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It's Time for the 2008 Ag Day Poster Contest!

“Ag Day” Poster Contest

Agricenter International, Regions Bank, and Capital Farm Credit, in conjunction with National Ag Day, celebrates Agriculture as a long standing industry that has helped to structure the landscape of our great Nation. And to celebrate the men and women who work to provide our national bounty. Agricenter established the “Ag Day” Poster Contest to honor Agriculture and to recognize students in Shelby County that best describe Agriculture from a given subject.

Students are divided in three divisions. The divisions are Third-Fourth grade, Fifth-Sixth grade, and Seventh-Eighth grade. The first place winners of each division are awarded $100, the second place winners $50, and Honorable Mention receives $25. The first place winners’ teacher also receives a $50 check. The winners and their family are honored with a luncheon at Agricenter. The winning posters are framed and displaced in Agricenter for one year. In the past three years the posters have travelled to Nashville to hang in the War Memorial Building in honor of National Ag Week.

Each year a different topic is given to students for their interpretation through their art. The topic and rules are placed on Agricenter’s website for teachers and students at the end of January.