Deadline to enter Pa. soybean contest Sept. 1

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Although harvest is still weeks away, the deadline for entering the Pennsylvania Soybean Yield Contest is nearing. Pennsylvania growers are encouraged to enter the contest now. The deadline to enter is Sept. 1.

The deadline for submitting the grower’s actual harvest yield report is Nov. 15. The contest is sponsored by the Pennsylvania Soybean Board in association with Penn State University Extension. The contest recognizes not only the statewide grand champion, but also the top growers in each of five regions of Pennsylvania. Production practices used by participants will be publicized when the regional winners are announced. Growers who enter the contest may choose to have their results publicized anonymously.

The top producer in each region will win a trip to the Commodity Classic, the annual joint convention of the American Soybean Association, National Corn Growers Association, National Association of Wheat Growers and the National Grain Sorghum Producers, to be held in 2024 in Houston, Texas.

The contest was launched by the Pennsylvania Soybean Promotion Board in 1992. Register online at pasoybean.org or contact the Pennsylvania Soybean Board at 717-651-5922.

Stark SWCD to host annual meeting

MASSILLON, Ohio — Stark Soil & Water Conservation District will hold an election for two board of supervisors positions for a three-year term beginning Jan. 1.

Voting runs from Aug. 14-Sept.

12. Voters can cast ballots at the district’s annual meeting or at its office during regular office hours, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday to Friday. Eligible voters are Stark County landowners or residents at least 18 years old.

The Stark Soil and Water Conservation District and Stark County Farm Bureau will hold a joint annual meeting at 6 p.m. Sept. 12 at Paradise United Church of Christ, 619 E Main St., Louisville, OH 44641. Tickets are $15 per person for Farm Bureau or SWCD members and $30 per person for non-members. Call 330456-4889 by Sept. 7 to RSVP.