Three Power to Do More contest winners announced
Thousands of online votes were cast, and three farmers are named winners of the Power to Do more contest. Out of 10 finalists, Shirley Schroeder of Le Mars, Iowa; Shana Guttery of Alton, Kansas; and Charles Krause of Buffalo, Minnesota, received the most votes in the contest, sponsored by Resicore corn herbicide from Corteva Agriscience, Agriculture Division of DowDuPont.
Corteva Agriscience, Agriculture Division of DowDuPont, is donating a total of $30,000 to the three winners’ communities and a trip for two to their dream sports field. Additionally, the company is donating $1,000 to each community of the remaining seven finalists, totaling $37,000.
“We are blown away by the participation in this year’s contest and want to congratulate the winners,” says Lyndsie Kaehler, U.S. corn herbicides product manager, Dow AgroSciences. “In addition to donating money to the 10 community organizations, like last year, we are going to create videos of the three winning farmers to showcase the power of their operations. We appreciate their dedication to farming and their communities and are so proud to give back to them.”
Season 2 of the Power to Do More contest called upon farmers to submit a unique photo and story about the power of their farm operations. The 10 contest finalists were selected from hundreds of entries, based on the originality and creativity of their photos and stories.
In appreciation of their effort and participation in the Power to Do More contest, Corteva Agriscience, Agriculture Division of DowDuPont is donating $1,000 to each community organization nominated by the remaining seven finalists: Dean Atkins — Prairie Central High School’s track and football field in Chenoa, Illinois; Jonathan Lawler—Eastern Hancock School’s sports program in Greenfield, Indiana; Ryan Heiniger—Mediapolis FFA in Mediapolis, Iowa; James Kirch—Wisner-Pilger FFA in Beemer, Nebraska; Ryan Nickerson—Doniphan-Trumbull FFA in Doniphan, Nebraska; Val Wagner—Prairie Rose 4-H Club in Monango, North Dakota; and Todd Yackley—Onida Fire Department in Onida, South Dakota.
