Foremost Farms USA® will offer up to ten scholarships worth $2,000 each to member-owners and the children of member-owners in 2009. The Agricultural Education Scholarships will be awarded to students who are pursuing a career in the agricultural field.
The scholarships will be awarded starting in the spring of 2009. The application deadline is Feb. 28, 2009. A copy of the application is available in the “News and Events” section on Foremost Farms’ website at: www.foremostfarms.com or by calling (800) 362-9196, ext. 8798.
Foremost Farms President Dave Fuhrmann says, “Foremost Farms is especially proud of the fact we play a part in educating the next generation of industry leaders. The scholarships are an investment in the future of young people and the future of agriculture.”
The scholarship program is supported by the Foremost Farms USA Charitable Foundation.
Operating since Jan. 1, 1995, Foremost Farms USA ranks among the top ten dairy cooperatives in the U.S., based on milk volume. The cooperative operates 19 manufacturing facilities and two milk transfer stations for its 2,300 dairy farmer-members in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Ohio.