UW-RF

2008 Agricultural Technology Contest, April 5, 2008

University of Wisconsin-River Falls
29th Annual Invitational Crops Contest

In conjunction with the 2008 Agricultural Technology Contest, all FFA Chapters are invited to submit entries for judging in this year's crops contest. Class descriptions and contest rules are given below with each chapter allowed one entry per class.

Trophies will be awarded to first prizewinners in each class. In addition, ribbons will be awarded for the first five placings in each class. Points will be awarded for placing in each class. Highest point total will determine the chapter to receive "Tops of the Crops" Excellence Trophy.

There will be an entry fee of $4.00 per chapter or $1.00 per sample, whichever is lower. Samples of appropriate quantities are necessary to allow evaluation. All samples entered are to be from the previous year's production. Description of classes and quantities required for entry are:

Class	Quantity	Rules
1. Ear Corn	6 ears	Reasonable storage moisture
2. Oats	3 quarts	Reasonable storage moisture
3. Soybeans	3 quarts	Reasonable storage moisture
4. Miscellaneous Grains*	3 quarts	All should be at reasonable storage moisture
5. Shelled Corn	3 quarts	Reasonable storage moisture
6. Legume Hay	10-12" bale slice	Alfalfa, clover or birdsfoot trefoil cutting; not more than 30% grasses
7. Mixed Legume/Grass	10-12" bale slice	A combination of legumes and grasses
8. Grass Hay	10-12" bale slice	Must contain at least 70% grass
9. Corn Silage	1 gallon	Undergone fermentation, cannot be freshly chopped
10. Haylage, Grass Silage	1 gallon	Undergone fermentation, cannot be freshly chopped
11. Longest ear of corn	1 ear	Flint corn no eligible

*Sunflowers and high moisture corn will not be judged.

REASONS FOR DISQUALIFICATION

-Insufficient or incorrect sample quantity
-Commercially graded samples
-Late entries
-Entered in the wrong class
-Adulterated sample

Samples must be entered by 10:00 a.m., April 5th, 2008, to Dr. Steve Carlson or other agronomy staff at the Invitational Crops Contest Headquarters in Agricultural Science Building in Room 217. Samples will also be accepted prior to the contest in case of distance of hardship. Submitted samples will NOT be returned. The top five entries in each class, their evaluations, and their ribbons will be displayed on tables located on the 2nd floor of the Ag Science Building.

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