The New Mexico Livestock Board and the New Mexico Wool Growers, Inc. invite kids, ages 18 and under, to submit pictures for a photo contest, Aug. 5 - Oct. 5.
The contest supports the local economy; displays New Mexico-raised sheep in our environment; and creates youth awareness about Scrapie — a fatal, degenerative disease that affects the nervous systems of sheep and goats — eradication.
A first-prize win includes a $100 Tractor Supply gift card, and the winning photograph will be featured in the NM Stockman magazine.
Pictures must be of sheep and goats, any breed or number, and contestants can enter all the pictures they want. The sheep can be owned by the participant or belong to someone else. People may be included in the photographs.
All submissions must include the permission and liability waiver form, which can be found at nmlbonline.com, completed and signed by the parent or legal guardian of the participant.
Both digital and print photos are acceptable.
By submitting, the contestant grants permission for his/her photos to be used by New Mexico Livestock Board and the New Mexico Wool Grower’s, Inc. for a Scrapie brochure featuring New Mexico sheep. Additional photos may be used for other educational materials and marketing purposes by the above mentioned parties and the NM Stockman magazine.
As Albert Einstein said, “In order to be an immaculate member of a flock of sheep, one must above all be a sheep oneself.”
Visit nmlbonline.com/index.php?id=15#1698 for more information or to enter the contest.
