Appel awarded ag grant

Sarah Appel of Colfax has been awarded a $1,500 "America’s Farmers Grow Ag Leaders" scholarship sponsored by the Monsanto Fund. Appel will attend Washington State University in the fall to pursue a career as a agriculture public relations specialist.

Grow Ag Leaders encourages rural youth to remain in the agriculture industry and provides 352 scholarships to support students' post high school ag education. The scholarships are administered by the National FFA Organization and are available to high school seniors and college students pursuing degrees in ag-related fields. To be considered, each applicant is required to receive endorsements from at least three local farmers.

Both FFA members and non-FFA members are eligible to apply. With support from the Monsanto Fund, more than $1.1 million in scholarships have been awarded to students since Grow Ag Leaders piloted in 2014.