INFB Photo Contest winners announced

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana Farm Bureau just crowned the winners of its 2026 Photo Contest, showcasing the best of Hoosier agriculture and rural life.

Chosen from more than 110 entries submitted this fall, three photographers took top honors and a $250 cash prize:

• Amanda Keil, Gibson County, won the “Red, White & Rural” category celebrating America’s 250th birthday. Her photo captures her daughter, Kenzie, running through a field with an American flag on a late-summer evening.

• Linsie Middlesworth, Grant County, won the “Women Who Cultivate” category, honoring International Year of the Woman Farmer. Her shot shows two sisters-in-law bringing their kids into the field with dinner so the family could eat together during the busy harvest.

• Annie Stephens, Hendricks County, won the “Ag in the Spotlight” category. Her winning image features a Holstein cow and her newborn calf at sunset on a first-generation dairy farm.

An independent panel judged the submissions on composition, sharpness and agricultural focus.

Beyond the cash prize, all three winning photos will be on display at INFB’s state convention, the Indiana Ag Gathering, Dec. 11-12 at the French Lick Springs Hotel.

Entries for the 2027 contest will open Aug. 1.

You can check out the images for yourself at INFB.org/WinningPhotos.