MANHATTAN — The Kansas Department of Agriculture in a news release Thursday announced winners of the 2014 KDA Photo Contest. The third annual statewide contest received more than 350 submissions showcasing Kansas agriculture from a variety of unique perspectives.

Preliminary voting on KDA’s social media pages identified the top five photos in each category: Agriculture at Work, Farm Animals, Farm Faces, Picture Perfect Prairie and a Youth Division. Finalist photos were then reviewed by Kansas State Board of Agriculture members, KDA leadership and agricultural leaders in the Kansas legislature.

The winners from each category are as follows:

Agriculture at Work

First Place – Kelly McCarty of Ashland, Kan., “Finding the One”
Second Place – Kelsey Fuller of Allen, Kan., “Patience”

Farm Animals

First Place – Josie Alexander of Hoxie, Kan., “Cattle Sunset”

Second Place – Rachel Braddy of Manhattan, Kan., “Parental Supervision”

Farm Faces

First Place – Kelsey Fuller of Allen, Kan., “Leader of the Pack”
Second Place – Melissa Navinskey of Cummings, Kan., “Just Another Day on the Farm”

Picture Perfect Prairie
First Place – Kelly McCarty of Ashland, Kan., “Morning Rain”
Second Place – Sheridan VanSickle of Riley, Kan., “Prairie Blaze”

Youth
First Place – Kelsie Conrad of Leoti, Kan., “Marcy’s Excitement”
Second Place – Kelsie Conrad of Leoti, Kan., “Zane Rides Away”

Winners in each category will receive $100 gift cards and runner-up participants will receive $50 gift cards. In addition, photos will be showcased throughout KDA social media, website and various other marketing materials.

View all of the winning photos on the department’s Facebook page.