Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: Vinton Newspapers Entry Title: Coverage of Ag Entry Credit: Amy Stourac Judge Comment: Engaging features with good use of photography; coverage of local agriculture based event; diverse agricultural topics; page design is fabulous
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: Cascade - Cascade Pioneer Entry Title: Cascade Pioneer — Agriculture Entry Credit: Jake Bourgeois, Daniel Charland Judge Comment: Quality writing; true agriculture topics; limited ag perspective with all livestock stories; not a fan of county fair stories because the fair is about more than ag, but the stories were angled as livestock stories; great use of photography
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: Stuart - The Stuart Herald Entry Title: National FFA Week, USDA Organic Dairy Producers, NCPA Hall of Fame Award,Nominations For 2025 Master Farmer Entry Credit: norma Thurman, Jonathon Lonsdale, Cappie Tom Judge Comment: Relevant agriculture topics; would prefer stories though FFA week was a good photo story; ag story buried in the page on two entries; diverse ag coverage
