows, count the entire band.