 The Kentucky Department of Agriculture is now accepting submissions for their annual poster and essay contest. The theme of the 2024 contest is Agriculture for a Better Kentucky and is open to students in grades K through 12. This is a contest that the Department of Agriculture hosts every year. It is for grades K through 12 and this year the theme is Agriculture for a Better Kentucky and so we'd just like to encourage all students to participate in this contest and get out and just learn more about agriculture, especially in our area. Norton iCenter and Pikeville, your local vision experts, experienced doctors using state-of-the-art technology, choose from top designer frames from Oakley, Ray Ban, Nike and more. We accept Medicaid and Medicare plus most insurances are accepted. Norton iCenter and Pikeville, next to track your supply. Essays are to be no longer than 500 words and submissions must be postmarked by Friday, March 8th. Each winner will receive a $100 award from the Kentucky Agriculture and Environment in the classroom and will be recognized at the 2024 poster and essay contest award ceremony. Years ago we used to have eight teachers and stuff going out to the schools and we don't anymore. We are getting ready to try to take care of a little bit of that problem and get more education out in the schools but a lot of our kids at nowadays they don't know anything about agricultural I mean even raising gardens or anything so any kind of education wise that we can get out there to our students is an asset to all of us. For more information including complete contest rules and entry forms go to kyagr.com. Reporting for Mountain Top News, I'm Brianna Robinson.