2024 Iowa Better Newspaper Contests

Coverage of Agriculture ( Class IV) Back

  • Place Name: First Place
    Contestant Name: Carroll - Carroll Times Herald
    Entry Title: Coverage of Ag
    Entry Credit: Maximillian Lisowski, Trevor Babcock, Jack McClellan
    Judge Comment: Highly informational and just as interesting coverage of agriculture today, including new trends in animals not traditionally raised in the Midwest. Consistently good story packages that inform well.
  • Place Name: Second Place
    Contestant Name: Iowa Falls - Times Citizen
    Entry Title: Coverage of Agriculture
    Entry Credit: Times Citizen Staff
    Judge Comment: Good looks at farming and agriculture in the area. Stories and graphics quite useful to farmers on traditionally hot topics in ag, such as the all-important weather.
  • Place Name: Third Place
    Contestant Name: Waverly Newspapers
    Entry Title: Coverage of Ag
    Entry Credit: Elizabeth Bingham, Anelia Dimitrova
    Judge Comment: Through farm families, county fairs and more, solid effort to shine spotlight on ag.