Forage Contest Entry Deadline Nears

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There’s still time to forage your way to the top! The entry deadline for the 29th Annual World Forage Analysis Superbowl and last chance to win over $22,000 in cash prizes is just around the corner. Silage entries for standard and brown midrib corn silage categories must be received by August 16.


All other forage samples, including dairy hay, haylage, baleage, commercial hay and grass hay, must be submitted by September 6. Call 715-758-2178 or visit www.foragesuperbowl.org for rules, the entry form and further details of the contest.


Finalists will be notified in September and invited to attend the Mycogen Seeds Awards Luncheon at World Dairy Expo in Madison, Wis. on Wednesday, October 3. All winning entries will be on display in the Arena Building at Expo for attendees to view.


Cash awards are made possible thanks to generous sponsors, especially 2012 Platinum Sponsor, Mycogen Seeds. Sponsors include Ag-Bag, Agri-King, Barenbrug USA, Bridon Cordage, Croplan Genetics, Kent Nutrition Group, Kuhn North America, National Hay Association, NutriSave Forage Management System and W-L Research.


The World Forage Analysis Superbowl is organized in partnership with AgSource Cooperative Services, AgSource Laboratories, DairyBusiness Communications, Hay & Forage Grower, U.S. Dairy Forage Research Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison and World Dairy Expo.
 

“Market Fresh” is the theme of World Dairy Expo 2012 which will take place Tuesday, October 2 through Saturday, October 6 at the Alliant Energy Center in Madison, Wisconsin. For show schedule and details, visit www.worlddairyexpo.com.
 

 

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