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The Indiana State Department of Agriculture (ISDA) is now accepting submissions for the 9th annual photo contest, which was created to showcase the hard work and contributions made by Hoosier farmers. The contest is open to the general public, and winning photographs will be featured at this year’s state fair. Contestants are able to submit up to five photos in digital form (horizontal or vertical) and each photo must be accompanied by an entry form. Entries must be submitted no later than June 30, 2016. Participants are encouraged to submit photos that reflect the wide array of agriculture, and the categories they can be entered under include: Conservation, Agritourism, Faces of Agriculture and On the Farm. All photos must be taken in the state by current Indiana residents. Contest winners will have their photographs featured in the Offices of the Lt. Governor’s Family of Business in Indianapolis. Winners will also be special guests during the Celebration of Agriculture taking place on Wednesday, August 17, 2016 from 3:30p.m. to 5:00p.m. in the Normandy Barn during the Indiana State Fair. For entry and release forms, guidelines and criteria, please click here or visit www.isda.in.gov.
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nature. He doesn’t view himself as a killer, but it’s possible that the prophecy will require it of him. The f ive have be en r a i se d together since hatching and have been taught a va r iet y of t h i ngs f rom f ig ht i ng to h i stor y by dragons from the Talons of Peace. The dragonets begin to get stir crazy as they haven’t ever been out of the cave system. When Glor y is t hreatened by a member of the Talons, the dragonets decide that they need to find a way out of captivity and start to fulfill the prophecy. Un for t u nately t hei r escape did not go perfectly according to plan. Shortly after achieving freedom, Clay a nd Tsu na m i r u n into one of t he batt lecrazy dragons who side w it h t he sister queens. They soon learn that they were not prepared for the world above them. Arenas w it h d ragon batt les to t he de at h a re a for m of enter t a i n ment a nd possibly the only thing in the dragonets’ future. Can Clay and his friends escape from the clutches of the evil dragon queens? The Dragonet Prophecy is the first book in an eightbook series.