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4-27-2005
 

WVDA SEEKS AGRICULTURAL PHOTOS FOR CONTEST

The West Virginia Department of Agriculture (WVDA) and the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) West Virginia Statistical Office are jointly sponsoring an agricultural photo contest, in which selected photos will be featured in the Statistical Office's 2005 Annual Bulletin. The photographs will also be displayed in the Gus R. Douglass Agricultural Annex at this year's State Fair of West Virginia.

"I think this contest is a great opportunity for West Virginians to showcase the beauty of their land and people," said Commissioner of Agriculture Gus R. Douglass.

The annual Bulletin highlights West Virginia agriculture through statistical data and records historical trends for a variety of commodities. To illustrate the diversity found in West Virginia agriculture, the Photo Contest will be divided into the following four categories:

1. Barns
2. Crops (field, vegetables, fruit, nursery, etc.)
3. Livestock and Poultry
4. People (Farming in Action)

A winning photograph from each category will be selected. The winners from each category will receive a gift basket filled with West Virginia Grown products courtesy of Commissioner Gus R. Douglass.

To submit a photo for this contest, please mail your photo to:

West Virginia Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Statistics Division
c/o Farm Photo Contest
1900 Kanawha Blvd., E.
Charleston, WV 25305-0170

With your photo submission, please include your full name, address, phone number and indicate the category you wish to enter.  Also include a description of the photo, where in West Virginia it was taken and the approximate date it was taken. Digital photographs should be e-mailed to bsouthern@ag.state.wv.us.  Digital photos should be suitable quality for printing.

Submission deadline is June 15, 2005. Photographs will not be returned and become property of the West Virginia Department of Agriculture upon submission. The Annual Bulletin with the winning photographs will be unveiled on Friday, August 12, 2005, the opening day of the State Fair of West Virginia. The theme for this year's State Fair is "Traditions You Treasure" and runs from Friday, August 12 through Sunday, August 21, 2005. We invite you to the Gus R. Douglass Agricultural Annex to view the winning photos as well as the agricultural traditions we all treasure!

For more information, please contact the WVDA's Communications Division at 558-3708.

The West Virginia Department of Agriculture protects plant, animal and human health through a variety of scientific, regulatory and consumer protection programs, as mandated by state law. The Commissioner of Agriculture is one of six statewide elected officials in West Virginia. Currently, Commissioner Gus R. Douglass is the longest-serving agriculture commissioner in the nation. For more information, visit www.wvagriculture.org.

 
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