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Join The Pennsylvania Corn Growers Association Today
STATE COLLEGE
(Centre Co.) Joining the
Pennsylvania Corn Growers
Association (PCGA) is easier
than ever. A one-year mem
bership is just $3O. You you
can join online at https://
gims.ncga.com/
MEMBERNEW/Default.asp
or simply fill out the member
ship form and send to our ad
dress.
PCGA is continuing the
Membership Incentive Pro
gram (MIP) this year. The
theme of the program is “Try
Something New.”
Take this opportunity to
experiment when you choose
your free bag of seed corn.
This seed corn company
sponsored program entitles
any PCGA/NCGA corn
grower, who plants at least
five acres of corn with a 3-
Membership Application
Name.
Farm Name
Address
'/State/Zi
Cit
Count
Phone.
Farm
or Renewal
PCGA and NCGA dues for one year: $3O
Special! Three year for $75
New Member
Make checks payable to: PCGA
Send to: PCGA
P.O. Box 304
State College, PA 16804
Growers who harvest more than 5 acres of com each
year and sign up for a 3 year membership qualify to receive
a free unit of seed com of their choice from the participating
seed company listed below:
(If you qualify, please indicate your choice below):
Agway Farm Seeds Chemgro Seeds
Doebler’s
Monsanto/Dekalb
NC+
Seedway/Asgrow
Recruiter
year new or renewed mem
bership, to a free standard
size bag of seed.
To participate, simply
complete the membership
form indicating the brand of
seed corn you would like to
try, along with your check for
the 3-year membership. You
will then receive a certificate
for a free bag of seed from the
sponsoring company of your
choice, along with your mem
bership card from NCGA.
In consultation with the
local seed corn dealer, you
make the ultimate decision
about which hybrid you will
receive from the company
you have selected. PCGA will
send the names and ad
dresses by brand chosen to
the appropriate seed corn
company’s statewide contact
person and they will contact
Com Acres
New
Trv Somethin
.Garst
Mycogen Seeds
Pioneer Hi-Bred Int.
Syngenta Seed
you
In addition, you’ll be join
ing thousands of other
growers across the country
who are showing their sup
port for the corn industry.
Locally, you’ll be supporting
PCGA’s activities such as
Corn Talk, our corn or crops
conference, and local corn
promotion activities.
Membership Program
Awards Prizes
For Recruiters
Now you can help the
PCGA get new members and
win some valuable prizes.
The PCGA is participating
Commodity Classic A ‘Sound Opportunity ’
To Help Growers Increase Profitability
ST. LOUIS, Mo. Soy
bean and corn producers will
have a “sound opportunity”
to learn more about enhanc
ing farm efficiency and profi
tability at Commodity
Classic, Feb. 21-23, in Nash
ville, Tenn.
And now, those growers
can get on the bandwagon by
turning in their Commodity
Classic registration forms,
which are in the mail and
have been posted at
www.commodityclassic.com
This is the seventh annual
Convention and Trade Show
presented by the American
Soybean Association (ASA)
and the National Corn Grow
ers Association (NCGA). At
Commodity Classic growers
come together with key play
ers in the agriculture sector
for information and educa
tional sessions. The premier
trade show includes about
600 booths representing lead
ing agricultural businesses
and organizations.
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in a new membership pro
gram sponsored by NCGA
and Syngenta to reward folks
who recruit members for our
association. To qualify, you
need to recruit five new mem
bers in one of the next three
months.
Prizes will be awarded to
the top recruiters who have
recruited a minimum of five
new members in Pennsylva
nia for each month. In Janu
ary, the prize will be a Palm
Pilot. In February, the prize
will be a $3OO gift certificate
to Sears. In March, the prize
will be a gourmet ham plus a
$lOO gift certificate for gro-
ASA President Bart Ruth,
a farmer from Rising City,
Neb., said, “Commodity
Classic includes a variety of
information sessions on
topics such as marketing,
transportation infrastruc
ture, renewable fuels and
biotechnology that will help
growers learn new ways to in
crease their profitability.”
NCGA President Tim
Hume, a farmer from Walsh,
Colo., said, “At Commodity
Classic, corn and soybean
producers will see the latest
in technology at the trade
show, where they’ll also have
the opportunity to talk with
the top agribusiness leaders
and decision makers.”
The general session key
note address will be given by
Dick Hardwick, a comedian
and musician, whose presen
tation is sure to contain
ample amounts of humor to
entertain everyone. The
Commodity Classic “evening
of entertainment” will fea
ture singer and performer
ceries at a local supermarket.
To participate, make
copies of the PCGA member
ship form in Corn Talk. Ask
folks to complete the mem
bership form and put your
name on the Recruiter line on
the bottom, and then send the
form to the PCGA office. Or
they can join online (https://
gims.ncga.com/
MEMBERNEW/
Default.asp) and enter your
name in the appropriate line
on the application. We’ll
keep a record of the awards
and send the prize to the
qualifying recruiter at the
end of the month.
Louise Mandrell, whose
talent, personality and
boundless energy make for an
exciting show. The opening
act will be a performance by
Riders In The Sky.
For Commodity Classic
details, visit the Web at:
www.commodityclassic.com
or call (636) 928-3700.
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CONTACT
Walter Ocker
3004 Sollenberger Dr.
Chambersburg,
PA 17201-9031
(717) 264-5147