Nebraska Department of Agriculture announces poster contest winners
NDA announced the poster contest winners on Wednesday during National Agriculture Week.
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – The Nebraska Department of Agriculture has announced the winners of its 19th annual poster contest.
NDA announced the winners on Wednesday during National Agriculture Week.
“This year’s posters represented all areas of agriculture and livestock from production and conservation to transportation and food on the table, highlighting just how important the ag industry is to Nebraska,” NDA Director Steve Wellman said. “I would like to thank every student who participated in the contest along with the teachers and parents who continue to teach Nebraska youth about the important role agriculture plays in our lives every day.”
The winning posters highlight the diversity of agriculture and celebrate workers in the industry.
This year’s theme was “Nebraska Agriculture Makes the Good Life Great.”
The posters were judged in three separate categories: first and second grade, third and fourth grade, and fifth and sixth grade.
Winners in the first and second grade division:
- 1st place: Breck Moore, second grade, Blue Hill Schools
- 2nd place: Wylie Ryan, second grade, Hay Springs Elementary
- 3rd place: Piper Hanson, second grade, Sandhills Elementary in Halsey
- Governor’s Choice: Jaxon Taylor, second grade, Blue Hill Schools
In the third and fourth grade division:
- 1st place: Anahi Diaz Vargas, fourth grade, North Park Elementary in Broken Bow
- 2nd place: Hanshiya Vijay, third grade, Cavett Elementary in Lincoln
- 3rd place: Alivia Markham, fourth grade, Ackerman Elementary in Omaha
- Governor’s Choice: Emma White, fourth grade, Ackerman Elementary in Omaha
in the fifth and sixth grade division:
- 1st place: Vanessa Alarcon-Ortega, fifth grade, Chase County Elementary in Imperial
- 2nd place: Erin Kruid, sixth grade, Humphrey Public Schools
- 3rd place: Haylie Hinrichsen, sixth grade, St. Wenceslaus School in Dodge
- Governor’s Choice: Hayden Worth, fifth grade, Chase County Elementary in Imperial
