Skagit Farmers Supply has announced eight “Careers in Agriculture” scholarship awards to students for the 2020-2021 academic year.

Orcas Islander Martha Lum was among those awarded a $1,000 scholarship.

Martha, daughter of Eric and Amy Lum, is a spring 2020 graduate of Orcas Island High School. Washington State University is the college she has chosen to further her education. Martha has several career paths in mind, from farm and ranch management to a career with an agricultural company and knows her chosen field of Agricultural Economics will offer her many opportunities to remain in the agriculture industry she values.