The winners of the 2022 Indiana Agriculture Photo Contest were announced by Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch and the Indiana State Department of Agriculture during a ceremony at the Indiana State Fair on Thursday.
The winning photos were chosen from hundreds of entries in the following four categories: Agritourism, Conservation, Faces of Agriculture and On the Farm. Two winners were selected from each category, along with two winners overall.
The two winners in the Overall Category were “Days up” by Matt Howell from Farmland and “Teach Me” by KaeLee Riley from New Paris.
To be considered, the photo had to be taken in the state by an Indiana resident. The photos were evaluated by a panel of independent judges based on creativity, composition and category representation.
The winning photographs will be displayed in the lieutenant governor’s Family of Business offices in Indianapolis.
“Each year toward the end of June, I eagerly anticipate reviewing the hundreds of beautiful photos submitted for the Indiana Agriculture photo contest,” said Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch, Indiana’s Secretary of Agriculture and Rural Development. “The photos selected as winners represent Hoosier traditions and agriculture so well. I want to give my greatest congratulations to the 10 selected winners for sharing their talent with us.”
“The beauty of agriculture and farming is immense, and I love how our talented Hoosiers are able to showcase agriculture in the best way,” said Bruce Kettler, ISDA Director. “This year we received nearly 400 submissions and even though our judges selected only 10 winners, we look forward to showcasing hundreds of the submitted photos throughout the year in other ways with our department.”
The following list includes the photo contest winners for 2022:
Overall Category
- “Days up” by Matt Howell from Farmland
- “Teach Me” by KaeLee Riley from New Paris
Agritourism Category
- “Christmas is Coming” by Amanda Flickinger from Wakarusa
- “Sunflower Sunset” by Allyson Avery from Plainfield
Conservation Category
- “Lover’s Quarrel” by Forrest Michael Willey from Seymour
- “Sitting Pretty” by Cecile Dreyer from Sellersburg
Faces of Agriculture Category
- “Future Farmers” by Kelli Kreider from South Whitley
- “Future John Deere Farmers” by Olivia Roberts from Goodland
On the Farm Category
- “Aerial Master” by Tom Jones from Star City
- “Chasing the Sun” by Erin Schuerman from Osgood
Click HERE to all of the winning photos of the 2022 Indiana Agriculture Photo Contest.
Source: Indiana State Department of Agriculture