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Maryland Grain Producers Award Scholarships

The Maryland Grain Producers Utilization Board (MGPUB) is proud to announce the 2010 scholarships being awarded to Grace Garst, College Park, Greg Gaver, New Market, Wes Miller, North East, and Travis Moore, Churchville.  In its thirteen year, the Scholarship Program provides $2,500 scholarships to college students who are pursuing a career in agriculture.  Scholarship funding is provided by the Maryland Grain Checkoff Program, which supports promotion, education, and research projects beneficial to the grain industry. 

“It is important that we invest in our young people today so that they will come back into our industry to help us grow and prosper,” states Walter Gordon, MGPUB President.   “It was very competitive this year, with the recipients all active in their communities, honor roll students, and strong in their desire to advance the agricultural industry in Maryland. “

Grace Garst is pursuing a career in agronomic plant research.  Daughter of Stuart and Ellen Garst, Grace is a graduate of Walkersville High and has been attending University of Maryland College Park majoring in Plant Science.  She is an Ambassador for the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, and a member of the 2010 University of Maryland Weed Team which competes against other Northeastern schools in agronomic weed knowledge.  It is Grace’s mission to see that local farmers, through new cropping rotations, technologies, and soil care can continue passing their heritage down from generation to generation.

Greg Gaver is entering his second year at the University of Maryland and Robert Smith School of Business Scholars.  He is majoring in agriculture and resource economics, minoring in plant science, and adding business courses to give him the background to return to the family farm.   His parents, Michael and Lisa Gaver, operate a diversified dairy, grain, vegetable and Christmas tree farm in Frederick county.  Greg is active in philanthropy with Alpha tau Omega, and helps host the Farm Safety Camp and Maryland Day at the University.  A graduate of Linganore High School, Greg’s goal is to be a productive, efficient producer while also being a good steward to the environment and protecting the natural resources used in the industry. 

A graduate of Rising Sun High School, Wes Miller is a sophomore attending Penn State studying animal science, with minors in ag business management and agronomics.  He is a member of the Dairy Science Club and current President of the Delta Theta Sigma.  Upon completion of his degree, Wes would like to return to the family farm and begin transitioning into a management roll where his goal is to improve efficiencies and profitability, including diversifying through value-added production.  Wes is the son of Bob and Diane Miller, dairy and grain farmers in Harford County.  Wes would be the sixth generation in his family to operate the farm, and he hopes that many more generations will be able to follow him. 

Travis Moore is a recent graduate of C. Milton Wright High School where he was on the National Honor Society, Student Government, a scholar athlete, and involved in 4-H for 13 years.  He volunteers through service clubs and 4-H.  His parents, Bill and Kim Moore, operate a grain and cattle farm in Churchville, where Travis works and has raised and showed beef cattle and market hogs.  Travis is interested in crop production and has chosen to major in agricultural engineering to develop new and innovative ways to make farming more efficient and profitable, using resources more efficiently while keeping conservation in mind.  He will be attending Virginia Tech as a freshman in the engineering program this fall. 

Nearly 23 million people work in agriculture and related fields, with 98% of those working in areas outside of farming.  Nationwide there is a shortage of agricultural graduates to fill the job opportunities in the agricultural, environmental, and natural resources industry.

“These exceptional students have an exciting future ahead and will be an asset to our industry,” concludes Gordon. 

 

 

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