PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release
January 7, 2008 www.agr.ne.gov		Contact: Christin Kamm (402) 471-6856

LINCOLN The Nebraska Department of Agriculture (NDA) today announced the theme for the fifth annual Nebraska Department of Agriculture Agriculture Week in Nebraska Poster Contest. The contest is open to all Nebraska students in the first through sixth grades. This year's theme is "Nebraska Agriculture: See Us Grow."

"In the five years that we have sponsored this contest we have had nearly 5,000 submissions from students all across Nebraska," said NDA Director Greg Ibach. "This contest gives teachers and students an opportunity to learn more about Nebraska's number one industry agriculture."

The entry deadline for the contest is March 1, 2008, with the winners announced during National Agriculture Week (March 16-22).

The contest is broken down into three separate age groups:

• First and second grade students
• Third and fourth grade students
• Fifth and sixth grade students

The winning entries will be featured on the NDA web site as well as in promotional materials and other publications.

"We encourage teachers, parents, 4-H and FFA members to get involved in helping to educate Nebraska's youth about the importance of the agricultural industry in our state and for those youth to participate in this year's contest," said Director Ibach.

Contest rules, official entry forms and additional information is available by calling Christin Kamm at (402) 471-6856, by e-mailing christin.kamm@nebraska.gov, or by logging into the "Kids Page" located on the NDA homepage at www.agr.ne.gov.