SIOUX FALLS, SD – There is a need to fill the pipeline of leaders in the agriculture industry, and industry is stepping up to help students meet that need.
In 2020, the National FFA awarded $55,250 in scholarships, to 21 South Dakota FFA members, through the National FFA Scholarship program. Scholarships are sponsored by businesses and individuals through the National FFA Foundation and are given for a wide variety of experiences, career goals and higher education plans.
These students devoted much time and effort to FFA involvement, work experience, supervised agricultural experience (SAE), community service, leadership skills and academics, making them likely future leaders in agriculture. Recipients are:
| Rylee | Schultz | Bridgewater-Emery FFA | America’s Farmers Grow Ag Leaders Scholarship Program | $1,500.00 |
| Tessa | Erdmann | Groton FFA | America’s Farmers Grow Ag Leaders Scholarship Program | $1,500.00 |
| Tessa | Erdmann | Groton FFA | BNSF Railway Foundation Scholarship | $1,250.00 |
| Jaxson | Spindler | Hoven FFA | America’s Farmers Grow Ag Leaders Scholarship Program | $1,500.00 |
| Abigail | Connor | Howard FFA | America’s Farmers Grow Ag Leaders Scholarship Program | $1,500.00 |
| Sarah | Kroeger | Lennox Sundstrom FFA | America’s Farmers Grow Ag Leaders Scholarship Program | $1,500.00 |
| Avery | Feterl | McCook Central FFA | America’s Farmers Grow Ag Leaders Scholarship Program | $1,500.00 |
| Robert | Koepsell | McCook Central FFA | FCSAmerica Scholarship | $2,000.00 |
| Paige | Peterson | McCook Central FFA | Ford Trucks/Built Ford Tough Scholarships – Mccormick Motors | $1,000.00 |
| Kayle | Lauck | McCook Central FFA | AGCO Corporation Scholarship | $2,000.00 |
| Kayle | Lauck | McCook Central FFA | FCSAmerica Scholarship | $2,000.00 |
| Mitchell | Vander Wal | Northwestern Area FFA | America’s Farmers Grow Ag Leaders Scholarship Program | $1,500.00 |
| Sadie | Vander Wal | Northwestern Area FFA | America’s Farmers Grow Ag Leaders Scholarship Program | $1,500.00 |
| Megan | Linke | Sanborn Central/Woonsocket FFA | America’s Farmers Grow Ag Leaders Scholarship Program | $1,500.00 |
| Megan | Linke | Sanborn Central/Woonsocket FFA | Farmers Mutual Hail Insurance Company of Iowa Scholarship | $1,500.00 |
| Danika | Gordon | Sturgis FFA | America’s Farmers Grow Ag Leaders Scholarship Program | $1,500.00 |
| Danika | Gordon | Sturgis FFA | Bunge North America Scholarship | $1,000.00 |
| Everett | Paul | Sunshine Bible Academy FFA | Darling Ingredients Inc. Scholarship | $10,000.00 |
| Everett | Paul | Sunshine Bible Academy FFA | FCSAmerica Scholarship | $2,000.00 |
| Samantha | Thyen | Watertown Area FFA | America’s Farmers Grow Ag Leaders Scholarship Program | $1,500.00 |
| Teagan | Miller | Webster FFA | FCSAmerica Scholarship | $2,000.00 |
| Jaycie | Forbes | Willow Lake FFA | America’s Farmers Grow Ag Leaders Scholarship Program | $1,500.00 |
| Jaycie | Forbes | Willow Lake FFA | Domino’s Pizza LLC Scholarship | $1,000.00 |
| Chayla | Vig | Willow Lake FFA | AGCO Corporation Scholarship | $2,000.00 |
| Chayla | Vig | Willow Lake FFA | FCSAmerica Scholarship | $2,000.00 |
| Trinity | Peterson | Willow Lake FFA | Rabo AgriFinance Scholarship | $2,000.00 |
| Morgan | Burke | Willow Lake FFA | AGCO Corporation Scholarship | $2,000.00 |
| Morgan | Burke | Willow Lake FFA | America’s Farmers Grow Ag Leaders Scholarship Program | $1,500.00 |
| Meagan | Blare | Winner FFA | FCSAmerica Scholarship | $2,000.00 |
