HARRISBURG, Pa. — The Pennsylvania Farm Show Scholarship Foundation presented 24 college students with scholarships totaling $84,000 on Tuesday, January 7, 2020 at the 104th Pennsylvania Farm Show in Harrisburg.
Since its start in 1993, the Pennsylvania Farm Show Scholarship Foundation has awarded more than $1.6 million in scholarships to 552 junior Farm Show exhibitors.
This year’s recipients were awarded $3,500 each. Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences and Delaware Valley University awarded an additional $2,000 to their students for receiving the award.
Scholarship recipients:
Morgan Bear- Newville, Cumberland County
Sophia Bertovik- Middletown, Dauphin County
Aiden Bomgardner- Mifflinburg, Union County
Grant Cash- York, York County
Erin Comp- Duncannon, Perry County
Cailey Dahlquist- Washington, Washington County
Hayden Demniak- Carmichaels, Greene County
Kayla Kimble- Howard, Centre County
Lae’la Kirk- Philadelphia, Philadelphia County
Wyatt Kosa- Ulysses, Potter County
Austin Kreiser- Elizabethtown, Lancaster County
Caitlyn McConn- West Alexander, Washington County
Addison Neff- Harrisburg, Dauphin County
Tyler Peterson- Tunkhannock, Wyoming County
Daniel Rohrbaugh- Seven Valleys, York County
Grace Romesberg- Berlin, Somerset County
Madison Shaw- Harrisburg, Dauphin County
Kimberlee Shoemaker- Smicksburg, Indiana County
Katie Shultz- James Creek, Huntingdon County
Hailey Siba- Masontown, Fayette County
Emily Supancik- New Milford, Susquehanna County
Haley Sweitzer- Wellsville, York County
Macy Walason- Alum Bank, Bedford County
Leah Welk- Strasburg, Lancaster County
The Pennsylvania Farm Show draws hundreds of thousands of visitors to our capital city every year for a mid-winter celebration of Pennsylvania agriculture. It is the largest indoor agricultural exposition in the nation, featuring nearly 12,000 competitive exhibits, including more than 5,200 animal competitions, plus 300 commercial exhibits and hundreds of educational, entertaining events. Visitors get a peek into the industry that employs nearly half a million people and contributes $135.7 billion to Pennsylvania’s economy every year.
The 2020 show runs January 4-11 from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily, except Sunday, January 5, when it runs 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., and Saturday, January 11, when it opens at 8 a.m. and closes at 5 p.m. Admission is free, and parking is $15.
For more information about the 2020 Pennsylvania Farm Show, visit farmshow.pa.gov.