The What:

Ten scholarships worth $1,000 each.

The Who:

Grade 12 students and recent graduates (the past two years) in Saskatchewan planning to take agriculture-related post-secondary education beginning in the fall of 2012.

The How:

Applicants need to:

• Write a 750-word essay or produce a three-minute video essay; and
• Provide a letter of recommendation from a teacher, agricultural industry or community leader.

Essays need to address one of two topics:

• The future information and technological needs of agricultural producers; or
• One or more common myths about agriculture. Essays must dispel the myth(s) through research, facts and statistics.

Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture
(306) 787-8303; or 1-866-457-2377: or
e-mail agriculture.scholarship@gov.sk.ca  

The 2012 scholarship winners are listed below. To read their essays follow the link in each winner's name.

• Jessa Hughes, Eston, SK
• Andrew Wolff, Liberty, SK  
• Lauren Reynolds, Saskatoon, SK                  
• Sarah Wist, Central Butte, SK                       
• Bradley Tomtene, Birch Hills, SK     
• Riley Scott, Nipawin, SK                              
• Brianna Zoerb, Delisle, SK                
• Taryn Heidecker, Middle Lake, SK  
• Larissa St. Onge, Martensville, SK  
• Timothy Fiss, Qu'Appelle, SK