A yield of 9.8 tonnes per hectare has set a new Lithuanian record for winter wheat. The record was achieved in the fields of the Skaistgirio Agricultural Company in the Joniškis district.
A total of 100.94 tonnes of LG Keramik wheat was harvested in three hours from an officially measured area of 10.3 hectares, certified by a certified surveyor. The harvested grain was tested in a laboratory and met the parameters for Grade II grain.
Last year, at the initiative of Agrokoncernas Group, a winter wheat yield record of 9.5 tonnes per hectare was set. The achievement was entered into the Lithuanian Book of Records and became a benchmark for farms across the country.
Representatives of the Records Academy documented the entire wheat harvesting process at the Skaistgirio Agricultural Company, from the field to the laboratory.
Simonas Meškauskas, Head of the Seed Product Group at Agrokoncernas, says that data-driven farming helps deliver better results.
“We do not set records for show. Our aim is to demonstrate that knowledge and the right technologies can deliver higher yields and greater economic returns. Although the record improved only slightly and fell just short of the ten-tonne-per-hectare mark, yields of around eight tonnes per hectare in the surrounding fields show that the technologies work and deliver results,” says Meškauskas.
The sowing was carried out in accordance with recommendations tailored specifically to the field by Agrokoncernas agronomist and consultant Jurgita Ožechauskienė and the AgroITC Innovation and Research Centre.
According to Meškauskas, in 2024–2025 AgroITC, Agrokoncernas’ research division, established 3,752 trial plots and evaluated 799 different crop production solutions. Only 230 of these were selected as suitable for inclusion in crop production programmes. As many as 71% of the solutions failed to meet the criteria for practical value and economic return, meaning that only the most reliable recommendations reach the country’s farms.
“All research and trials are conducted in different regions of the country and across various field types. We also cooperate with farms that make their fields available for production-scale trials. Data-driven farming is one of the most effective ways to gain an economic advantage,” Meškauskas says.
Gintaras Pocius, Head of the Records Academy, believes that the new record will not stand for long.
“This is the second consecutive year in which we have recorded a new winter wheat yield record. Having seen modern agriculture up close, I have no doubt that the record will soon be broken again. It is encouraging to see that the country’s farmers are eager to learn and motivated to seek out methods and solutions that help them achieve strong results. This approach strengthens the country’s entire agricultural sector,” said the Head of the Records Academy.
