Local students receive scholarships from Agriculture groups

YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) - Students from around Yuma county are receiving scholarships from local Agriculture groups.

The local 4-H program gave nine students scholarships, while the Seed Trade Association of Arizona gave them out to 11 students.

Each year the organizations provide scholarships for kids who are looking to go to college or trade school.

James Romney, a local student who received two scholarships, shares how influential the 4-H program has been for him.

"It's changed me to who I am today and it's kind of hard to measure how much 4-H has affected me because I'd be completely different if it wasn't for 4-H it taught me a lot," Romney says.

Since 2011 the Seed Trade Association has raised over $75,000 and given it out to 85 local students.