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2023 CORN & SOY BEAN NEW YORK YIELD CONTEST

• Thursday, July 20, 2023, 12:00 PM - Wednesday, August 30@ 12:00 PM

RULES-2023 New York Grain Corn and Soybean Yield Contest 

*Entries must be RECEIVED and PAID by August 30, 2023*

SOYBEANS Eligibility: Designated field must be at least 5 acres of the same variety with a minimum of 2 acres harvested as the contest entry. The harvested area must be squared off (ex.: 180' x 484' =2 acres). No odd shapes! For convenience, the test area may be measured after harvest by the contest supervisor. The harvested area must be exclusive of headlands and outside rows and include more than one combine pass. Participants must use non-irrigated soybeans, but are not restricted as to variety, fertilization, spacing or other cultural practices. There will be four classes of beans based upon maturity group (0, 1, 2, & 3). Judging and Prizes: The NYCSGA Yield Contest Committee will determine the winners for each maturity group based on soybean yields at 13% moisture. First place in each maturity group (0,1,2, &3) in each of the five regions (West, Finger Lakes, Central, East & North) will receive special recognition, plaques at the 2023 Corn & Soybean Expo and a one year NYCSGA membership. Grand Champion (across all maturity groups) will win a trip for two to the 2024 Commodity Classic in Houston, TX *** (no substitutions, includes registration, travel & hotel, not to exceed $2500). Overall 2nd & 3rd place winners will be awarded $500 & $250 respectively. 

CORN Eligibility: Designated fields must be at least 5 acres of the same hybrid number with 1.25 continuous acres harvested from each field and accurately weighed in the presence of a contest supervisor. Irrigated fields are not eligible. The harvested area must be exclusive of headlands and outside rows, and include more than one combine pass. Judging and Prizes: The NYCSGA Yield Contest Committee will determine winners for each region based on corn grain yields at 15% moisture. Any plots that yield more than 300 bushels per acre of grain must have a second contiguous 1.25 acres harvested and weighed. The second 1.25 acres must adjoin the first harvest area. The average of the two yields from the two harvested areas will be considered the final yield. First, second & third place winners in each of the five regions will receive special recognition, plaques, and a one year NYCSGA membership at the 2024 Corn & Soybean Expo. The overall Grand Champion will win a trip for two to the 2024 Commodity Classic in Houston, TX (no substitutions, includes registration, travel & hotel, not to exceed $2500). The 2nd & 3rd place overall winners will receive $500 & $250 respectively.

*Entrants are not eligible to win the Grand Champion prize for more than two consecutive years in a row.*

All decisions of the Contest Committee are final. The Committee reserves the right to disqualify any entry without refund for violation of the stated rules and harvest procedures. Contest entrants will be notified in December 2023 of the final yields and contest placements. The winners will be recognized at the 2024 NYCSGA Corn & Soybean Expo in Syracuse on January 16, 2024. All contest fields must be located in the state of NY. The originally entered hybrid/variety must be the same that is reported on the harvest report or it will be disqualified.

Fee

$30.00 per entry

Learn More

https://nwnyteam.cce.cornell.edu/event.php?id=2157

Last updated July 20, 2023