BASF, the American Soybean Association (ASA) and the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) announced this year’s scholarship winners for both organizations at the 2009 Commodity Classic. The scholarships are awarded to tomorrow’s agricultural leaders pursuing a degree in an industry-related field.

Adam Burnhams (center) with U.S. Crop Protection Products at BASF presented the students with their awards on Friday. Four of the five students were able to attend this year’s Commodity Classic. They are pictured here, left to right – Michael Sukalski of Minnesota, Rita Cook of Iowa, Emily Treu of Wisconsin and Alex Coughlin of South Dakota. Not pictured is Elias Klokkenga of Illinois. Listen to interviews and get more information about the winners here on Corn Commentary.

Adam also presented the 2009-2010 Secure Optimal Yield (SOY) Scholarship, managed by the ASA and sponsored by BASF, to Brent Larson, a high-school senior from Canby, Minnesota, who plans to major in agronomy and minor in agricultural economics and agricultural marketing at South Dakota State University.

Listen to an interview with Brent here:
cc09-asa-scholar-brent.mp3

Adam says BASF has made a five-year commitment to each organization to support higher education in agriculture for members’ families. “We believe that the future of agriculture is in the hands of our leaders,” Adam says. “We need strong leaders in our industry and we need to invest in those leaders.”

Listen to an interview with Alex here:
cc09-basf-adam-scholars.mp3

2009 Commodity Classic photo album

BASF at Commodity Classic photo album.

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