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The New Mexico Cattle Growers’ Association (NMCGA) is sponsoring its second annual Heritage Buckle Contest in all 33 New Mexico counties, NMCGA said in a news release.
Youth ages 9-15 are eligible to enter the contest, which requires the submission of a 200- to 500-word essay on the topic of “How will you build on the legacy of agriculture in New Mexico?”
Essay submission deadline is Wednesday, June 1.
NMCGA board members, county fair board members and award sponsors will collaborate in deciding the final winners, NMCGA said. Each county winner will receive a belt buckle and a one-year junior NMCGA membership. Because NMCGA received so many outstanding essays, it will offer a $1,000 heritage scholarship to one overall state winner, the association said.
“This contest shows the passion kids in rural New Mexico have for their agricultural roots,” said NMCGA President Loren Patterson. “It inspires us all to remember why we do what we do to feed America.”
“I feel a duty to not only inform and educate others about agriculture, but welcome them into our world and teach them about our heritage and traditions,” said Kyleigh Stephenson of Roosevelt County, who was last year’s scholarship winner.
For more information on the contest, including the contest rules and entry form, visit www.nmagriculture.org/heritage-contest.html or call 505-247-0584.
“Serving as the voice of the beef industry in New Mexico since 1914, New Mexico Cattle Growers’ Association (NMCGA) was established to assist livestock producers in the State of New Mexico,” the association said on its website (www.nmagriculture.org). NMCGA currently has members in all 33 of New Mexico’s Counties as well as some 19 other states.
NMCGA has more than 1,200 members, including more than 50 members in Doña Ana County. Its statewide board of directors includes John Conniff, a retired pediatric dentist in Las Cruces.
