2019 Poster and Essay Contest: "Kentucky Farms: Growing Solutions for a Growing World"

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 2019 is “Kentucky Farms: Growing Solutions for a Growing World”. 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 2019 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 2019 Kentucky State Fair, and on the KDA website.

Entries must be postmarked by Friday, March 22, 2019 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 16, 2019. 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.