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Bring Your Biggest Weed to Farm Technology Days
Wisconsin Ag Connection - 06/19/2008

If you think weeds are useless, think again. Your giant specimen could be the winner in the annual Biggest Wisconsin Weed Contest at Farm Technology next month in Brown County.

Jed Colquhoun, University of Wisconsin-Extension weed specialist said any kind of weed is eligible, with daily prizes going to the biggest weed brought in on that day. The largest weed entered during the three-day show will win the grand prize. The largest weed winners will be scored by multiplying the weed's height by the maximum width when held in its normal growth form. So, "big" means tall and wide.

The contest has a few rules. Weeds must be grown in Wisconsin. They must be cut at soil level. They must be "donated" to the Weed Doctors and remain on display throughout Farm Technology Days. Each person may enter no more than two weeds.

To enter the contest, bring your weeds to the Weed Doctors booth in the Progress Pavilion before 3 p.m. on Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday during Farm Technology Days.