Pennsylvania Growers Encouraged to Enter Soybean Yield Contest
Deadline to submit entry form is September 1.
HARRISBURG, PA (August 23, 2016) –Although harvest is still a number of weeks away, the deadline for entering the Pennsylvania Soybean Yield Contest is nearing. The deadline to enter the contest is September 1, 2016 while the deadline for submitting the grower’s actual harvest yield report is December 1, 2016.
The Pennsylvania Soybean Yield Contest is designed to focus farmer attention on agronomic and management skills that will increase soybean yields and profitability. The contest is sponsored by the Pennsylvania Soybean Board in association with Penn State University Extension.
Contest rules encourage producers from throughout the state to enter. The contest recognizes not only the state-wide grand champion, but also the top growers in each of five regions of Pennsylvania. Additionally, growers who reach the 90-bushel mark will also receive recognition.
The top producer in each region will win a trip to the Commodity Classic, the annual joint convention of the American Soybean Association, National Corn Growers Association, National Association of Wheat Growers, and the National Grain Sorghum Producers, to be held March 2-4, 2017, in San Antonio, Texas. Commodity Classic is farmer-led and farmer-focused—and attracts thousands of the nation’s best farmers and agribusiness companies.
The contest was launched by the Pennsylvania Soybean Promotion Board in 1992. The contest flyer/entry form and harvest report form are available on the Pennsylvania Soybean Board website at www.pasoybean.org under the Forms tab for Growers, or by contacting the Pennsylvania Soybean Board at 717.651.5922.
About the Pennsylvania Soybean Board
The Pennsylvania Soybean Board is a farmer-controlled Board responsible for managing Pennsylvania’s share of funds received from the nationwide Soybean Checkoff program. The funding is available under an assessment program, approved by Congress in 1990, under which soybean farmers contribute 50 cents of every $100 they receive for their beans at the first point of sale. Funds are used to develop markets, educate consumers, and research new ways to utilize and produce soybeans more efficiently.
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