Graduate Category $6,000 Grand Prize Winner Whitney James Wiegel, University of Missouri Delta/Southwest Region $4,000 Runner-up Winner Katie Murray, N.C. State University Southeast Region Undergraduate Category $6,000 Grand Prize Winner Lewis Buford, Mississippi State University Delta/Southwest Region $4,000 Runner-up Winner Austin Rizer, Clemson University Southeast Region Thank you to everyone who participated in the Future of Southern Ag student essay contest!