The time has come to unveil the new rules for what has been known as the Critique Contest for the past 25+ years. After much discussion by the committees and the Board of Directors, we have taken the Critique Contest and split it into two parts. A Contest and a Critique Review. 

The contest will be very similar to the past with some slight changes made to the categories. We have either combined a few and eliminated the less popular ones. You will no longer receive critiques with these entries but will be rcognized at the Ag Media Summit during the awards recognition session. 

If you are interested in receiving a critique of your work then we have the new program called the Critique Review. This is designed to give you the opportunity to sit down with the expert who has critiqued your work and ask them questions about their comments, ways to improve, etc. This will also happen during the Ag Media Summit but if you cannot attend, we will arrange for a video recording to be furnished to you. 

We know there will be questions and I'm sure you have opinions on what you think about this program. We are trying this for one year only. If it seems to be the direction to go, we will continue with the two programs. Take a look at the forms and rules. We think you are going to be happy with the new changes.

We are getting all of these changes posted on the Web site right now but you can go to this link to take your first look at them: http://www.livestockpublications.com/forms.php