About the Competition
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The purpose of the competition is to
- Provide students an opportunity to learn crop scouting and principles of integrated pest management (IPM) for corn and soybeans in Nebraska,
- To obtain knowledge and skills that will be helpful in future careers
- Demonstrate newer crop scouting technologies.
CASH PRIZES AVAILABLE!
- First place- $500
- Second Place- $250
- Third Place- $100
- Top 2 teams will them compete at a Regional Competition.
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2019 Competition was Sponsored by:
- DuPont Pioneer
- Nebraska Independent Crop Consultant Association
- Farm Credit Services of America
FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT:
Brandy VanDeWalle
Extension Educator
brandy.vandewalle@unl.edu
(402) 759-3712
Colfax County 4-H'ers won the 2019 Nebraska and Regional Competition.
The 2019 Crop Scouting Contest winners and a photo overview of the day's event.
2019 Crop Scouting Competition
Nebraska Extension was pleased to offer the 6th annual Crop Scouting Competition for Nebraska youth at the UNL ENREC building near Mead, Nebraska on July 23.
- Program for 4-H or FFA Youth who have completed 5-12th grades.
- Team coaches can be extension faculty/staff, ag teachers, agronomists, or interested community members.
Registration closed until 2020!
Click here to register your team (limited to 10 teams)
The competition consists of:
- a written test and
- field stations (corn/soybean diseases, abiotic/biotic problems, soybean/corn insects, corn/soybean growth staging, weed ID, nutrient mgmt., research, and general scouting)
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