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Ashcroft’s “Rooted in Agriculture” photo contest
Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft announced the 2017-2018 Missouri Official Manual Photo Contest theme, “Rooted in Agriculture.”
First published in 1889, the Official Manual (or the “Blue Book”) provides the people of Missouri with historical, statistical and political information about their state and its government.
Since 1965, each biennial edition has included photographs submitted by Missourians from across the state as part of a photo contest. This year, photographs will be selected for publication in three categories:
All Missourians, amateur or professional photographers, are invited to submit photographs in any or all of three categories: family farmers, farm technology, farm life. Each photograph must be accompanied by an entry form, and must be postmarked or received by Friday, September 15, 2017. The winning photographs in each category will be published online in the 2017-2018 edition of the Official Manual.
Entry forms and contest rules are available on the secretary of state’s website at https://www.sos.mo.gov/photocontest
Livestock symposium sponsors farm photo contest
Missouri Livestock Symposium organizers are holding a Missouri farm life photo contest.
University of Missouri Extension livestock specialist Zac Erwin says amateur photographers may submit photos through Sept. 8 for the contest. Email photos in JPG format to [email protected]. Include your name, address, telephone number, age, title of the photo, and a brief description of the photo.
All photos must be 8.5 by 11 inches and in portrait orientation. See missourilivestock.com for details.
Symposium committee members will select the top 10 photos to be posted and voted upon on the symposium’s Facebook page during the week of Sept. 17. Committee members will choose the winning photo from the top five and the winner will be recognized at the symposium on Dec. 1.