We loved seeing all the adorable entries for our #CornCutie contest—thank you to everyone who shared their farm kids and family moments with us!
Here are this year’s champions (based on likes/reactions on Facebook):
🥇 1st Place – Greta
Greta is the 12-year-old daughter of a 5th generation grain farmer near Lisbon, IL. She’s part of
KEJ Friestad Farms, a multi-generational farming operation involving her grandpa, dad, and uncle. Her family also raises a small herd of cattle and enjoys showing pigs and lambs each summer.
On the day this photo was taken, Greta and her two older brothers had been cleaning out bins. We aren't sure if she was exhausted or excited to start to see the floor!
Harvest is Greta’s favorite season. She loves helping wherever she’s needed—running meals to the field, riding along in the combine, or taking samples at the dryer. For her, being part of harvest is the best time of the year.
🥈 2nd Place – Bryan, Carolann & Elmer Temple
Our second-place winners come from Serena, IL, where Bryan Temple is a 6th generation corn and soybean farmer in LaSalle and DeKalb counties. Alongside crops, the family raises Montadale sheep, feeder cattle for direct-to-consumer sales, and runs a hay and straw business with Bryan’s dad. Carolann is an ag-focused lawyer in Ottawa, IL—proving agriculture truly runs through every part of this family’s life.
Front and center in their photo is their 2.5-year-old son,
Elmer Wayne Temple, proudly holding an ear of corn he helped scout with his dad. Elmer is already a budding entrepreneur, running his own small business, Elmer’s Eggs, with 50 laying hens. He sells eggs both directly and to a local grocery store. Whether he’s carrying feed buckets, picking rocks, hauling hay, or riding along in the tractor, Elmer is happiest when he’s lending a hand on the family farm.
🌽 Keep Sharing Your #CornCutie Moments!
Even though the contest is over, we’d still love to see your little farm cuties.
Share your photos with us anytime—you never know, your #CornCutie might be featured on our social media next!
