Agriculture students from across the country will get the chance to showoff their musical talent for a chance to win scholarship prizes in FMC’s second annual “Stand and Be Heard Anthem Singing Contest” starting March 1.
“FMC is focusing on the future of agriculture,” Tim Thompson, the company’s Agricultural Products North America product manager, told Chuck during an interview at the National Farm Machinery Show. Students in NAMA, FFA, and 4-H the chance to win up to $10,000 in scholarship money. They have until June 15, 2013 to get their entry in, when the public votes on who they like best. A panel of judges narrows it down a bit more, and four finalists will also have the opportunity to go to Nashville to work with a music producer and record their version of the National Anthem. Tim said it’s a great way to show the future of agriculture how much this country cares. “We had 170-plus students who participated with videos a year ago, almost 200,000 votes that came in and we got down to four.”
You can listen to Chuck’s interview with Tim here: Interview with Tim Thompson
