First-grader Maggie Phillips earned an honorable mention in the Alabama Farm-City Poster contest with her cheerful poster featuring a couple at a farm stand. Phillips is one of eight students who earned the honorable mention recognition, and her work will be featured in the 2021 Alabama Farm-City Calendar.

A Cullman County student recently earned an honorable mention in the Alabama Farm-City Poster contest.

Good Hope Primary School first-grader Maggie Phillips’ cheerful poster of a couple at a farm stand was one of eight that received the honorable mention recognition. For her work, she earned a prize of $50 from Alabama Farmers Cooperative, and her poster will be featured in the 2020-2021 Alabama Farm-City Calendar.

Students from Autauga, Houston, Lawrence and Shelby counties took home top honors in the state Farm-City poster, essay and video contests. The contestants earned the opportunity to compete for state awards by winning their county contests last fall.

Alabama Farm-City Committee Chairman Jeff Helms said the “Keep Alabama Growing” theme encouraged competitors to explore the diversity and importance of agriculture and forestry.

“Since 1955, Farm-City Week has been observed for seven days before Thanksgiving as a time to foster understanding between farmers and their city neighbors,” Helms said. “In Alabama, the poster, essay and video programs have the most lasting impact on the Farm-City mission because they plant seeds of understanding with students who may never live on a farm.”

Alabama Farmers Cooperative sponsored cash prizes for the winning contestants and matching awards for their schools. AFC serves farmers, gardeners and homeowners with about 80 Quality Co-op stores in Alabama, Florida and Tennessee.

Because of restrictions on mass gatherings due to COVID-19, the Alabama Farm-City Committee announced the winners through a Facebook Live event on Tuesday.