The New York Corn Growers Association (NYCGA) is sponsoring the 2008 New York Corn Grain and Corn Silage Yield Contest. The contest recognizes top New York corn growers, provides growers with information on high-yielding management strategies and emphasizes the importance of grain corn and corn silage in New York agriculture.

Winners with the top grain yields and silage yields will be awarded from five regions drawn by the NYCGA. Contest winners will be recognized at the Annual New York Corn Expo in Waterloo on Jan. 28, 2009.

All entries must be received by August 15. (See attached entry form.) Farmers can submit up to two entries. Find additional entry forms in Country Folks and at county Extension offices or newsletters. Or contact Mike Stanyard, field crop Extension specialist, at 315-331-8415. Email: mjs88@cornell.edu.

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Entry Guidelines
To enter:
• Identify a field(s) of 5 acres or more on field “location” section on the entry form.
• Designated field(s) must have 1.25 continuous acres to be harvested.
• Identify the hybrid, as well as any traits such as YG, RR, RW, BT, etc., planted in the field at the time of entry. Once you submit your entry form, you will receive harvest forms and further instructions.
• Entry fees are $30 for each grain contest entry and $50 for each silage entry. (The higher silage entry fee covers the cost of the quality analyses by Dairy One.)

Send entry form(s) with a check, made out to New York Corn Growers Assn., for the application fee to: Mike Stanyard, Wayne County CCE, 1581 Route 88 N, Newark, NY 14513.
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