2025 Ag Day Essay Contest Winners

Chuck Zimmerman

National Ag DayThe Agriculture Council of America (ACA) has announced the 2025 National Ag Day video winners. The winners were chosen based on the theme: Agriculture: Why Food Security Equals National Security.

The first-place winner, Tuongvy Nguyen of Saint Petersburg, Florida, receives a $1,500 prize. The second-place winner, Kristen Dallas from Las Vegas, Nevada will receive $1,000. Isabella Newell from Waltonville, Illinois is the third-place winner, and she receives $500. All three winning entries will be played during the Ag Day event at USDA on National Ag Day, March 18. All three winning entries can be viewed online at https://www.agday.org/2025-contest-winners.

Honorable Mentions – receive $100​ – Ayaan Shaikh, Burlington, MA; Lilly Sondergeld, Genoa, OH; Alexis Washington, West Columbia, SC; Madelyn Berkenhoff, Brookings, SD

The Ag Day Essay Contest is sponsored by CHS Inc., National Association of Farm Broadcasting, Farm Progress and Successful Farming.

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