Nebraska Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture

LINCOLN, NEB. – The Nebraska Farm Bureau Foundation selected two recipients for the FFA Advisor of the Year award. Jenny Kocian from David City High School and David Rocker from Franklin Public Schools were honored at the Nebraska FFA State Convention on Thursday, April 4, in Lincoln. The winning advisors received a plaque and a $1,000 donation to their FFA chapter.

LINCOLN, NE – The Nebraska Farm Bureau Foundation has selected two teachers for 2019 Nebraska Agriculture in the Classroom Teacher of the Year honors. The Teacher of the Year is awarded to two outstanding teachers that incorporate agriculture into their classroom through innovative ideas and lessons.

LINCOLN, NEB. – The Nebraska Farm Bureau Foundation held its third annual Grower’s Gala on Dec. 3, during the 2018 Nebraska Farm Bureau Annual Convention. The evening was filled with dinner, a live auction, and entertainment by dueling pianos with Fun Pianos!

LINCOLN, NEB.– The Nebraska Farm Bureau Foundation awarded the first ever Ron Hanson Collegiate Leader Scholarship to two students pursuing a degree from the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources at the University of Nebraska – Lincoln and are members of the Collegiate Farm Bureau at the university.

LINCOLN, NEB.– The Nebraska Farm Bureau Foundation works to keep agricultural educators in Nebraska classrooms by awarding 13 Nebraska agricultural education teachers $14,000.

LINCOLN, NEB.– In keeping with its mission to support the future of Nebraska agriculture, the Nebraska Farm Bureau Foundation has awarded scholarships to seven participants of the Nebraska LEAD program.

WISNER, NEB. – More than 400 fifth graders from 18 classrooms in Northeast Nebraska gained firsthand experience on where their food, fiber, and fuel come from by attending the Growing Potential Ag Festival in Wisner, Neb., on August 22 and 23.

LINCOLN, NEB.– The Nebraska Farm Bureau Foundation awarded the Nebraska Rural Radio Foundation Scholarship in Honor of Max & Eric Brown to Amanda Fairley of Fairbury and Catherine Ripp of Bruno.