Contest 2026 is now open!

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Judging

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Judging

 

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2025 Grand Prize, Mike Hacker

Visa gift cards will be awarded for each of the five categories with one Grand Prize winner selected across all categories.

  • Grand Prize $600
  • 1st Prize $400 
  • 2nd Prize $300
  • 3rd Prize $200

 

Resolution Requirements

  • Make sure your camera or phone is set to the highest resolution possible.
  • The minimum width in pixels required is now 3000 for photo submissions.
  • (Photos shot portrait rotated to landscape will be rejected after submission.)

 

Categories

 

The Farm Family Lifestyle
Examples of life on the farm: Generational, Working, Playing, Children, Babies, Pets

Red White & Blue
The American Flag on the Farm. Creativity is welcome in this category.

Growing Field Corn 
All stages of growth from planting to harvesting field corn.

Scenery/Landscapes
Examples: Cornfield, Farmland, Livestock, Wildlife, Sunrise and Sunset, Blue Skies, Rainbows, Clouds, etc.

Bird's Eye View
Looking for aerial photography, from a hilltop, drone or anywhere looking down.


 

Winning Tips

 

  • Shoot your photo at the maximum resolution your camera will allow and submit that original without cropping, compressing or reducing the size. 
  • Be safe. Photos of unsafe farm practices will be eliminated.
  • Resist the usage of filters. No ai photos will be accepted. 
  • Don't wait to enter, minimum resolution requirements may take longer to upload.

Judges consider quality, relevance, composition and resolution. Judges' decisions are final.

Contest will close for entry on November 17, 2026 at 11:59:59 PM CST.
 

Winners will be announced in December 2026.

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Terms & Conditions

By entering a photo, you agree to the Fields-of-Corn Photo Contest Rules.

NCGA reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to reject any photographs. No inappropriate, indecent or obscene photographs may be submitted to NCGA for entry into the Contest or submitted for display on the Fields-of-Corn Website. All photos entered become property of NCGA.
 
Contest Period:
Opens April 22, 2024
Entries must be received by November 15, 2024
Winners will be notified in December 2024.
 
Sponsor:
National Corn Growers Association
632 Cepi Dr., Chesterfield, MO 63005

Telephone: (636) 733-9004

Winning photographs will be available at Fields-of-Corn.com
 
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.