NDA announces elementary winners of 2023 ag poster contest

The Nebraska Department of Agriculture (NDA) announced the winners of this year’s annual poster contest. NDA received a record number of entries (more than 2,100) from students in grades 1-6 from around the state all highlighting agriculture, Nebraska’s number one industry.

“The students who participated in this year’s contest really understand how important agriculture is to Nebraska and had fun ways of showing how to celebrate our number one industry,” said NDA Director Sherry Vinton.

NDA announces the winners of its annual poster contest during National Ag Week to highlight the diversity of agriculture and to celebrate the food, feed and fuel that farmers, ranchers and ag industry workers provide every day. The winning posters and the names of the schools submitting entries are on NDA’s website at nda.nebraska.gov/kids.

The posters, depicting this year’s theme of “Celebrating Nebraska Agriculture,” were judged in three separate categories: first and second grade; third and fourth grade; and fifth and sixth grade. The poster contest is in its 20^th year.

In the First and Second Grade Division:

• 1^st place: Maleki McLeod, 2^nd grade, Thedford Public Schools

• 2^nd place: Isabel Larson, 2^nd grade, St. Francis School in Humphrey

• 3^rd place: Joel Adle, 2^nd grade, Chase County Schools in Imperial

• Governor’s Choice: Easton McIntyre, 2^nd grade, One-R Elementary School in Grand Island

In the Third and Fourth Grade Division:

• 1^st place: Kamiyah Williams, 4^th grade, Lincoln Elementary School in North Platte

• 2^nd place: Claire Sievers, 4^th grade, Randolph Public Schools

• 3^rd place: Abby Durkop, 4^th grade, Humphrey Elementary School

• Governor’s Choice: Riley Kliewer, 3^rd grade, Waverly Intermediate School

In the Fifth and Sixth Grade Division:

• 1^st place: Kiersten Hans, 6^th grade, Wynot Public Schools

• 2^nd place: Vivian Tran, 5^th grade, Cathedral of the Risen Christ School in Lincoln

• 3^rd place: Abby Hickenbottom, 5^th grade, Ansley Public School

Governor’s Choice: Addison Heard, 6^th grade, Howells Community Catholic School