The American Soybean Association and John Deere Ag Management Solutions present the "Reach for the Stars" Contest

OFFICIAL CONTEST RULES
 Updated January 3, 2007
No purchase necessary to participate in this contest. Membership in the American Soybean Association, or a previous purchase of John Deere equipment or parts, is not required, and does not increase or decrease your likelihood of being selected as a winner. This is not a game of chance: Winners will be selected based on qualification criteria established at the sole discretion of the American Soybean Association and John Deere Ag Management Solutions, whose intentions are to select a diverse demographic cross-section of U.S. soybean farmers. Decisions of the American Soybean Association and John Deere Ag Management Solutions are final. You must be 18 years of age or older at date of entry, and actively engaged in production agriculture to participate in this contest.

To participate in this contest, you must be bona fide soybean grower who owns or rents farm acreage within one or more of the following U.S. soybean production states: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, N. Carolina, N. Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, S. Carolina, S. Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, W. Virginia or Wisconsin. To qualify as a bona fide soybean grower, 20 percent or more of your net taxable income for each of the last three years must have been derived from the sale of soybeans harvested from land you rent or own, and you must have been directly involved in the farming or farm management of this acreage.

To participate in this contest, growers must complete an online Contest Registration Form that is available at www.SoyGrowers.com/pa/ no later than February 16, 2007.

Entries received by telephone, fax, courier or personal delivery will not be accepted. Entries received late, incomplete, or that do not conform to the Official Contest Rules may be disqualified. Providing false or misleading information justifies disqualification. Only one entry per person, household or farm enterprise. Contest is subject to the laws of the State of Iowa and the United States of America as may be applicable.

The "Reach for the Stars" contest will allow 15 selected growers to use on their farm in a U.S. soybean production state a premium level John Deere precision ag system, each with a suggested retail price of more than $20,000, for the entire 2007 U.S. growing season. Use of this equipment was provided to the American Soybean Association by John Deere Ag Management Solutions to help educate producers about precision ag systems.

The prize package for this "Reach for the Stars" contest includes the use of a GreenStarTM AutoTracTM Assisted Steering System with an AutoTrac Universal Steering Kit, a StarFireTM iTC receiver, and a John Deere SF2 signal activation; a GreenStarTM 2 System, which includes a GreenStar Display 2600 and preloaded GreenStar Basics software; and GreenStar Apex Farm Management Software.

After the program ends, or December 31, 2007, whichever comes first, qualified participants will be offered an opportunity to purchase the entire system, or just the components they want to own, at an average price that is approximately 50 percent off the manufacturer’s suggested retail price.

In order to qualify for the discounted purchase option, winners must participate in two (2) online surveys—one during June 2007 and one during November 2007—to provide feedback about their experiences with this new technology, and participate in one regional grower education meeting if one is offered near their home or farm during either July 2007 or January 2008.

Prize package must be accepted as awarded and cannot be transferred, assigned or redeemed for cash. John Deere Ag Marketing Solutions reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater value if the described prize cannot be awarded for any reason.

Winners must grant permission for the American Soybean Association and/or John Deere to utilize their online survey answers for educational purposes designed to encourage adoption of precision ag management tools; and for the American Soybean Association, John Deere, and local John Deere dealer to utilize their name, farm location, likeness, and/or recorded testimonials for news, promotion and/or advertising purposes without further compensation.

Prize winners are responsible for any applicable state or federal tax liabilities that may result from claiming their prize. Prize winners are responsible for protecting the value of the equipment through reasonable care and insurance coverage against all perils. Prize winners are responsible for providing an IBM-compatible personal computer that has the minimum resources necessary to run the software components of the precision ag system.

Winners will be announced at the Commodity Classic in Tampa, Florida, on March 1 or 2, 2007; via a U.S. domestic news release issued by the American Soybean Association on March 1 or 2, 2007; posted in the Commodity Classic trade show booths of John Deere and the American Soybean Association on March 1 or 2, 2007; and subsequently notified by mail on March 5, 2007. A John Deere field representative will then contact each winner on or before March 31, 2007, to discuss and advise the winner about installation options.

Winners will then be put in contact with their local John Deere dealer for installation and industry-leading support for their new precision ag system. Winners will also gain access to the John Deere AMS website, http://stellarsupport.deere.com/en_US/, as well as the use of the Customer Care Center, which is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for technical support.

Employees and immediate family members of the American Soybean Association, State Soybean Affiliates and Qualified State Soybean Boards, John Deere, John Deere Ag Marketing Solutions, John Deere dealers and their advertising, promotion and public relations agencies are not eligible to win.

The American Soybean Association reserves the right to amend these rules as and when it deems necessary. The American Soybean Association, John Deere, and John Deere dealers are not responsible for any typographical, production or distribution errors that may occur during the contest or in contest materials.

These Contest Rules are available on line at www.SoyGrowers.com/pa and upon request in hard copy form by sending a self-addressed-stamped envelope to: Reach for the Stars Contest Rules, American Soybean Association, 12125 Woodcrest Executive Drive, Suite 100, Saint Louis, Missouri 63141 USA.