$5,000 Scholarship for Women in Agriculture
COUNTRY Financial is honored to offer a $5,000 scholarship to support a woman pursuing education that advances agriculture.
This scholarship is in recognition of the International Year of the Woman Farmer.
COUNTRY Financial was founded by farmers more than 100 years ago, and we are
proud to continue supporting the future of agriculture.
Scholarship Parameters
Applicants must:
Be enrolled in or accepted in an accredited college, university, community college or
technical program
Be pursuing a degree or certification in an agriculture related field
Examples of agriculture related fields include but are not limited to:
Agronomy
Agricultural Business
Agricultural Communications
Agricultural Economics
Crop Science
Agribusiness Management
Agricultural Engineering
Precision Agriculture
Horticulture
Soil Science
Agricultural Technology/Data Analytics
Download pdf for more information and follow the application instructions.
The Yakima Klickitat Farm Association is honored to support execution of the
scholarship application process. The application form is available at YKFA.ORG
Livestock Issues
By any metric, there is a war on Livestock and the YKFA opposes it.
Public Comments Form – Coalition of County Farm Bureaus Regarding Small CAFOs
The Thurston County and Yakima/Klickitat County Farm Bureaus each paid $2,000 each and invited any other interested County Farm Bureau in for free. Okanogan, Grant and Benton County FBs joined in support of these comments to the WS DOE.
Letter to US Bureau of Land Management Regarding Proposed BLM Grazing Rule Change – July 4, 2023
The BLM is proposing to dramatically change the way it manages the public lands it administers ……… but not in a good way!
Comments on Grizzly Introduction to North Cascades – November 12, 2023
Grizzly Introduction is a terrible idea and a number of County Farm bureaus pitched into oppose it. The YCFB also weighed in on the controversial issue.
