South Dakota students reminded to enter ag advocacy scholarship contest

  • A. Gaye Kingman, (right) executive director of the Great Plains Tribal Chairmen’s Association (GPTCA), presented a star quilt to Janet Alkire, outgoing Chairwoman of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, during a GPTCA meeting last week. Looking on is Ryman LeBeau, Chairman of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe. Photo courtesy of Great Plains Tribal Chairmen’s Association
    A. Gaye Kingman, (right) executive director of the Great Plains Tribal Chairmen’s Association (GPTCA), presented a star quilt to Janet Alkire, outgoing Chairwoman of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, during a GPTCA meeting last week. Looking on is Ryman LeBeau, Chairman of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe. Photo courtesy of Great Plains Tribal Chairmen’s Association

    Students can compete to win up to $15,000 in scholarship dollars during the Farming for the Future Social Media Scholarship Contest sponsored by South Dakota Farmers Union (SDFU). Entry deadline is October 19 “There’s a lot of misconceptions out there when it comes to agriculture,” explained Samantha Bowman, SDFU Education Program Specialist. “This scholarship contest gives students the opportunit…