Good education is necessary for farmers today to meet the growing challenges in the agriculture and food sector. However, as the costs of colleges continue to rise, farmers are finding it difficult to continue their studies and have to work with the meagre knowledge they have.

Many institutions across the world have recognized this issue and have thus started to provide college scholarships to budding farmers and students who plan to pursue agriculture-related degrees from accredited universities or colleges.

Anna and John Allen/Waller Scholarship

This scholarship is offered by the University of Minnesota and the amount of the scholarship is $3000. Preference is given to the students of Minnesota state who come from a farming or rural background. The selection process is based on the indicated financial need and academic merits of the student.

Adrian Berryhill Family Agricultural Scholarships

The Adrian Berryhill Family Scholarships are meant for undergraduate students attending New Mexico State University Main Campus, and majoring in range or animal science. In order to be eligible for the scholarship, the student has to be a resident of New Mexico, preferably belonging to a family of ranchers. The amount offered by this scholarship is $1000.

Cesar Chavez/Dolores Huerta Scholarship

Provided by Fresno City College, this scholarship is worth $400 and is awarded to farm workers or their dependents. The students who wish to avail this scholarship need to be enrolled in a minimum of nine units and have a GPA of 2.5 or higher.

Burridge D. Butler Scholarship Fund

The Burridge D. Butler Scholarship Fund does not offer a fixed sum of money to the students and the economic assistance is directed mainly towards those students who study at Blackburn College, especially students who hail from farm homes in Illinois.

Charles W. Prine and Family Scholarship

This scholarship awards a varying sum of money to students who display high academic promise and are in need of economic help. There are annual awards for students who belong to a farm or rural region in Pennsylvania or Ohio who are undergraduate students at Denison University.

George A. Crosscup Endowed Scholarship

This scholarship is usually reserved for a deserving and needy student from Buffalo Country, Nebraska, and preference is especially given to those students who have a farm background. This scholarship is exclusively meant for students who are enrolled at the University of Nebraska at Kearney.

 Grace M. Mason Scholarship

The Grace M. Mason Scholarship is offered to the daughter or son of a family whose primary occupation happens to be farming. The applicant for this scholarship needs to be a junior or senior Weld county resident and exhibit economic need.

Harold E. Willey Memorial Endowed Scholarship

This scholarship is used to fund the education of students who are children of farmers and ranchers in Nebraska, maintaining a GPA of at least 3.0 and who have exhibited great financial need. This is available to students of Hastings College.

James L. Smith Agricultural Scholarship

The recipients of this particular scholarship must be children of area farmers who are pursuing a particular kind of career. However, secondary priority is given to any specific student who is pursuing a field related to agriculture, like Genetic Research and Veterinary Medicine. The amount of the scholarship tends to vary.

Northern California Farmworker Scholarship

The Northern California Farmworker Scholarship is offered to students who are California farmworkers. Students at the Santa Rosa Junior College can apply for this scholarship.

Wisconsin Rural Opportunities

This scholarship is generally given to a senior or junior whose parents must live on a farm and the student needs to exhibit financial need. The amount of money offered by the scholarship is $850.

Among these scholarships, you are bound to find one that suits your needs and financial requirements. These scholarships are a great way to ensure that you not only improve your knowledge of farming but contribute to the agricultural development in the future.

Also go through all available Agriculture Scholarships for national and international students.