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PMCGA seeks to meet these goals through various means. PMCGA sp
sors a 5 Acre Corn Club with the help of cooperative extension county agents.
Tom erowers compete first on a county wide basis, then statewide chan p
ions are determined as county results are submitted. Members can also enter
the national com yield contest sponsored by the National Corn Growers sso-
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com hybrid test plots each growing season. Hybrid corni performan
are published for each of the four com maturity zones in Pennsylvania and.
sent to all PMCGA members in mid-winter. T . • ■
PMCGA also sponsors the annual Pennsylvania Corn Conference. This is a
one-dayintensive training type meeting addressing timel)' P r ° d “;
Son. marketing, and utilization. This year’s conference w.ll be held at the
Ramada Inn in Middlesex, Mercer County on March 2.
Members also receive association newsletters. These include Corn Ta ,
our state newsletter; Cora Grower, the national newsletter; and Corn Farmer,
a publication of Successful Farming Magazine. These publications keep us
abreast of what’s happening in the field, research, and legislation and aid us i
abreast or wnai s i b f cQncem We also have corn enterprise budget
worrits, available on request. This corn budget is now available lor use on
Co Twftear we had a display at the Pennsylvania Farm Show, highlighting
our lives y we also have a stand at Ag Prog
rtWpMCOA I hope talking
about crnnwilTmotivate you to go out, heat up the shop, and give your com
ohn® Kte going over and to finely tune your corn enterprise by selecting
the best seed fertilizer, and pesticides for your operation to grow corn this
year. If you get excited about corn production like I do, join with us for mor
profitable com production in the future.
I, 1993
SYLVANIA MASTER
, GROWERS
OCIATION
•sident’s Message
H. Grant Troop
esident, PMCGA
H. Grant Troop
PMCGA President
Sincerely,