Young Farmer & Rancher Photo Contest

 

Rules & Eligabilty: 

To be eligible to enter, you must be a member of South Carolina Farm Bureau in attendance at the SCFB YF&R Conference. (SCFB staff and their spouses are not eligible)

This is an amateur photo contest; professional photographers are not eligible to enter.

Photos must have been taken by the person submitting the photo. Photos must be taken in SC and be descriptive of the state and its agriculture.

Entries must be recent (taken between 2023 and 2026). The content of the photograph cannot be altered. Eligible hard copies may range in size from 4” X 6” (minimum) to 8” X 10” (maximum).

Photos with frames, matting, mounting or coverings of any type will not be accepted.

Each participant must select a category for each photo entry. Categories include:

• People on the Farm,
• Farm Animals,
• Farm Scenes
• 2026 YF&R Conference Theme (Planted with Purpose)

Participants may only submit one entry per category.

Participants may enter all 4 categories using different images. A panel of judges will determine the winner for each category.

A People’s Choice Award winner will also be determined by conference attendees. A prize will be awarded to the winner of each category during the Saturday evening event.

Photographs submitted become the property of SCFB. Participants agree that SCFB has the right to reprint and use all photo entries for Farm Bureau publications and promotional purposes without compensation.

 

Judging & Prizes: 

Judging of the photography contest will be based on composition and arrangement, interest, presentation, and image quality. The panel of judges will be selected at the descretion of SCFB Staff. One winner will be selected by the judges for each of the four categories. 

One winner will be selected by the judges for each of the following categories:

People on the Farm
Farm Animals
Farm Scenes
2026 YF&R Conference Theme (Planted with Purpose)
 

One winner will also be selected by voting ballot at the 2026 YF&R Conference for the 2026 People's Choice Award.

Each of the winners will receive a $75 Visa gift card, compliments of South Carolina Farm Bureau Federation. 

How to Enter:
Submit one (1) hard copy and one (1) electronic copy of each photo.

•Submit elecontronic copy via Jotform application by Thursday, February 5th. 
• Submit a hard copy of each photo entry to the SCFB YF&R Conference by 7pm on Friday, February 6th.  

• A photo release must accompany each submission,  We will have available hard copies at the conference.

• Each photo must be labeled on the back with the category of entry, name and county of photographer.

 

2026 YF&R Conference Photo Release

I hereby give permission to the South Carolina Farm Bureau Federation (SCFB) to retain the rights of use for my photograph(s) or electronic media images submitted for the 2026 SCFB YF&R Conference Photo Contest in any presentation of any and all kind. In addition, SCFB, at its discretion, retains the right to provide photos to outside organizations that wish to publish or display the photographs. I also give SCFB the option, at its discretion, to decide whether to crop, edit or otherwise alter submitted images. Photos may be published in the SC Farmer, the SCFB website, social media, used in video or Power Point presentations, emails, brochures, and other publications. I agree that all individuals in these photos have given their consent and certify that I am the photographer of these photos.  

STATEMENT OF CONSENT
By signing below, I agree to the rules and guidelines of this Photo Contest