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Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs opens 2025 Cream of the
Crop photo contest
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[March 12, 2025]
SPRINGFIELD – Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs is
encouraging young Illinois photographers to submit photos for the
2025 Cream of the Crop Photo Contest, which provides students with a
creative opportunity to share their vision of agriculture in our
state. Students ages 8 to 18 may submit contest entries until the
deadline of June 13, 2025.
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Bright Start scholarships of $1,000, $500 and $250 will be
awarded to students who place first, second or third in each of
the three age categories.
“I’m excited to announce the opening of the contest because it’s
a great opportunity for students to go out, explore, and use
their cameras to highlight the beauty of Illinois agriculture,”
Frerichs said. “Illinois is a leader in the agricultural
industry because of our skilled, hardworking farmers, millions
of acres of rich farmland, and diversity in products.”
The Treasurer’s Office is accepting electronic submissions for
the Cream of the Crop Photo Contest at
www.CreamoftheCropContest.com. Top photographs will be
chosen in three age-based categories: ages 8 10, 11 14 and
15-18. Each student may submit up to two photos by June 13,
2025.
To read the rules, terms, and legal conditions associated with
this contest, visit our website at
www.CreamoftheCropContest.com or contact Teri Whitfield at
217.900.0075.
Now in its 13th year, the photo contest offers Illinois students
an opportunity to showcase their most innovative or scenic
pictures that depict their vision of agriculture in our state.
More than 750 students have participated in the contest since it
debuted in 2013, and they have submitted over 1,400 photos.
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The Cream of the Crop Photo Contest is part of the
Illinois State Treasurer’s Ag Invest program. Winning photos will be
featured in Ag Invest marketing material and next year’s Cream of
the Crop calendar, as well as at the 2025 Illinois State Fair.
Ag Invest is one of the nation’s largest agricultural linked deposit
programs, celebrating 42 years in 2025. It helps hundreds of
Illinois farmers and agriculture professionals. The Treasurer’s
Office, through Ag Invest, partners with eligible financial
institutions to offer farmers and ag businesses operating lines of
credit and long-term, low-interest loans which can be used for
operating costs, equipment purchases, construction-related expenses
and livestock purchases.
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