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Texas Farm Credit 2022 Photo Contest Results

Farmer and young son working on the farm
Image of a photo for the 2022 photo contest results. It shows the back of young girl who is carrying an American flag while she walks through a field of grains

The tenth 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 2022 monthly calendar that illustrates our region’s rich diversity. Thank you to everyone who submitted photos and congratulations to these winners!

Winning images from the 2022 TFC photo contest

Texas Farm Credit 2022 Calendar

January

“Sunrise at Bar 17 Ranch” | Our horses enjoying the first frost of the new year in Buna, TX | Submitted by Karli Cherry

TFC 2022 Calendar Image for January

February

“Hooves Up” | My cousin’s heifers were camera shy, but the leader picked up her leg showing she was tough on Wood Ranch in Calliham, TX | Submitted by: Ray Little

TFC 2022 Calendar February Image

March

“Pot of Gold” | A double rainbow highlighting one of the best places on earth in Adamsville, TX | Submitted by Jordan Herbst

TFC Calendar Image for March

April

“Cowboy Wisdom” | Ranch Manager Melvin Scherer Jr. prepares for a day of working cows on the historic Martin O’Connor Ranch in Tivoli, TX | Submitted by: Jeralyn Novak

Image from the TFC 2022 Calendar for April

May

“Man on a Mission” | James Lander putting his mount out to pasture in Bishop, TX | Submitted by: Marsha Prukop

TFC 2022 Calendar May Image

June

“Blanco” | Blanco poses for the camera like the handsome dude he is in Hankamer, TX | Submitted by: Nate Stoesser

TFC 2022 Calendar June Image

July

“Amber Waves of Grain” | Clara carries the American flag through her Dad’s grain on her Granny’s farm in Robstown, TX | Submitted by Kayla Otahal

TFC 2022 Calendar image for July

August

“Sunset in the Cotton Patch” | Two brothers beginning the night shift, grateful to be harvesting their favorite crop in Lyford, TX | Submitted by Courtney Wilde

TFC 2022 Calendar Image for August

September

“Velvet Antlers” | Two eight-point bucks with velvet still on their antlers grazing on our ranch in Hempstead, TX | Submitted by Kenneth Pilcher

TFC 2022 Calendar Image for September

October

“Punkin’ Patch” | Scotti Lynn, granddaughter of employee Nancy Hickman, picks out a pumpkin just her size in Robstown, TX | Submitted by Sarah Drummond

Image from TFC 2022 Calendar for the month of October

November

“Pass It Down” | Asher loves farm equipment and his great grandpa loves teaching him all about it in Adkins, TX | Submitted by: Joslyn Jones

Image from the 2022 TFC Calendar for the month of November

December

“Tractor’s Stuck” | Texas was frozen in time during the record breaking 2021 snow and freeze in Whitehouse, TX | Submitted by Kacy Land

Image from the TFC 2022 Calendar for the month of December

Notable Entries

Anissa Cervera sitting in the grass with horse
Anissa Cervera

Rusty tractor on the side of a road
Annie McEntire

Cows in a field of snow
Austin Miles

Cows in a pasture as dusk
Billy Leavitt

Large row of cattle in a field
Brad Taylor

Fisherman on a lake at sunrise
Brooke Vyvlecka

Colorful sunset over rural lands with a home in the distance
Cathy Jackson

Closeup of bluebonnets and prickly pear cactus
Charmain Nelson

Clear blue lake with clouds reflecting off the water
George Blasingame

Rustic shed in the snow
Harlee Haley

Black cows and calfs in the snow
Hillary Curry

Trees, palmetto and bushes overlooking a river
Ivory Good

Scenic overlook of a river
Ivory Good

Closeup of a wooden and barbed wire fence on a farm at sunrise
Jennifer Turner

Farming equipment
Jennifer Turner

Field of bright red poppy's and a shed with the American flag
Jennifer Turner

Goat on tree branches
Jenny Balentine

Farmer and young daughter inspecting crops
Jeralyn Novack

Brown cows in a farm field
Jeralyn Novack

Black and white photo of a closeup of a horse with another horse in the background
Joeseph Nelson

Father and children driving farming vehicle through the field
Kayla Otahal

Farming equipment in action
Kyle McManis

Closeup of black cows with white faces
Kyra McClusky

Farm in the snow at sunset
Marlene Bell

Closeup of rams in the snow
Marlene Bell

Young boy driving a small John Deere with a dog in the back
Marsha Prukop

Large tree on rural lands at sunset
Mary Ross

Brown and white cows in the snow
Megan Derry

Closeup of a brown cow in a field
Ray Little

Tree alley in the snow
Stephanie Hack

Boy wearing a cowboy hat leading a cow

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