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FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NATIONAL CORN GROWERS ASSOCIATION
Gary Bradley, NCGA, 636-733-9004, ext. 139
Online
Registration Makes NCGA National Corn Yield Contest Entry Easier
Next deadline is July 1
(ST. LOUIS) June
25, 2004 -- Entering the National Corn Growers Associations (NCGA)
National Corn Yield Contest (NCYC)
just got easier. Corn growers
entering the nation’s premier agricultural production competition
can now register online at www.ncga.com. And the timing is right, with
July 1 as the next deadline for entries.
Ron Fitchhorn,
chairman of NCGA’s Production & Stewardship
Action Team, which oversees the contest, says the online registration
is a convenient tool that makes registering more convenient.
“You can register in a matter of minutes, and it’s done,” Fitchhorn
said. “All you have to do then is grow the corn – and make
your reservations for Commodity Classic in Austin.”
Fitchhorn explained state and national winners of the NCYC will be
recognized at Commodity Classic, the combined convention and trade
show of NCGA and the American Soybean Association, Feb. 24-26, 2005,
in Austin, Texas.
“Growers really need to get their registrations in and postmarked
by July 1 in order to save money on their registration fees,” Fitchhorn
continued, explaining that the July 1 fees of $65 will jump to $85
on July 2. The final deadline for registrations is Aug. 1.
In addition to the online registrations, growers can register by downloading
PDF files from www.ncga.com, or obtaining registration forms by calling
Judy Hall at 636-733-9004, ext.129; e-mail, hall@ncga.com.
The National
Corn Growers Association mission is to create and increase opportunities
for corn growers in a changing world and to enhance corn’s
profitability and usage. NCGA represents more than 33,000 members,
25 affiliated state corn grower organizations and hundreds of thousands
of growers who contribute to state checkoff programs.
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