Unlock your fields potential
Great Lakes Yield Enhancement Network
Working together to build stronger farms through collaboration and increased knowledge of crop performance.
What is the Great Lakes YEN?
The Great Lakes Yield Enhancement Network (YEN) is one of a global series of YENs that help local farmers better understand their yield potential and learn what is limiting that potential. The goal of the YEN is to connect agricultural organizations, extension specialists, academics, agronomists, and farmers who are striving to improve crop returns by unlocking the potential of the field by closing the gap between potential yield and actual yield. The Great Lakes YEN is currently focused on winter wheat and covers the geographic area of the Province of Ontario, Canada, and the Great Lakes region of the USA.
Why get involved?
Join a network of growers and agronomists using real field data to better understand yield potential and improve performance.
Benchmark yields
Compare your field to regional peers
Identify limits
Understand what’s affecting yields
Learn from peers
Access shared insights and data
For current participants
For those looking to participate or learn more
Testimonials
What farmers & agronomists think of the program
“The YEN project showed us more of what our ground is capable of with proper management. From now on, we are going to be doing tissue sampling and more soil testing to push our yields from what we learned.”
“This was a great program to get involved with to learn from peers on how to grow a better crop. Plus I get direct access to our public wheat experts for any agronomy advice!”
“I learned a tremendous amount from the Great Lakes YEN pilot. With the help of good weather and several agronomic changes made, as a result of the lessons I learned, I SIGNIFICANTLY improved my yields in 2022.”
“The Great Lakes YEN pilot has helped me immensely as an agronomist. My farm client and I get a report card on our yield gap and provides us with metrics on how we can make improvements for the following season.”
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