Harris, Iowa — A northwest Iowa farmer has won Dow AgroSciences’ Power to Do More photo contest.
Dow AgroSciences is donating a total of $37,000, with $10,000 to the three winning communities as part of their “Power to Do More” contest sponsored by their Resicore® herbicide. Farmers were encouraged to send photos of themselves on their farm. One of those winners is Chad Hibma of Harris.
Hibma says that the contest has been fun. He says they ended up with 10,000 Harris votes and that really gave them a boost.
Hibma’s photo was of himself and his daughter standing in a cornfield. The money will go to the Harris-Lake Park FFA Chapter.
He says that the students are the future of our society and he says “we can help them and give them a little direction even if they don’t go into agriculture, they can at least understand what agriculture is about.”
The caption of his photo reads,
“This is what is most important to us, second to our faith. My wife and I have four children that mean the world to us. There are times it is difficult to manage four kids, but God gives us the strength to do so. We live on the family farm, which is great for our family because I am able to spend loads of time with my kids when they come out to the shop and ride along during busy times!
We are truly blessed with the opportunity that my father has given us to farm. Hopefully we can do the same for our children some day!”
Lindsey Kaehler is U.S corn herbicide product manager for Dow AgroSciences. She says every farmer has a story and they are “excited to share it.” She says that in addition to donating a total of $37,000 to 10 community organizations, they are creating short videos to showcase the power of their three winning farmers later this year. She says that they recognize the long hours farmers spend in their fields year-round, and they look forward to giving three farmers the power to do more off of the farm, too.
Two other finalists include Curt Robbins of Fairfield, Illinois and Lee Stammen of Fort Recovery, Ohio. All three winners get a sports trip for two. Hibma’s trip is to Sports Authority Field in Denver, home of the Denver Broncos.
