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This fall we are having a new event in our county!  I am very excited to announce that the Chamber of Commerce and I are working together to host the McLean County Harvest Breakfast.  This event will take place Tuesday, November 25^th at Buck Creek Baptist Church, with breakfast beginning at 7am. 

The purpose of this event is to celebrate the end of the harvest season and thank all of our McLean County Farmers for their hard work.  We also plan to recognize the year’s top producers and present high yield awards in wheat, yellow corn, white corn, soybeans and grain sorghum. 

Our county yield contest will follow the same rules and guidelines as the state and national yield contest for each commodity.  Producers are strongly encouraged to enter the contest, not only on the county level, but at the state and national level as well.  McLean County has had several state and national winners in the past and I would love to see an increase in the number of entries we send every year.  You all put so much hard work into what you do and you deserve to be recognized for all of your efforts.

The rules for the corn yield contest can be found online at http://www.ncga.com/for-farmers/national-corn-yield-contest.  The rules for the soybean yield contest can be found at http://www.kysoy.org/news/yield-contest/.  The rules for the grain sorghum yield contest can be found at http://sorghumgrowers.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/2014ContestEntryForm.pdf.

For more information about yield contest entries or to enter the yield contest, please contact the McLean County Cooperative Extension Service at (270)273-3690.  Educational programs of the Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service serve all people regardless of race, color, age, sex, religion, disability or national origin.