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Contest Looking For Healthy Agricultural Landscapes

By Ray Baynton

September 25, 2015 - 8:37am

The Soil Conservation Council of Canada is looking for help to show Canadian what farming sustainably looks like.

The Council has set up a photo contest.

They're looking for pictures of healthy agricultural landscapes.

Photographers get to decide what a healthy agricultural landscape means to them for the purposes of this contest.

Deadline for entries is October 31st.

The top three get a one year free membership to the Soil Conservation Council of Canada and a 100 dollar gift card.

Complete contest details are on the council's website.

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