A farm organization is calling for photo submissions to help tell the story of our country’s agricultural industry for its 2025 farm photo contest.
Farm & Food Care is inviting would-be photographers from across Canada to submit entries for its national farm contest. Entries have the chance to win up to $400 and be featured in its publication, The Real Dirt on Farming.
“We’re currently working on our sixth edition of the magazine. It’s a publication that our organization has been producing, and its purpose is to connect with consumers and people across Canada on their common questions, myths, and concerns about food and farming in Canada.”
The organization’s Christa Ormiston told The Observer that the magazine aims to be a one-stop shop for information on all things agriculture, allowing people to learn more about where their food comes from.
“This photo contest supports the work that we’re doing. As we walk into this sixth edition of the magazine, these submissions from across Canada will tell that story of agriculture and allow us to really illustrate all of those different pieces in the magazine,” she explained.
The photo contest has six categories that photographers can enter:
Canadian Farm Scenes – Showcase the beauty of rural Canada, from sweeping fields to quiet farmyards.
Crazy About Crops – Feature the crops grown across Canada’s fields, orchards, and greenhouses from planting through harvest.
All About Animals – Capture farm animals in barns or pastures — candid, engaged, or hard at work.
Canadian Food – Highlight the journey from farm to fork with images of fresh, delicious, Canadian-grown food.
Day in the Life – Offer a behind-the-scenes look at life on the farm, celebrating the people and moments that make it all happen.
Equipment & Technology – Focus on the tools and innovations that keep Canadian farms moving — from tractors and drones to robotics and agri-tech.
“Those categories really reflect the content that’s going to be available in the new publication that will really dig into those key topics and questions that people have about where their food is coming from,” said Ormiston.
She noted the importance of sharing farm stories through photos and how they can give those not in the industry a window into their everyday lives. They want to show the faces and imagery that represent farming across the country.
“We ask people to submit photos that are happening around them, as they grow food and, in the country, then that is a beautiful illustration of the work that we’re doing to grow food and to feed our country,” explained Ormiston.
Even those who are not selected as winners may still be featured in the magazine or other media and will receive an additional $50.
Ormiston’s advice for potential entrants to the contest is to make sure that they do not underestimate the beauty of a situation in everyday life on a farm. What you think is something you see every day, a non-farmer might find very beautiful.
“Those beautiful images in a barn of farm animals or sunset on a beautiful crop, we may look at those things every day. We do have a lot of appreciation, but from the outside, and people look at those photos in a whole new way,” she explained.
Full contest rules and more information on The Real Dirt on Farming, can be found online at www.farmfoodcareon.org.
