CCA Photo Contest
Certified Crop Advisers face the challenge of protecting the environment and ensuring economic success for your clients, employer, and yourself. What inspires you daily to meet these challenges? Share your vision with the wider agricultural community by entering the CCA photography contest. This contest is open to all CCAs and will now be annual.
Photos will be judged by how well they portray the photo theme.
PREFERENCE GIVEN TO PHOTOS THAT:
• Show action;
• Have contrast: of light and dark colors, big and small shapes;
• Have an interesting camera angle;
• Show human interest (i.e., have people in them);
• Portray the work of CCAs in their profession, preferably in the field; and,
• Represent planting, growing and harvesting.
SPECIFICATIONS:
1. Submitted images must be JPEG files no larger than 10 MB.
2. Both landscape and portrait images may be submitted.
3. Give a 3-6 word title and 10-word caption, and up to 50 word description for each submission.
4. Photographer and submitter must be the same person.
5. Up to 3 photos per category can be submitted.
*Upon submission, photographers give CCA, ASA, CSSA and SSSA all rights to use the photo.
The 2022 CCA Photo Contest is now closed. Winners will be announced in December!
Our top three photo winners, along with past year's winning entries, are displayed below:
2020 First Place
Start of Hop Harvest
A hop combine begins its first pass as the sun sets. This particular hop variety, Willamette, was determined to be mature just as the night shift came on. This photo was taken as the hop combine punched the first hole in this yard.
Photo submitted by Radley Peterson of Sandpoint, ID
2020 Second Place
Power of the Peas
Staging pea crop for fungicide timing. Here we are evaluating peas for fungicide timing and application. Scouting for disease and pressure thresholds while enjoying the spring sunset.
Photo submitted by Jennifer Howe of Embro, ON, Canada
2020 Third Place
Digging in the Dirt
Soybean field assessment shortly after planting. Field walks and digging up plants is an everyday activity for an Agronomist, especially during spring. Here we are checking for emergence, planting depth, seedling health, and soil conditions. Soybeans are small but mighty and should push through this loamy and rich soil very well.
Photo submitted by Beth Wood of Ripley, ON, Canada
2018 Winners
2018 First Place
Beneficial Insect Application by Drone
Chandler Bennett, a newly certified CCA, checking the pest pressure on a green bean field as Parabug performs an aerial application of beneficial insects. Parabug is saving growers 50-75% on the application cost of beneficial insects in comparison to hand application.
Photo submitted by Chandler Bennett of Salinas, California
2018 Second Place
A View From Above
Blue skies and calm sunny days are rare during springtime. Here I’m checking on plant population and the implementation of a variable rate fertilizer prescription I created for this field. The drone is utilized throughout the year to monitor for irregularities hard to spot from the ground.
Photo submitted by Derrick Munn of Prosser, Washington
2018 Third Place
Evening Harvest
This Claas combine is straight cutting canola and is just about to fill the graincart with on the go. We were combining into the dark to get the crop off before the snow hit. The lights on after sunset make for a beautiful sight!
Photo submitted by Jaclyn Phillips of Hartney, MB, Canada
2016 Winners
2016 First Place
Blooming Canola Field
Canola field in bloom with a thunderstorm rolling across the Saskatchewan Prairies.
Photo submitted by Candice Robinson of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan Canada
2016 Second Place
In-furrow Starter Fertilizer Trial
This replicated trial consists of 24 different treatments, including various fertilizer blends, soil microorganisms (bacteria, fungal species and mycorrhizae) and insecticides. The 4 row planter allows for precision seed placement, as each row unit has its own motor. Monitors in the tractor control the planter and fertilizer rates.
Photo submitted by Bradley Walker of Windsor, CO
2016 Third Place
Evening Glistening
I stopped to take this picture one evening because I couldn't pass up the colors and beauty of a summer evening in Kansas.
Photo submitted by Matthew Fincham of Marysville, KS
2015 Winners
2015 First Place
Harvest Never Ends
This serves as a reminder of how we did things in the past and that by acknowledging the fundamentals we can move forward in our self-development. It proves that even though things may be good we can and should always be striving for better as a person, professional and CCA.
Photo submitted by Chris Zemlak from Battleford, Saskatchewan Canada
2015 Second Place
Tomorrow's Agronomist
I am a CCA Agronomist from Southwest Minnesota. I enjoy practicing my knowledge of agronomics with my son, who truly loves the grain harvest in our region. Watching him makes me proud to know that he will be tomorrow's steward of the land.
Photo submitted by Matthew Salentiny of Tyler, MN
2015 Third Place
Scouting Among the Bees
While scouting I peeked into the watermelon bed to discover a bee pollinating the plant.
Photo submitted by Barbara Guinamard of Jupiter, FL
2014 Winners
2014 First Place
Monitoring Cover Crop Progress
CCA Agronomist from Easton, MN visits a recently harvest field to check on cover crop progression.
Photo submitted by William Schrader working in Rake, IA
2014 Second Place
Passing Showers
While walking corn fields to check emergence, the beauty of a passing storm came to life. With the convenience of a smartphone's camera I attempted to capture the stillness and calmness of a passing rain.
Photo submitted by Todd Schaumberg of Menasha, WI
2014 Third Place
Training up a Child…
Farm life is a privilege that is highly valued within family life. A Dad has the unique opportunity here to invest in his beautiful daughter and pass on the joy of new life, growth, and love of agriculture.
Photo submitted by Dwayne Johnson of Bentley, AB