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McDonald's Canada and 4-H Canada announce a new National Youth Scholarship

Over the next two years, $80,000 in scholarship funds will be awarded.

The scholarships will be awarded to sixteen Senior 4-H Youth Leaders from across the countrty.

The scholarship program will focus on educational pursuits in agriculture, climate change and sustainability. 

Gemma Pryor, Senior Director, Canada Impact Team, McDonald's Canada says they wouldn't be who they are today without Canadian farmers, ranchers and growers. 

She points to the fact that 100 per cent of 'McDonald's Fries' come from Canadian potatoes, the burgers are made from 100 per cent Canadian beef, while the eggs in the 
McMuffin are from Canada Grade A eggs.

Shannon Benner, 4-H Canada's CEO says through the generosity of McDonald’s Canada, they have an opportunity to empower youth leaders in achieving their educational goals.

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Michael Hinton is an agricultural heritage advocate, songwriter and 2025 National Agricultural Hall of Fame inductee based in Hutchinson, Kansas. Widely known as “America’s Antique Tractor Ambassador,” Hinton has combined his passion for vintage farm machinery, agricultural history, and storytelling to celebrate the people, equipment and rural communities that have helped shape American agriculture.

Through Hinton Songworks, Hinton writes and produces country, Christian-country, inspirational, and holiday music inspired by rural life, faith, family, hard work, dreams, and the experiences that connect generations. His songwriting serves as a creative extension of his agricultural preservation work, giving a musical voice to many of the stories, emotions, and memories behind the “old iron” he has spent years celebrating.