February 17, 2011
By admin
March 1 is the deadline for Indiana Farm Bureau members in District 3 to apply for District scholarships. Two separate $500 scholarships are offered to members who are at least 21 years of age and enrolled in any institution of higher education, another $500 scholarship is available to any member accepted and enrolled in the […]
January 7, 2011
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Co-Alliance, LLP will present 20 Solutions Scholarships to graduating seniors from Indiana, Ohio and Michigan later this year. In order to be eligible the student’s parents or grandparents must be a co-op member, plan to study agriculture, and be on track to graduate after the spring 2011 semester. “Each year, these students show tremendous potential. […]
December 6, 2010
By Cyndi Young
The Brownfield Ag News website is now host to more than 200 scholarship links for graduating high school seniors and college level students. A compilation of national and individual state agriculture related scholarships can be found by visiting the website. Nationwide scholarships can be found under the site map link. A description of each scholarship […]
September 13, 2010
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The Pittsville, Wisconsin FFA and FFA Alumni will again be offering cranberry harvest tours next month. Located in the center of Wisconsin, Pittsville is one of the largest cranberry-growing areas in the country. The two-hour tours are conducted by students of the school’s Cranberry Science class and include everything from a new bed under construction […]
September 3, 2010
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GROWMARK, the regional cooperative headquartered in Bloomington, Illinois has awarded scholarships to 39 college students from Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. The students represent 14 colleges and universities. “GROWMARK invests more than $41,000 annually on scholarships. We’re investing today for a return tomorrow,” says Steve German, GROWMARK university relations and member employment […]
August 31, 2010
By Cyndi Young
Iowa FFA has a huge presence at Farm Progress Show. President Dan Venteicher along with fellow state officers is working with the Iowa FFA Foundation to raise money that will support scholarships and other support for the Iowa FFA Association. Brownfield interviewed the Iowa FFA President at the Bayer CropScience exhibit where he was showing […]
August 23, 2010
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The Missouri State Fair Sale of Champions raised almost $100,000 for ag youth scholarships. The annual sale on Youth in Agriculture Day at the State Fair was held Saturday. The Grand Champion Steer exhibited by Callie Mawson of Archie sold for $17,000 dollars. The Grand Champion Market Lamb exhibited by Whitney Ratliff of Bevier sold […]
August 12, 2010
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For the fourth consecutive year, the Grand Champion Market Steer at the Wisconsin State Fair was exhibited by Brock May of Mineral Point. For the second year in a row, the top steer brought $15,000 at the annual Governor’s Blue Ribbon Livestock Auction. The steer was purchased by Kenosha Beef and Birchwood Foods and donated […]
