Peters awarded $2,500 wheat scholarship

Ryland Peters, a sophomore at the University of Nebraska Lincoln, was selected for a $2,500 scholarship from the National Wheat Foundation with sponsorship from BASF.

Peters is pursuing an agricultural economics degree and has excelled as a wheat ambassador for the Nebraska Wheat Board. Peters is passionate about agriculture and the wheat industry.

Also selected was Teagan Macy, a junior at the University of Idaho pursuing a degree in crop science. Macy is the fourth generation from her family’s farm near Culver, Oregon. She has excelled academically and in extra-curricular activities such as FFA and soil judging.