First and Second grade division:

First place - Jake Senff, Shelton Elementary School, Shelton

Second place - Rachelle Tucker, Pierce Elementary School, Pierce

Third place - Collin Freeman, Pierce Elementary School, Pierce

Governor's Choice Award - McKayla Mogensen, Cedar Rapids Public School, Cedar Rapids

Third and Fourth grade division:

First place - Katelyn Sorensen, Hickory Hill Elementary School, Papillion

Second place - Murphy Haun, Mitchell Elementary School, Mitchell

Third place - Sarah Herzinger, Beemer Elementary School, Beemer

Governor's Choice Award Reilly Lambrecht, Loup City School, Loup City

Fifth and Sixth grade division:

First place - Taylor Valderaz, Knickrehm Elementary School, Grand Island

Second place - Kelsey Arrington, Leyton Elementary School, Gurley

Third place - Cale Benson, Knickrehm Elementary School, Grand Island

Governor's Choice Award Nicole Buse, Guardian Angels School, West Point

The Nebraska Department of Agriculture received 1,364 poster entries from across Nebraska for this year's contest.

The winners will be announced during National Ag Week (March 20-26).

The following schools / organizations participated in this year's contest:

Albion	Saint Michael's School	5th grade - 11 entries
Arapahoe	Arapahoe Public	3rd grade - 2 entries 4th grade - 3 entries 5th grade - 5 entries 6th grade - 9 entries
Beatrice	St. Joseph's Catholic School	5th grade - 1 entry
Beemer	Beemer Elementary	3rd grade - 1 entry
Bladen	Silver Lake	6th grade - 20 entries
Broadwater	Broadwater Elementary	4th grade - 3 entries 5th grade - 3 entries
Bruning	Bruning / Davenport	4th grade - 2 entries 5th grade - 2 entries
Cedar Rapids	Cedar Rapids Public School	1st grade - 9 entries 2nd grade - 5 entries
Cody	Cherry County	4th grade - 2 entries 5th grade - 1 entry 6th grade - 1 entry
Coleridge	Coleridge Community	3rd grade - 7 entries 4th grade - 7 entries 5th grade - 6 entries 6th grade - 8 entries
Cook	Nemaha Valley	2nd grade - 13 entries
David City	David City Elementary	2nd grade - 1 entry 4th grade - 43 entries
Dwight	East Butler	3rd grade - 6 entries 4th grade - 6 entries 5th grade - 3 entries 6th grade - 7 entries
Ellsworth	Ellsworth School	2nd grade - 3 entries 4th grade - 5 entries
Emerson	Emerson-Hubbard	1st grade - 2 entries 2nd grade - 2 entries 3rd grade - 3 entries 4th grade - 1 entry 5th grade - 2 entries 6th grade - 3 entries
Geneva	Fillmore Central Elementary	4th grade - 20 entries
Grand Island	Knickrehm Elementary	5th grade - 37 entries
Grand Island	RE Gates Elementary	2nd grade - 16 entries
Gurley	Leyton Elementary	5th grade - 1 entry 6th grade - 1 entry
Hallam	Olive Branch School	3rd grade - 1 entry 4th grade - 3 entries 6th grade - 1 entry
Halsey	Sandhills Elementary	5th grade - 11 entries
Hartington/td>	East Catholic	3rd grade - 6 entries 4th grade - 7 entries
Hayes Center	Hayes Center Elementary	1st grade - 10 entries 2nd grade - 11 entries 3rd grade - 8 entries 4th grade - 7 entries 5th grade - 12 entries 6th grade - 9 entries
Henderson	Heartland Community School	1st grade - 18 entries 3rd grade - 11 entries
Howells	Howells Public School	3rd grade - 5 entries 4th grade - 5 entries
Humphrey	Humphrey Saint Francis	3rd grade - 18 entries
Hyannis	Hyannis Elementary School	2nd grade - 6 entries
Kenesaw	Kenesaw Public School	6th grade - 1 entry
Lawrence	Lawrence / Nelson	5th grade - 1 entry 6th grade - 6 entries
Leigh	Leigh Elementary School	2nd grade - 1 entry 4th grade - 1 entry 5th grade - 16 entries 6th grade - 13 entries
Lincoln	Morley Elementary	1st grade -12 entries
Lincoln	Sacred Heart	2nd grade - 2 entries
Lincoln	St. Joseph School	4th grade - 65 entries
Loup City	Loup City School	4th grade - 9 entries
Macy	Umonhon Nation Public School	1st grade - 25 entries
Madison	Dist. 48	4th grade - 3 entries
Madison	St. Leonards Catholic	3rd grade - 5 entries 4th grade - 7 entries 5th grade - 11 entries 6th grade - 7 entries
McCook	McCook East Ward	3rd grade - 2 entries
Merna	Anselmo-Merna School	5th grade - 18 entries
Milford	Milford Elementary	2nd grade - 21 entries
Minden	East Elementary	1st grade - 52 entries 3rd grade - 65 entries
Mitchell	Mitchell Elementary	1st grade - 1 entry 3rd grade - 1 entry
Newman Grove	Newman Grove Elementary	4th grade - 13 entries
North Platte	Lake Maloney School Grades	5th grade - 10 entries 6th grade - 11 entries
Ogallala	St. Paul's Lutheran	3rd grade - 1 entry
Omaha	Aldrich Elementary	1st grade - 6 entries 3rd grade - 1 entry
Omaha	Blessed Sacrament	4th grade - 14 entries
Omaha	Holy Name	4th grade - 10 entries
Omaha	Liberty Elementary	3rd grade - 6 entries
Omaha	Mt. Calvary Lutheran	3rd grade - 7 entries 4th grade - 8 entries
Omaha	Saints Peter and Paul	4th grade - 13 entries
Omaha	St. Wencelslaus	3rd grade - 95 entries
Omaha	Willa Cather Elementary	3rd grade - 4 entries 4th grade - 16 entries 5th grade - 4 entries
Overton	Overton Public School	4th grade - 3 entries
Papillion	Hickory Hill Elementary School	3rd grade - 2 entries
Paxton	Paxton Consolidated	6th grade -12 entries
Pender	Pender Elementary	2nd grade - 21 entries 4th grade - 6 entries
Pierce	Pierce Elementary School	2nd grade - 6 entries 4th grade - 1 entry 6th grade - 1 entry
Rushville	Rushville Elementary	1st grade - 11 entries
Shelby	Shelby Elementary	3rd grade - 21 entries
Shelton	Shelton Elementary	2nd grade - 13 entries
Spalding	Spalding Academy	5th grade - 4 entries 6th grade - 4 entries
Springview	Springview Elementary	3rd grade - 4 entries 4th grade - 8 entries
Stanton	Stanton Middle School	5th grade - 1 entry 6th grade - 3 entries
Stapleton	Stapleton Public School	3rd grade - 8 entries
Stuart	Stuart Public School	4th grade - 3 entries
Superior	Superior Northward Elementary	3rd grade - 29 entries 4th grade - 16 entries
Superior	Superior South School	2nd grade - 24 entries
Taylor	Loup County Public School	3rd grade - 6 entries 4th grade - 9 entries
Valentine	Ballard Marsh #178	1st grade - 1 entry 3rd grade - 1 entry 4th grade - 1 entry
Valentine	Valentine Elementary	2nd grade - 13 entries 3rd grade - 7 entries 4th grade - 6 entries
Walthill	Walthill Public	5th grade - 1 entry
Weeping Water	Weeping Water Public	2nd grade - 21 entries 3rd grade - 14 entries
West Point	Guardian Angels School	2nd grade - 21 entries 3rd grade - 24 entries 4th grade - 18 entries 5th grade - 26 entries 6th grade - 20 entries

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