The Guinness World Record for highest wheat yield is set by Agrifac Condor user Eric and Maxine Watson. The couple produced a staggering 16.791 tonnes per hectare.
The winter wheat was planted on 11.8918 ha (29.39 acres) on 9 April 2016 and after Eric Watson and his Agrifac Condor fed an protected the crop for a full season, a wheat yield of 16.791 tonnes/ha (37017.2 lbs/ha or 249.68 bushels/acre) was harvested at Paddock 15, Wakanui, Canterbury, New Zealand, on 17 February 2017.
“Last year we got the world record it was a very kind season, very nice autumn, very good growing conditions, a mild winter, maybe even too mild, a cold spring, it never was too hot, so we manage to achieve a yield of 16.791 tons per hectare which is now an official Guinness World Record. I am sure the Agrifac Condor help me achieve this world record cause it’s the machine which we use spraying at this moment.”
Eric is the proud owner of an Agrifac Condor self propelled sprayer. Mister Watson already uses the Agrifac Condor for four years now. His Condor is equipped with the HighTechAirPlus system (HTA) which means a higher capacity is reached because less water is needed for spraying.
“I do my own spraying at the moment. I enjoy spraying, part from spending the money on the chemical, it is a way to see the crop, I really enjoy it. And the Agrifac Condor self propelled sprayer is a very nice machine to operate.
After setting the new world record, Watson doesn’t take it easy but invested in a Condor Endurance with an even bigger boom width of 48 meters. Eric uses the Condor Endurance to apply liquid fertilizer and the bigger capacity of the Endurance. “On a decent day we could cover 200 hectares which we need to do with a higher concentration of nitrogen in the crops and that maybe could be quite critical at some times” . The Condor Endurance is the biggest sprayer in the Condor range and offers a staggering 8.000 liter tank, which offers a higher efficiency. Especially in the combination with HighTechAirPlus system, where less water is needed to spray.
Besides the world record wheat yield, Agrifac also played a vital role in the world record spraying. Karolyn, Tony and Brendan Mason completed with their Condor Endurance 2,638 ha (6,515.86 acres) of summer spraying in 24 hours. And a second world record spraying 150,7 ha (372,4) in just one hour.