Peggy Bellar of Howard, Kan., snapped the grand prize photo in the 2005 National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) Gallery of Corn Photo Contest. Judges selected her photo, entered in the “Growing” category, of pollinating corn set against a backdrop of grain silos as the contest’s “best of show.”

More than 200 photos were entered in the second year of the photo contest. NCGA members, their families, state association staff and NCGA staff were eligible to enter photos that captured corn in the field, life on the farm and scenic farm landscapes.

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Grand Prize Peggy Bellar, Howard, Kan.
Scenic First Place Vickie Bongers, Pulaski, Wis.	Scenic Second Place Sue Hardman, Garnett, Kan.	Scenic Third Place Gary Hadden, Jacksonville, Ill.
Families on the Farm First Place Clark Howard, Campbellsville, Ky.	Families on the Farm Second Place Janice Densch, Eldorado, Ill.	Families on the Farm Third Place Mary McCauley, White Cloud, Kan.
Planting First Place Steven Grams, Imperial, Neb.	Planting SecondPlace Patty Griffith, Mayfield, Ky.	Planting Third Place Kathy Bush, DeWitt, Mich.
Harvest First Place Jim Donnelly, Walnut, Ill.	Harvest Second Place Sarah Brown, Churdan, Iowa	Harvest Third Place Della Dell, Westminster, Md.
Miscellaneous First Place Jim Donnelly, Walnut, Ill.	Miscellaneous Second Place John Cloar, Dyersburg, Tenn.	Miscellaneous Third Place Sarah Brown, Churdan, Iowa
Growing First Place Peggy Bellar, Howard, Kan.	Growing Second Place John Cloar, Dyersburg, Tenn.	Growing Third Place Brenda Kotewa, Fairmont, Minn.
Livestock First Place Jamie Sigler, Morristown, N.J.	Livestock Second Place Janice Densch, Eldorado, Ill.	Livestock Third Place Randy Schnebbe, Victor, Iowa