38
Almond Facts
JULY | AUGUST 2017
BDG Foundation Announces
Scholarship Awards
The future of agriculture will require the dedication of a new generation to evolve and meet the
needs of the growing global population. The
Blue Diamond Growers Foundation
selected 13 young
men and women to receive a scholarship for the 2017-18 academic year. The Foundation assists
students whose goal is to be a positive influence on the future of agriculture and want to make a
difference in the community.
Here are the profiles of this year’s
Blue Diamond Growers
Foundation scholarship recipients, with an excerpt from their essay
in which they were asked to describe a key problem in agriculture or future goals.
Jacob Amsler –
Arbuckle
Fall 2017 School:
California Polytechnic State University,
San Luis Obispo
Major:
Agriculture Systems Management
“I have been blessed to grow up in a small farming community and to have learned
so much from working in my family’s almond orchard as a grower for
Blue Diamond
.
There are many agricultural issues that California is facing today such as drought
and government policies. I hope to use my degree and the modern technology to
work towards solving these problems and making the agriculture community more
effective and efficient while protecting the environment and farmers.”
GROWING THE GOODNESS
Jazmin Becerra –
Cressey
Fall 2017 School:
University of California, Davis
Major:
Agriculture Economics
“People don’t realize the hard work farmers do in order to provide the community
with food, but I have. With the world’s growing population, it gets difficult for the
farmers to supply enough food for everyone. Another issue that agriculture is facing
is the drought. Not having enough water to manage our crops can cause harm to the
food being produced. I want to advance the agriculture fields and fix these issues as
much as I can.”
