LEBANON, Ore. — The Oregon Seed Association’s (OSA) Scholarship Committee recognized four talented individuals as recipients of awards during its 2022 Mid-Winter Meeting, held on January 20, 2022, in Lebanon, Oregon, at the Boulder Falls Inn and Conference Center.
Lane Marsh was awarded the Oregon Seed Association/Oregon State University Scholarship and the Oregon Seed Cleaning Scholarship. Marsh is a graduate of Kennedy High School in Mt. Angel and a sophomore at Oregon State University (OSU) majoring in Crop & Soil Science with an option in Agronomy.
His interest in agriculture started when he tagged along with his father on a large Christmas tree farm in the Silverton area. Since then, he has spent summers working for 4B Farms in Mt. Angel and is currently spending his summers working for Pratum Co-op as a field scout intern.
The OSA/OSU Scholarship award was established to assist those in need who are seeking higher education within the College of Agricultural Sciences at OSU. The OSU Crop & Soil Science scholarship committee coordinates nominations of qualified recipients.
The Oregon Seed Cleaning Scholarship recipient must be an Oregon resident and enrolled at Oregon State University. Students must be entering their junior or senior year of college, in good academic standing, majoring in Crop & Soil Sciences or Ag Business, and have an interest in pursuing a career in the seed business.
— OSA