Thirty-one Missouri high school seniors planning to enter agriculture-related fields will be awarded Missouri State Fair Youth in Agriculture (YIA) scholarships during the State FFA Convention in Columbia. Recipients of the $1,000 scholarships will include Breanne Brammer of Gallatin and Ross Oram of Gilman City.
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Missouri State Fair Director Mark Wolfe said that FFA and 4-H students are evaluated in a variety of areas including State Fair participation, grade point average, community involvement and leadership roles. Of the 31 scholarship winners, one student will receive a $2,500 supreme scholarship and 30 will receive $1,000 awards.
"The scholarships support students beginning agriculture-related curriculums at Missouri institutions of higher learning," Wolfe said.