 And applications for the 14th Annual Grow for the Green Soybean Yield Challenge are now being accepted. The deadline is Thursday, August the 1st. The contest was established to recognize and reward the state's top soybean producers, collect production data, and promote best production practices. Producers can win a cash prize for having the crop with the highest yield in their region, and the contest divides the state into seven geographic regions or categories and one convention and non-GMO category covering the entire state.