Welcome to the National Corn Yield Contest Supervisor Training Program

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Welcome to the National Corn Yield Contest
Supervisor Training Program

• As a supervisor, your integrity and attention to
  detail
• will contribute to the success of this year's
  contest.
• This learning tool will help you perform your
  duties
• as a National Corn Yield Contest Supervisor.

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Understanding Your Role and Responsibilities
During the Contest

• Over the years the contest has been recognized
  for its integrity and
• credibility which is due in large part to
• the network of local supervisors (you) who verify
  the accuracy
• of yields submitted for competition.

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Supervisor Qualifications

• Be sure that you are qualified
• as a supervisor according to the definitions
• found in the box at the top of
• page five in the Harvest Rules.
• Click here to view the Harvest Rules
• Questions or concerns regarding your position
  qualifications, contact NCGA 636-733-9004

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2012 NCGA Corn Yield Contest Harvest Key Points

• Carefully and legibly fill out all areas of the
  Harvest Form
• Get all required signatures
• The Entrant, Supervisor or interested party must
  mail the completed form and all original weight
  tickets to the NCGA office the earlier of
• seven days after the final yield check is taken
  or
• postmarked by December 3, 2012.

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Section 1 of the Harvest Rules

• Be sure that you are familiar with Section 1 of
  the Harvest Rules.
• The contest area may be any shape, but it must be
  10 continuous acres of the same Hybrid Brand and
  Hybrid Number.
• Be sure to verify the row lengths being
  harvesting.

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Initial Yield Checksw/ one supervisor present

• If a yield check results in less than
  250.0000 bushel per
• acre, NO recheck is required.
• An initial yield check of 250.0000 bushels per
  acre
• or more requires a recheck and two qualified
• supervisors must be present for this recheck.
• Re-check may be conducted with the initial
  supervisor AND another NCGA approved supervisor
  or two new NCGA approved supervisors.

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Initial Yield Checksw/ one supervisor present
Contd

• If the resulting yield is 300 or
• more bushels per acre a recheck
• is required with two NCGA approved supervisors
• You must contact NCGA for approved supervisors.
  NCGA may assign the
• supervisor of the first check and one additional
  or assign two new supervisors.
• [phone]
• M-F 800 500PM CST
• [phone]
• Weekends and Evenings

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Initial Harvest with two Supervisors

• If the resulting yield is less than 300.0000
  bushels
• per acre, NO recheck is required.
• If the resulting yield is 300.0000 or more
  bushels
• per acre a recheck is required with two
• NCGA Approved Supervisors.
• You must contact NCGA for approved supervisors.
  NCGA may assign the
• supervisor of the first check and one additional
  or assign two new supervisors.
• [phone]
• M-F 800 500PM CST
• [phone]
• Weekends and Evenings

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• Regardless of the Number of Supervisors
• 300.0000 or more bushels per acre on ALL
  INITIAL AND RECHECK yields require an immediate
  call to the NCGA office
• Do not complete harvest of remaining
  contest acres until confirmation is received from
  NCGA
• [phone]
• M-F 8-500pm CST
• [phone]
• Weekends and Evenings

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Pre-Harvest Inspection

• The Supervisor(s) must have the entrant run the
  combine and the transfer auger empty to make
  certain no corn has been left in it by mistake.
  All wagons or trucks must be checked to make
  certain they are empty.
• All end rows/turning rows and the equal number of
  outermost rows on each side of the field may not
  be a part of the contest plot.

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Supervisors must be present during

• Harvesting
• Transporting
• Weighing
• Moisture Testing
• The supervisors are responsible for overseeing
  all computations
• and field measurements.

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Measuring

• The plot being harvested must be measured to
  determine its area, and all measurements must be
  made with one of the following
• Tape
• Chain
• Measuring wheel
• GPS systems ARE NOT accepted as a measuring
  device

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Measuring

• The measuring wheel can only be used when
  walking-it. Maintain good contact with the
  ground and avoid wheel skips.
• If possible, measure a distance with the wheel,
  and then check it with a tape to ensure that the
  wheel is accurate.
• Row lengths and row widths must be measured,
  recorded, and verified in accordance to the
  Harvest Rules.

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How to Harvest the Plot

• Harvest one pass across the field
• Then skip three times the amount of rows
  harvested
• Harvest another pass until the required 1.25 or
• more acres have been harvested.
• Example
• Four-row harvester Harvest four rows, skip
  twelve, harvest four, skip twelve, repeat as
  needed
• Six-row harvester Harvest six rows, skip
  eighteen, harvest six, skip eighteen, repeat as
  needed
• Eight-row harvester Harvest eight rows, skip
  twenty-four, harvest eight, skip twenty-four,
  repeat as needed
• Twelve-row harvester Harvest twelve rows, skip
  thirty-six, harvest twelve, skip thirty-six,
  repeat as needed

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Calculating Yield Requires

• Row length
• Row width (spacing between planter rows)
• Number of rows harvested in one header pass
• Square feet in one acre (43,560)
• Moisture Percentage
• Remember to harvest enough total rows to meet
  the required minimum acreage of 1.25.

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Calculating Yield

• The Harvest Form provides the calculations that
  must be used to arrive at the harvest yield,
  carried out to four decimal places.
• Follow the formulas very carefully and recheck
  your answers to ensure accuracy.

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Moisture Testing

• Run the corn sample through the moisture tester
  three different times.
• Re-calibrate the moisture tester between each
  sampling.
• Average the three moisture samples for a final
  moisture percentage
• Moisture samples can either be listed on the
  harvest form or provided
• with the scale ticket attached to the harvest
  form.

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Harvesting the Plot Contd

• After the required 1.25 acres or more have been
  harvested, and if
• the first yield check is 250 bushels or more per
  acre.
• The yield must be verified by a recheck of 1.25
  acres or more using
• the initial harvest pattern in the rows next
  to the first
• check passes. Only If
• One supervisor is present- Recheck required for
  all yields over 250.0000 bushels/acre
• Two supervisors are present-No Recheck required
  unless the yield is over 300.0000 bushels/acre
• Over 300.0000 bushels also requires a call to
  the NCGA office
• Both the first check and the recheck forms and
  weight tickets must be sent to the NCGA office.

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In the Field

• Develop a harvest plan with the entrant to
  prevent actions that may result in possible
  disqualification.
• Be observant of what is being done.
• Ask for clarifications to make sure you
  understand all harvest activities taking place.
  
• When possible, take the field measurements prior
  to harvest.

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In the Field

• All end rows/turning rows and the equal number of
  outermost rows on each side of the field can not
  be a part of the harvested area.
• Supervisors must inspect the field conditions to
  determine if tillage practices meet class
  qualifications.

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In the Field

• As the supervisor, you must remain with the
  wagons
• and/or trucks that will transport the crop at all
  
• times and keep them in sight.
• Make sure that the equipment you start the
  harvest
• check with is the same equipment you finish with.

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In the Field

• Remember all weigh wagons are prohibited.
• Grain must be weighed on state certified approved
  scale.
• All wagons and trucks must be inspected by you.
• Inspect them on the first check and the second
  check.
• Visually check to make sure the hopper and auger
  are empty.
• Have the operator run the machines to ensure
  they are empty.

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At Weighing

• Before the harvest sample is weighed, certify
  that a
• state-inspected scale with current inspection
• stickers attached will be used.
• Every time the grain is weighed, you as the
  supervisor,
• must be present.

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Procedure Review

• Failure to follow any portion of the procedures
  may cause the entrant to be disqualified.
• It is the supervisor's responsibility to ensure
  that the rules are followed.

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Procedure Review

• After harvesting, weigh the corn as soon as
  possible.
• As the supervisor, you must remain in visual
  contact
• with the corn throughout the entire
  transportation
• and weighing process.

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Procedure Review

• Make sure that the scale used is a
  state-certified scale
• with a current inspection sticker.
• Attach the original weight ticket(s) to the
  Harvest Form.
• The ticket must have the name of the weighing
  company and the person who performed the weighing.

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Procedure Review

• Moisture testing is an important part of the
  process. Test the sample three times, using an
  average of the three.
• Since the moisture percent must be indicated on
  the harvest form,
• you can either
• Attach the moisture ticket to the harvest form
• or
• Write the moisture percent directly on the form.

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2012 Supervisor Checklist

• Visual Pre-Harvest
• ___YES ___NO Planting practice match Entry
  class?
• ___YES ___NO End rows/turning rows
  pre-harvested?
• ___YES ___NO Harvester was ran to make certain
  no corn was mistakenly present?
• ___YES ___NO Is all transportation equipment
  empty?

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2012 Supervisor Checklist

• Visual Harvest
• ___YES ___NO Harvester was always in view?
• ___YES ___NO Transportation equipment always in
  view?
• ___YES ___NO Transfer of grain started
  completed with supervisor present?
• ___YES ___NO A minimum of at least 1.25 acres
  were harvested

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2012 Supervisor Checklist

• Visual Post-Harvest
• ___YES ___NO Transporting of equipment was
  always in view when being moved to the scales?
• ___YES ___NO Viewed sample being taken for
  moisture calculation completed?
• ___YES ___NO Scales are state certified?
• ___YES ___NO Observed all unloading weighing
  dumping process?
• ___YES ___NO All required information
  signatures on weight ticket?

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2012 Supervisor Checklist

• Other Considerations
• ___YES ___NO If measurement by wheel, was the
  calibrations checked?
• ___YES ___NO Were harvest rules provided by the
  entrant?

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Harvest Report Form

• In Summary, in order to complete the Entry for
  the National Corn Yield Contest, you must
  carefully and legibly fill all areas of the
  Harvest Form
• Get all required signatures.
• The Entrant, Supervisor or interested party must
  mail the completed form and all weight tickets to
  the NCGA office the earlier of
• seven days after the final yield check as taken
• or
• postmarked by December 3, 2012.

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  Your role as a supervisor for the NCGA National
Corn Yield Contest is important. Knowing the
rules and carefully following them will help us
recognize the best corn growers in the United
States! If you have any further questions please
call the NCGA Office [phone] M-F 800
500PM CST [phone] Weekends and
Evenings Thank you for your time and effort!!!