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This contest has ended. Thank you to all who participated and congratulations to all our finalists! See below for a video archive of all entries.

Want to see more positive videos about animal agriculture? Help us do something about it!

Ohio Farm Bureau Federation's Center for Food and Animal Issues invites Ohio farmers, county Farm Bureaus and youth organizations (4-H, FFA, Farm Bureau) to share the positive messages and images of animal agriculture through the "Because I Care" video contest.

Prizes include:

  • a $500 pre-paid gift credit card for finalists in three contest categories,
  • a $1,000 pre-paid gift credit card for the overall People's Choice Grand Prize Winner

CONTEST WINNER

The Fort Loramie FFA Chapter in Shelby County has been named the $1,000 “People’s Choice” Grand Prize winner in the “Because I Care” video contest.

The winning video, titled “FL Ag Ed ‘Because I Care’,” stars Fort Loramie FFA students in various roles important to agriculture, including a dairy and hog farmer, nutrient management specialist, food scientist, a consumer who supports local foods and a veterinarian. The students describe the critical value of care in each role, from proper animal treatment and well-being, to sound environmental practices, to disease prevention and food safety.

“Fort Loramie should be very proud of the next generation of farmers in the community. They understand the importance of reaching out and connecting with the nonfarming public in new, creative and influential ways," said David White, Ohio Farm Bureau Federation Center for Food and Animal Issues

The FFA chapter was declared the contest winner after a 17-day online public vote amongst seven other finalists. Nearly 5,000 votes were tallied throughout the contest.

View Fort Loramie FFA Chapter's $1,000 winning video.

THE FINALISTS

Eight finalists competed for the most online votes to win $1,000 in the “Because I Care” video contest.

Forty-three videos containing positive and informative messages about livestock farming were submitted by Ohio farmers, county Farm Bureaus, youth and other agricultural organizations between July 1 and Sept. 24.

The finalist receiving the most online votes over a 17-day public online voting period was declared the People’s Choice Grand Prize Winner, and received a $1,000 pre-paid gift card. Visitors to the site had the ability to vote once per day for any of the videos.

Finalists included:

Entries receiving honorable mention include:

CONTEST ENTRIES

Below is an archive of videos submitted in the contest. Click on each to view their YouTube.com videos.

Youth Category

 

County Farm Bureau Category

 

Individual Category

Because I Care Important Links

Links to important contest web pages