To enter, please visit NCGA Membership Management System . You will need an NCGA membership and a supervisor to enter. Channel will cover the NCGA membership or renewal fee for the first 300 entrants.

• To enter, you need to answer a few questions about your operation. You should have this information ready:

  • Operation state.

  • Irrigation status.

  • Tillage type.

  • The estimated percent of crop residue on the field surface after planting for class entries other than conventional.

  • Hybrid brand and number.

  • Sales rep name and MTSA number.

  • Planting date.

  • Planting rate (seeds per acre).

  • Row spacing (in inches).

  • Number of rows on planter.

  • Planter make and model.

  • Previous year’s crop.

  • Sustainability program participation status.

  • Cover crop usage on any part of your operation.

  • If you are actively reducing tillage practices or not.

  • If you have an active integrated pest management plan or not.

  • If you have an integrated crop and livestock operation utilizing manure or not.

  • Chemical seed treatment(s) used.

  • If and when a soil test was taken on the contest field.

  • A list of herbicides, insecticides and fungicides used, the quantity and date applied.

  • At least one supervisor for the entry (current approved supervisors can be found on the NCGA website).

• You can begin your own submission, but all entries require a supervisor’s signoff. Below is a list of NCGA-approved supervisors.

  • FFA advisor.

  • Vocational agricultural instructor.

  • County Extension agent or assistant.

  • Natural Resources Conservation Service employees (NRCS).

  • Soil & Water Conservation District employees (SWCD).

  • Farm Credit Service officer.

  • Bank ag loan officer.

  • Private crop consultant or agronomist.

  • College of Agriculture instructor.

  • American Society of Farm Managers Accredited Farm Manager.

  • Crop insurance agent/adjuster.

  • Anyone who is retired from one of these positions:

    • Approved State Association staff member.

    • Current NCGA Stewardship Action Team member.

    • Current Membership & Consumer Engagement Action Team member.

    • Corn Board members.

Yes, when you enter with Channel brand corn, we will cover your 1st entry and membership fees (for the first 300 entrants). To do this, when you enter the NCGA National Yield Contest, you may leave the payment section blank if you select entry into the Channel Corn Yield Contest. Channel brand will also pay the membership or membership renewal fees for NCGA for the first 300 eligible Channel farmer entrants into the National Yield Contest.