Letter to the Editor - WIFE ending art of farming contest

Editor,

Montana WIFE, Women Involved in Farm Economics, has been celebrating National Agriculture Week by inviting Montana’s school children to express their ideas on farm life by participating in the “Art of Farming” contest and sending their entries.

There were certificates and cash prizes awarded to the top three winning entries and two honorable mention certificates in all elementary grades. Then 25 winning entries representing all grades and many areas around Montana were placed on a calendar.

We had a lack of entries in 2018 maybe due to children’s lack of knowledge about farming and ranching, and we know there are a lot of other art projects for students. People didn’t need our calendars because they use their cell phones.

After 32 years, Montana WIFE members voted at our state convention in September, 2018, to end the art contest and the calendar project. We would like to thank all of those teachers and students who helped make this a successful project for so many years. We would also like to thank all of the judges of the contests who made difficult decisions regarding the many good entries over the years.

Thank you newspaper editors for the many press releases of our project.

Women Involved in Farm Economics