COLUMBUS — Four Ohioans have been named winners of $500 each in the My Ohio Agriculture video contest, sponsored by Ohio Farm Bureau Federation’s Center for Food and Animal Issues.
Criteria
The contest required entrants to submit a one- to three-minute video showcasing their connection to Ohio agriculture. The Stearns Homestead Farm in Parma earned the People’s Choice Award, given to the contestant whose video earned the most views on YouTube during the contest period.
Submitted by Dana Valensky, the Stearns Homestead Agriculture Clip showed the diversity of this community farm in the city and its benefits to the local youth programs and residents. The video was viewed 1,447 times on YouTube throughout the contest.
Creative
Lisa Gress of Shreve earned the Most Creative Judges’ Choice Award for her video My Ohio Agriculture — What’s Your Connection? which featured time lapsed hand drawn farm and agriculture scenes, and described the wide variety and diversity of agriculture in the state.
Matt and Kristin Reese of Baltimore earned the Best Farm Family Story Judges’ Choice Award for their video The Reese Family: Our Farm Story which showcased their small family farm, their two young children, a dedication to local foods and a well-rounded view of world food production.
Youth video
Wayne County’s Smithville FFA earned the Best Youth Video Judges’ Choice Award for its video Smithville High School Ohio FFA Dairy which took viewers on a journey from a local dairy farm to a retail dairy processor and also to a local dairy which processes and sells its own products.
Contest videos may be viewed at http://bit.ly/myohioag. For more information about the Center for Food and Animal Issues, visit www.foodandanimals.org.
