Colorado Corn Cultivating Opportunities

With only nine days of early registration left, the time to sign up for the National Corn Growres Association National Corn Yield Contest is now.  Growers can utilize a quick and easy online application to take advantage of the reduced early registration fee of $80 for entries received before July 1.  After that date, the online entry will continue to be available, but entry fees return to the $110 level.  To qualify for the contest, entries must be postmarked no later than August 2. 

Now in its 46^th year, the contest has been trending toward increasingly higher levels of participation with a record 6,958 entrants in 2009. 

Winners will receive national recognition in such publications as the NCYC Corn Yield Guide and at the National Awards Banquet and State Awards Breakfast at the 2011 Commodity Classic in Tampa, Fla. More importantly, growers experience the challenge and satisfaction of learning production techniques that will enhance their corn yields.

Grower participation also benefits the entire industry because NCGA utilizes the wealth of information from the contest to study production trends. Growers' information is used by NCGA and others to statistically demonstrate the production efficiencies of corn growers and their dedication to soil and nutrient conservation.

Click here for more information on the National Corn Yield Contest.

To access the online form, click here.