GFB News Magazine

GFB photo contest focuses on agriculture

by Jennifer Whittaker
Editor, Georgia Farm Bureau News

Posted on August 29, 2024 7:05 AM

Peanut Diggin' / Photo by Bryan Bledsoe

By Jennifer Whittaker

Congratulations to Bryan Bledsoe of Pulaski County for winning the Georgia Farm Bureau Young Farmers & Ranchers 15th Annual Picture Agriculture in Georgia Photo Contest. Bledsoe won the grand prize of $150!                                                                                                     

Bledsoe’s photo, “Peanut Diggin’ ” will be featured on the cover of the 2025 GFB YF&R calendar available at most county Farm Bureau offices in December. 

The calendar will also feature the 11 honorable mention winners, who each received a $75 prize. 

Honorable mention winners are: Candice Allgood, Clarke County; Chase Berry, Newton County; April Cunard, Peach County; Jaime Fleming, Houston County; Julie Hardy, Thomas County; Joe Hutchins, Jr., Barrow County; Megan Odom, Early County; Whitney Sheppard, Screven County; Liam Tewksbury, Forsyth County; Sarah Thornton, Wayne County; Lauren Turner, Decatur County.

GFB thanks the 101 contestants who submitted 223 photos. The GFB photo selection committee narrowed the submissions down to a group of 20. Voting to choose the overall winner and the honorable mentions was held in mid-July in conjunction with the GFB YF&R Summer Leadership Conference. 

Look for information about the 2025 contest to be announced next May. To see the top 12 photos, click here.