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World Ag Expo Forage Challenge

Are you a forage producer in the Western U.S.?  Participate in the World Ag Expo Forage Challenge with the opportunity to win $2,000, $1500, or $1000 for providing a sample of your quality forage!

If you are a forage producer from Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, or Wyoming you can participate in the World Ag Expo Forage Challenge.  Categories include Alfalfa Hay, Corn Silage, and BMR Corn Silage.  Scoring will be 70% laboratory analysis and 30% visual analysis.

Showcase the quality job that you are doing through this contest.  Finalists as well as prize winners will be noted!

Cumberland Valley Analytical Services has been chosen as one of the laboratories to provide analytical services for evaluation of contest samples.

Information, contest rules, and submission forms are available at the following web sites:

http://www.worldagexpo.com/General-Info/Forage-Challenge.htm

http://www.worldagexpo.com/pdf/2010_WAE_Forage_Challenge_Rules_Entry_Form.pdf

Note that the sample submission deadline has been extended to January 14th, 2010.  This may be different than what is listed on the web site (previously January 8th, 2010).

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