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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 19, 2012
Contact: Wendy
White, (303) 239-4119, Wendy.White@ag.state.co.us
Colorado Agriculture Shines in Annual Photo Contest
“All of the judges
commented on the high technical quality of this year’s entries,” said Wendy
White, marketing specialist at the Colorado Department of Agriculture. “It was
exciting to see the diversity of Colorado agriculture featured in the
photographs.”
The winners were
selected from nearly 150 entries based on relation to Colorado agriculture,
creativity and technical quality. The grand-prize winner and recipient of $150 is
Janet Brophy of Wray, Colo., with her
entry entitled “Resting.” The winning photograph depicts a farmer’s view of the
iridescent Colorado sky in Yuma County.
Other top finishers
include Sandy Rich of Aurora, Colo.,
first place in the agritourism category with “Family Reunion;” Tiffany
Rieckenberg of Sterling, Colo., first place livestock with “Happy
Hogs;” Cheryl Jacobson of Burlington,
Colo., first place people with “Pondering;” and Laurie Purcell of Grand
Junction, Colo., first place open professional with “Last Light.”
Other individuals
receiving an honorable mention include Denise Jennings, Cañon City, Colo.; Julianne
Drake, Livermore, Colo.; Tycie Lichty,
Joes, Colo.; Elena
Drazev, Grand Junction, Colo.; Sue
Hodgson, Brush, Colo.; and Dennis House,
McAllen, Texas.
“All photographs must be
taken in Colorado to qualify for the contest, and we received entries from
photographers across the state and the nation,” said White.
Winning photographs will
be displayed in the Beede-Hamil Agriculture Building at Northeastern Junior
College in Sterling, Colo. They are also available online at www.coloradoagriculture.com.
The 2012 contest is now
underway. Photographers can enter their pictures through December 31, 2012, in five
categories: agritourism, crops, livestock, people and open professional.
Started in 1998, the “Colorado...It's Agricultural” Photography Contest is
sponsored by the AgInsights Committee, Colorado Department of Agriculture and
Northeastern Junior College.
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Editor’s Note: Winning photographs are available as high resolution .jpeg images by contacting Wendy White at (303) 239-4119 or email Wendy.White@ag.state.co.us.