Caleigh Moyer awarded $1,000 Farm Credit Scholarship

2015 Sep 28

Caleigh Moyer, of Lincoln, was recently awarded a $1,000 academic scholarship from Farm Credit of Western Arkansas. She was one of twenty western Arkansas students to receive this prestigious award.

Moyer is a junior Agriculture Business major, and is the daughter of Jerry and Dyanna Moyer of Lincoln.

"We proudly award this well-deserved scholarship in recognition of Caleigh's many academic accomplishments and student leadership," explains Farm Credit CEO Glen Manchester.

"Our scholarships are supporting the future of western Arkansas agriculture, agribusinesses and rural communities. Many recipients have agricultural backgrounds. Some are pursuing agricultural degrees or careers that support agriculture in some way. Others plan to continue living in rural communities."

"We've distributed $186,000 in scholarship awards since 1996 to assist talented young people like Caleigh achieve their academic goals," Manchester concluded.

Farm Credit is a financial cooperative that lends money to farmers, ranchers, and rural home owners. The organization has more than $1 billion in assets and 5,100 members across western Arkansas. A total of 20 branch offices provide financial services to owners and members of the association in 41 western Arkansas counties.

For more information on Farm Credit, visit www.myaglender.com.