March 10, 2022
By Nicole Heslip
Grand Rapids-based energy distribution company Crystal Flash plans to match donations made to the Michigan FFA Foundation for the month of March. Assistant director of development for the foundation Kyle Schaberg tells Brownfield Crystal Flash came to the organization with the fundraising idea to help dollars go further to support agricultural education. “Crystal Flash is […]
February 28, 2022
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The Foundation for Soy Innovation has awarded two scholarships to students researching soybean breeding and marketing. Eduardo Beche of the University of Missouri and Anthony Ribolzi of Missouri State University were selected as recipients of the 2021 Soy Innovation Scholarship. Missouri Soybeans research director Greg Luce says that Foundation members consider scholarships as an investment, and […]
February 23, 2022
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As labor and trucking shortages create challenges nationwide, the National Pork Board is working to quantify those impacts at the farm level. CEO Bill Even tells Brownfield they launched a comprehensive labor study on the US pork industry last week. “Because at the end of the day, if we go up to somebody and say […]
January 25, 2022
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The Ohio Cattlemen’s Foundation recently awarded more than 20 scholarships to youth interested in pursuing careers in the beef industry. Bill Tom, vice president of the Ohio Cattlemen’s Association, says it’s critical to support agricultural youth. “For me personally, and I think it’s fair to say of the Ohio Cattlemen’s Foundation and Ohio Cattlemen’s […]
January 10, 2022
By Cyndi Young
Brownfield Anchor/Reporter Meghan Grebner took over the duties of President of the National Association of Farm Broadcasting (NAFB) Foundation on January 1. The NAFB Foundation is the nonprofit charitable and educational arm of NAFB. It works to keep the quality and viability of the farm broadcasting profession and industry at the highest level through the […]
December 28, 2021
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The Iowa Chapter of the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers (ASFMRA) has awarded scholarships to Iowa State and University of Northern Iowa Students. The scholarship winners are Sophie Bell, an agriculture business major at Iowa State University; Calvin Carlson, an agriculture business major at Iowa State University; Will Feucht, an agriculture business […]
December 15, 2021
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Ohio Farm Bureau Federation members were “Together Again” for the 103rd annual meeting in Columbus. OFBF President Bill Patterson says “you could certainly feel the energy from the participants, delegates, and members to be able to talk in person about the issues, different tings going on, and life in general.” He tells Brownfield members […]
December 9, 2021
By Meghan Grebner
The National Pork Industry Foundation has launched a scholarship to honor long-time National Pork Producers Council CEO Neil Dierks, who is retiring later this year. Foundation board member Barb Determan says Dierks spent his entire career dedicated to serving the pork industry. “The foundation wanted to figure out a way to honor Neil and we […]
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