August 1 Soybean Contest LEBANON (Lebanon Co.) Pennsylvania soybean growers have just until August 1 to enter the 1997 Soybean Yield Contest and become eligible for several new prizes including a trip to California said officials of the Pennsylvania Soybean Board (PASB) recently. “Thanks to grower feedback and new sponsors, we expect this to be the best soybean yield con test ever ” said PASB chairman Daryl Alger of Lebanon. “We’ve really tried to make it a contest growers will enjoy.” Alger noted that the contest has been held for several years, but with lower participation than de sired. This year, he added, the Board worked hard to develop a more enticing contest With addi tional sponsorship and beefed-up prizes, the Board now hopes for a Deadline Approaches "a not j«. bectuie of U» (ntt prize,."uptataedPASß member Mike Owtarit of Ephna « £J!i ' JuAiSTIT-^ hijhlighi. practo. wWd, prod- uce maximum economic yields, . n\i\ todxv r*LrTr.g^ N ' •*" ™ M r>«n Pennsylvania Soybean Board—a The 1997 Soybean Yidd Con- non .p ro f lt grower directed or test is sponsored byPASBMon- OTI Z please call (609) santb, American Cjananud, De- 2411241 v kalb Genetics, DuPor Novartis, record number of grower entries in 1997. First prize this year is round trip airfare and lodging for two for the 1998 Commodity Classic, held in February in Long Beach, Cali fornia. Second prize is a complete get-away weekend at Hershey park Mid Hotel, and third prize is $250 cash. “The yield contest actually benefits all soybean growers, and
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