2020 Poster and Essay Contest: "Kentucky Farmers: Ready, Set, Grow"

Please note: the postmark deadline for entries has been extended to Monday, March 30.

Commissioner Ryan Quarles invites Kentucky students all across the Commonwealth to create and submit original works of art to show the importance of agriculture to the Commonwealth’s way of life and our future. Students are encouraged to submit either a poster, essay, or digital image based on the contest theme. The theme for 2020 is “Kentucky Farmers: Ready, Set, Grow”. Statewide poster and essay winners from each grade, Kindergarten through 12th grade, will be chosen, and an overall digital winner will be selected. Cash prizes will be presented to the winners at the 2020 Poster and Essay Awards Ceremony. Information regarding the ceremony is TBD at this time. The winning entries may be displayed in the Commissioner’s Office in Frankfort, at the 2020 Kentucky State Fair, and on the KDA website.

Entries must be postmarked by Monday, March 30, 2020 and mailed to the Kentucky Department of Agriculture, c/o Elizabeth Gordon, 111 Corporate Drive, Frankfort, KY 40601. A completed entry form must be taped or glued to the back of each entry. If all information on the entry form is not completed the submission will be disqualified. Winners will be notified by April 17, 2020. For more information and rules to participate in the contest please click at the bottom of the page on “Contest Rules and Guidelines” and “Entry Form” for the entry form.

See below and to the right for more information, including complete contest rules and entry forms, or contact Elizabeth Gordon at (502) 782-4125 or elizabeth.gordon@ky.gov.