FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Wednesday, January 2, 2008

For more information contact:
Bill Clary

(502) 564-4696

STUDENTS WILL EXPLORE KDA SERVICES
FOR ANNUAL POSTER AND ESSAY CONTEST

FRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentucky schoolchildren will learn “How the Kentucky Department of Agriculture Works for Me” when they participate in the KDA’s 2008 Poster and Essay Contest.

Students in kindergarten through eighth grade are eligible to enter a poster, an essay or both on the subject of the many services the Department provides to Kentucky’s citizens. Statewide winners in each grade will be awarded a $100 savings bond and will be honored at the annual Kentucky Agriculture Day luncheon in March in Frankfort.

“The Kentucky Department of Agriculture is a consumer protection and service agency that touches the lives of all Kentuckians every day,” Agriculture Commissioner Richie Farmer said. “We have many agricultural duties, of course, but most people probably don’t know that we also check price scanners and motor fuel pumps, test motor fuel for quality, inspect amusement rides, regulate the pesticide industry in Kentucky and provide many other services that improve every Kentuckian’s quality of life. This contest will enable our children to learn about all the things the KDA does.”

Poster contest entries must be in color on white paper, must demonstrate the theme and must include the theme in the artwork. Entries should be submitted rolled in a tube or wrapped flat. Essay contest entries must be no more than 150 words for participants in kindergarten through third grade and no more than 250 words for those in fourth through eighth grades.

Entries must be mailed to Kentucky Department of Agriculture, Poster and Essay Contest, 500 Mero Street, 7th Floor, Frankfort, KY 40601. Entries must be postmarked no later than Feb. 22. Winners in each grade will be notified by March 10.

For complete contest rules, an entry form or more information, click here. More information also is available by contacting Rayetta Boone or Teresa Prather by phone at (502) 564-4696 or by e-mail at rayetta.boone@ky.gov or teresa.prather@ky.gov.

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