Nebraska Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture

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. 

LINCOLN, NEB. – The Nebraska Farm Bureau Foundation sent two Nebraska K-12 teachers to the National Agriculture in the Classroom Conference, June 26-29 in Portland, Maine. Three additional teachers from Nebraska also attended the four-day conference.

LINCOLN, NEB.– The Nebraska Farm Bureau Foundation awarded nine scholarships to students enrolled in the Agricultural Education Teaching Program at the University of Nebraska – Lincoln.

LINCOLN, NEB. – The Nebraska Farm Bureau Foundation selected two recipients for the Agriculture Teacher and FFA Advisor of the Year award. Casey Carriker from Raymond Central High School and Ashton Bohling from Auburn High School were honored at the Nebraska FFA Convention on Thursday, April 5, in Lincoln. The winning advisors received a plaque and a $1,000 donation to their FFA chapters.