Wisconsin Ag Connection - Sign-up Deadline for Soybean Yield Contest is October 15

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Sign-up Deadline for Soybean Yield Contest is October 15
Wisconsin Ag Connection - 10/11/2016

The Wisconsin Soybean Marketing Board says it is now time for growers to submit their names to be considered for the seventh annual Soybean Yield Contest. The program aims to encourage the development of new and innovative management practices and to show the importance of using sound cultural practices in Wisconsin soybean production.

To take part, growers must complete the contest entry form by October 15 and follow up with Harvest Report Forms in late November. Two winners from each of the four geographical divisions in the state will receive awards.

The contest's top entries in each division will earn a $1,000 cash prize at next year's Wisconsin Corn/Soy Expo, with second-place receiving $500. Winners will be selected for having the highest soybean yield based on bushels per acre at 13-percent moisture.

"The State Soybean Yield Contest is the perfect opportunity for Wisconsin farmers to test their new, innovative management practices to increase yields," says Dr. Shawn Conley, University of Wisconsin-Extension Soybean Specialist. "Wisconsin farmers continue to produce more soybeans for the ever increasing need for food and feed around the world."

The competition is being sponsored by the WSMB, Wisconsin Soybean Association, University of Wisconsin-Extension and UW College of Agricultural and Life Sciences.

For entry information and additional details about the contest, call 608-262-7975 or visit www.coolbean.info.

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