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Ag In Color Drawing Contest Open For 2023-2024

The Montana Farm Bureau Ag in Color Drawing Contest is underway for students in kindergarten through sixth grade. Teachers who participate in this contest must submit the drawings from their classroom directly to county Farm Bureau leaders.

The County Farm Bureau will select local winners to proceed to the state level of the contest. Entries will be judged on agricultural content, neatness, reproducibility and originality. There will be seven total state winners, one from each grade level. Judges will choose one drawing from the winners to receive the “Farm Bureau Proud” designation. Winners will be notified in February.

The “Ag in Color” drawing contest is open to any Montana student enrolled in kindergarten through sixth grade. Entries will be accepted from classroom teachers, homeschool educators or parents. To enter, please submit student drawings to your local county Farm Bureau by Friday, Dec. 1.

Cash prizes will be awarded to the student winners and the classroom teacher.

The categories are:

Kindergarten- Farm Animals in Montana

Grade 1- Grown in Montana

Grade 2- Grains of Montana

Grade 3- Cattle in Montana

Grade 4- Noxious Weeds in Montana

Grade 5- Safety on Montana Farms & Ranches

Grade 6- Agricultural-related Careers in Montana

Contest rules:

Entries must be legible with clear printing on good quality paper.

Paper Size-- half letter/ a5 (5.5” by 8.5”) Landscape (no need for margin)

Paper weight—Card stock is encouraged. Please use heavier than standard printer paper.

The student’s name, grade, school, teacher’s name, teacher’s email must be printed neatly on the back of the drawing.

Entries must be submitted to the local county Farm Bureau Secretary by Friday, Dec. 1. See details, as well as corresponding lesson plans, at mfbf.org/Programs/MY-AG. Questions, contact Rikki Swant, [email protected].

 

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