Valent U.S.A. Sponsors Four Students Through AFA Scholarship Program

November 6, 2019

WALNUT CREEK, Calif. – Valent U.S.A., in partnership with the Agriculture Future of America (AFA), selected four students for sponsorship through the 2019 AFA Scholarship Program.

Jaci Deitrick, Jasmine Flores, Morgan Kanemoto and Carina Ramos are all pursuing agriculture-related degrees. Through this opportunity, they will continue developing their interests and career goals at the 2019 AFA Leaders Conference in Kansas City, Mo., from Nov. 7-10.

“We are committed to the future of the agriculture industry, and that starts with the people in it,” said David Nothmann, Valent U.S.A. vice president of marketing and AFA board member. “We are pleased to provide these four students with a chance to further their development as future industry leaders. Each of them demonstrates strong leadership and a commitment to agriculture through communications, education or technology.”

Scholarship Benefits and Leadership Development

Through the scholarship, students receive financial assistance for college as well as access to personal and professional development opportunities.

One key part of that experience is the AFA Leaders Conference. The event offers four professional development tracks and creates opportunities for students to connect with peers and industry professionals.

Valent and AFA Leader and Academic Scholars 2019

• Jasmine Flores of Atwater, Calif., attends California State University, Fresno. She is pursuing a degree in agricultural education and hopes to teach high school students.
• Morgan Kanemoto of Los Banos, Calif., also attends California State University, Fresno. She is pursuing a degree in agricultural education and plans to share her passion for agriculture in the classroom.
• Carina Ramos of Bennett, Colo., is a computer science major at Colorado Technical University-Aurora. She hopes to use technology to support security systems and programs for an agricultural company.
• Jaci Deitrick of Stillwater, Okla., is an agribusiness major with a communications minor at Oklahoma State University. She is preparing for a career in agricultural communications. Although she is a 2019 scholarship recipient, she will attend next year’s Leadership Conference.

AFA will welcome more than 800 students from across the nation to the 2019 AFA Leaders Conference. For more information about the conference, visit www.agfuture.org/conference.

About Valent U.S.A.

Valent U.S.A. LLC, headquartered in Walnut Creek, Calif., develops and markets products in the United States, Canada and Mexico that advance sustainable agriculture, protect crops, enhance crop yields, improve food quality, beautify the environment and safeguard public health. Valent products include a well-known line of quality herbicide, insecticide, fungicide and crop enhancement products for agricultural, seed protection and professional use. Valent is a leader in marketing and sales of both traditional chemical products and biorational products developed by its affiliate, Valent BioSciences LLC. For more information, please call 800-6-VALENT (682-5368) or visit valent.com.

About AFA

AFA builds bridges for young leaders to foster engagement and innovation in food and agriculture. Since 1996, AFA leader development programs have impacted 19,000 college leaders and young professionals from more than 200 colleges and universities across 43 states. In addition, AFA has awarded more than $9 million in academic and leader development scholarships. For more information, visit www.agfuture.org or contact Megan Karlin at [email protected].