Bayer’s Commitment to Cultivating Tomorrow’s Ag Leaders
FFA corporate partner Bayer is empowering youth through scholarships and development.
Supporting Career Paths Through Scholarships Can Lead to a Continued Passion for Agriculture
Did you know that the ag industry is one of the largest employers in the United States? Agriculture and its related industries provided 21.1 million full- and part-time jobs in 2021 — or 10.5 percent of total U.S. employment! So it shouldn’t surprise you to learn that agriculture isn’t just for those seeking careers on farms or ranches. One of the programs I manage in my work at Bayer is Grow Ag Leaders, a Bayer Fund scholarship program, which awards more than $500,000 in scholarships every year. The prospective majors of our 2023 scholarship recipients demonstrate some of the incredibly diverse college majors that feed into the field of agriculture: Animal Breeding and Genetics; Diesel Mechanics; Environmental Engineering; Communications; Welding; Natural Resources Management; Landscape Architecture; Forest Management; Parks, Recreation & Tourism Studies; and many more. One of our recent scholarship recipients perfectly illustrates how a love of agriculture can transform into a promising career. Alaina Gebel from Waukon, Iowa, received a Grow Ag Leaders scholarship in 2023. She is currently a freshman at Iowa State University, [...]
A Love of Farming Can Lead Down Many Career Paths
FFA sponsor Bayer awards more than $500,000 in scholarships to FFA members each year. Read about one of the recipients of their generosity.
Yes, That’s an Ag Job!
FFA and Grow Ag Leaders open doors for students to discover careers in a variety of fields within agriculture — and beyond.
Six Tips for Winning Scholarships
Whether you’re gearing up for college or preparing for your next semester, figuring out how to cover your college costs isn’t an easy hurdle for a lot of students.
