Forage producers are invited to enter the 2022 World Forage Analysis Superbowl, a contest set to award over $26,000 in cash prizes.
The deadline to submit entries is August 25. The $35 entry fee provides entry into the contest along with a detailed sample analysis that is sent to entrants after judging is complete. Entry forms are available at foragesuperbowl.org.
Each division of the World Forage Analysis Superbowl will evaluate samples through lab and visual analyses. The winner of each division earns a cash award of $1,500, with additional cash prizes presented to second through fifth place.
The divisions are: dairy hay, commercial hay, grass hay, alfalfa haylage, mixed/grass haylage and baleage.
A Grand Champion Forage Producer will also be named and will receive $2500. The Grand Champion First-Time Entrant will be presented a $2,000 cash award. Special awards also presented are the $1,000 Quality Counts Award for Hay/Haylage and the $1,000 Quality Counts Award for Corn Silage.
All award winners will be recognized during a luncheon on October 5, 2022, at the World Dairy Expo in Madison, Wis.