Midwest Dairy announces new 2027 calendar photo contest

MINNEAPOLIS — Midwest Dairy is looking for your best calendar-worthy dairy photos.

One winning photo will be selected and featured in Midwest Dairy’s 2027 Calendar, which will be distributed with the Winter Dairy Promotion Update magazine.

The winner will receive a dairy prize pack, including 25 copies of the poster-sized calendar to share with friends and family.

“We are so excited to kick off a new project that celebrates dairy farms in our 10-state region. We welcome photo submissions that capture dairy at any stage of production — from beautiful cows and barns to milking, all the way through to consumption,” said Stacey Gorman, director of communications for Midwest Dairy.

“Dairy cows or dairy itself should be the focus of each photo, and people should not be included. I look forward to seeing images from across the Midwest that showcase the unique landscapes and dairy communities where dairy is produced.”

For the entry form and complete rules, visit tinyurl.com/2027-Dairy-Photo-Contest.

Rules & Conditions

• Contestants may submit up to three photos. Suggested dairy-related subjects to photograph include — but are not limited to — cows, barns, milking, fields, recipes that feature dairy, dairy products and other things.

• Contestants should live within Midwest Dairy’s 10-state region — Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Arkansas and eastern Oklahoma; all residents are eligible to enter.

• Photos must be taken in horizontal orientation and be at least 300 dpi.

• Photos should feature dairy as the focus and people should not be included.

• Submit entries online or email high-resolution JPEG photos to info@midwestdairy.com.

• Include your name and the location of the photos when entering.

• Entries must be received by 5 p.m. CDT on Friday, Oct. 9.

• Midwest Dairy staff will vote to select the winning photo.

• The winner will be announced Wednesday, Oct. 14.