Two Christian County students are among the recipients of this year’s Farm Credit Illinois Agriculture Scholars program.

Rye Bliler of Taylorville and Adyson Lowrance of Assumption were recognized during a scholarship luncheon held May 21st at the Carriage House Event Center in Altamont.

Bliler, a Taylorville High School graduate, plans to attend Lake Land College to study agriculture production. Lowrance, a graduate of Central A-and-M High School, will attend Lincoln Land Community College in the agriculture transfer program.

Each student received a 25-hundred-dollar scholarship through Farm Credit Illinois to pursue careers in the agriculture industry.

In total, Farm Credit Illinois awarded 75-thousand dollars in scholarships to 30 high school seniors across central and southern Illinois. The scholarship program is now in its 22nd year and has awarded more than 938-thousand dollars to students since 2004.

Scholarship recipients are selected based on leadership, involvement in school and community organizations, passion for agriculture, and commitment to an agriculture-related career.

Farm Credit Illinois CEO Kelly Hunt says the organization is proud to invest in young leaders who will help shape the future of agriculture and rural America.