Kentucky Department of Agriculture

FRANKFORT, Ky. — Agriculture Commissioner Richie Farmer has announced that the deadline for submitting entries to the Kentucky Department of Agriculture’s Poster and Essay Contest has been extended to Feb. 19.

“Many Kentucky students have been out of school for extended periods of time because of the winter weather,” Commissioner Farmer said. “Extending the deadline will give more children the opportunity to participate in this year’s contest.”

Commissioner Farmer invited Kentucky students to create posters and write essays based on the theme “Kentucky Proud: Growing a Healthy Kentucky.” Participating students in grades kindergarten through 12 will create posters and write brief essays describing their posters and the theme. A winning entry will be chosen in each grade level, and each winning student will receive a $100 savings bond. The winning posters and essays will be printed in a 2011 calendar with Kentucky Proud recipes.

The students who create the winning entries will be honored at the Agriculture Day Celebration luncheon March 9 at the Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History in Frankfort.

Entries must be mailed to Kentucky Department of Agriculture, Poster and Essay Contest, 100 Fair Oaks Lane, 5th Floor, Frankfort, KY 40601. For more information and contest rules, contact Elizabeth McNulty at (502) 564-4983 or elizabeth.mcnulty@ky.gov or go to www.kyagr.com/marketing/ageducation/agday.htm.

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