Texas Farm Credit 2021 Photo Contest Results

The ninth annual Texas Farm Credit photo contest encouraged customers and employees from the Texas Farm Credit service area to submit photos of crops, livestock, farm families, wildlife, and outdoor scenery. The outpouring of beautiful photos we received will help build a 2021 monthly calendar that illustrates our region’s rich diversity. Thank you to everyone who submitted photos and congratulations to these winners!

Winners

First Place

“Family Soil” by Kayla Otahal
Grandad teaches his grandkids about soil at Circle B Farms in Robstown, TX

Second Place

“Start ‘Em Young” by Rhonda Brown
Little cowboy Hayes checks on the ladies at Weeks Ranch in Premont, TX

Third Place

“Wagon Cattle Check” by Joslyn Jones
Asher enjoying his time helping Dad check and feed cows on a cold day in La Vernia, TX

Honorable Mention

“Like Father, Like Daughter” by Sarah Franklin
Like her father, Clara enjoys the farm life in Atascosa County, TX

2021 Calendar

Front Cover / First Place / January
“Family Soil” by Kayla Otahal
Grandad teaches his grandkids about soil at Circle B Farms in Robstown, TX

February
“Wagon Cattle Check” by Joslyn Jones
Asher enjoying his time helping Dad check and feed cows on a cold day in La Vernia, TX

March
“Mini Bucker” by Carol Holbert
Young bull rider competing in Ballinger, TX

April
“Lovin’ on Oreo” by Kyle McManus
Mollie sat down to pet her baby goat Oreo and he jumped in her lap to play in Kingsville, TX

May
“Pony & Peaches” by Darren and Debi Rozell
Granddaughter Jones Scarlett walks her pony through the orchard at Rozell Peach Farm in Tyler, TX

June
“Ol’ John Deere” by Megan Derry
Baling hay on a 1947 John Deere Model B tractor in Medina, TX

July / Second Place
“Start ’em Young” by Rhonda Brown
Little cowboy Hayes checks on the ladies at Weeks Ranch in Premont, TX

August
“Work In Acres, Not Hours” by Meredith Stoesser
Farmer Neal Stoesser burns the midnight oil trying to get the crop in before a storm.

September / Honorable Mention
“Farmer’s Daughter” by Aunt Sarah Franklin
Like her father, Clara enjoys the farm life in Atascosa County, TX

October
“Fall on the Guadalupe” by Jennifer Turner
Fall colored leaves overhang the Guadalupe River in Hunt, TX

November
“Future Farmer” by Kayla Otahal
Future farmer Calvin checking his Dad’s sorghum field in Robstown, TX

December
“Haying Heifers” by Kyra Cruse
Two gals enjoying fresh hay in Aubrey, TX

Back Cover
“Mikly Way Cotton” by Charmain Nelson
Cotton bolls under the stars of the Milky Way on Chapman Ranch in Nueces County, TX

Notable Entries

Submitted by: Alexus Eudy

Submitted by: Amanda Shearrer

Submitted by: Billy Leavitt

Submitted by: Bradford Boehme

Submitted by: Caitlin Moyer

Submitted by: Carol Holbert

Submitted by: Carol Holbert

Submitted by: Delia Martin

Submitted by: Danny Wren

Submitted by: Eric Gage

Submitted by: Eva Jones

Submitted by: Jennifer Turner

Submitted by: Jennifer Turner

Submitted by: Jordan Herbst

Submitted by: Kayla Otahal

Submitted by: Kenneth Pilcher

Submitted by: Kimberly Pilcher

Submitted by: Kristin Hilsabeck

Submitted by: Kyle Graves

Submitted by: Kyle McManus

Submitted by: Kyra Cruse

Submitted by: Meredith Stoesser

Submitted by: Meredith Stoesser

Submitted by: Rhonda Brown

Submitted by: Sandy Sullivan

Submitted by: Sandy Sullivan

Submitted by: Steve Kym Johnson

Submitted by: Tara Jones

Submitted by: Tracy May

Submitted by: Tylene Wilcox

Submitted by: Stephen Schwartz