Brown receives Farm Credit East scholarship

ENFIELD, Connecticut — Farm Credit East, the Northeast’s largest agricultural lender, recently awarded $206,000 in higher education scholarships to 38 student recipients. Farm Credit East’s scholarship program supports students with diverse career aspirations in agriculture, commercial fishing, forest products and related fields from across the association’s eight-state territory.

Among the scholarship recipients is Lily Brown of Exeter, who is majoring in agribusiness and accounting at Oklahoma State University.

“This year’s scholarship recipients aspire to make a difference in their communities and are well on their way to becoming future industry leaders and entrepreneurs,” Farm Credit East CEO Mike Reynolds said.

“The Farm Credit East Board of Directors congratulates these deserving students and wishes them the best for a successful educational experience,” Farm Credit East Board Chair John Knopf said.

Students each received a $5,000 Farm Credit East scholarship. For the full list of recipients, go to https://www.farmcrediteast.com/about/NewsRoom/press-releases/260617-FarmCreditEastAwards206000InHigherEducationScholarships.

Farm Credit East is a member-owned cooperative serving businesses involved in agriculture, forest products and commercial fishing throughout its eight-state territory of New York, New Jersey and New England. In addition to loans and leases, the organization offers a full range of specialized financial services. Farm Credit East is governed by a 15-person board of directors, comprised of 13 customer-elected, one customer appointed and two outside appointed directors. For more information, visit FarmCreditEast.com.