1. A method for obtaining estimations relating to agricultural crops from a plurality of participants in a contest, said method comprising the steps of: generating a user interactive screen from a data processor; communicating the user interactive screen to the plurality of participants in the contest; providing the plurality of participants with a contest grid on the user interactive screen, said grid containing a plurality of fields for entering a plurality of estimations from the plurality of participants relating to an event concerning different types of agricultural crops, wherein price is not a factor in the plurality estimations; receiving and storing the plurality of estimations entered by each participant in a database which is associated with the data processor: and analyzing the plurality of estimations stored in the database to determine trends or forecasts relating to at least one of the different types of agricultural crops.