- FamilyFarms Charities has established a memorial scholarship in memory of the late Roger Booth, an employee of AgriSolutions for nearly 38 years. Booth passed away on June 30 from pancreatic cancer.
- Sixteen students from throughout the U.S. have been selected by The National FFA Organization as finalists for its 2016 top achievement awards: American Star Farmer, American Star in Agribusiness, American Star in Agricultural Placement and American Star in Agriscience.
- Swanson Russell recently announced three new employees in its Lincoln office: Joe Giusto was hired as a media planner, Chelsea Honnens will be working as an associate designer, and Ryan Koenig will join the team as an associate user experience designer.
- The American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture recently awarded 13 $500 mini-grants to communities across the nation through the Foundation’s White-Reinhardt Fund for Education program, which allocates grant money throughout county and state Farm Bureaus to help expand agricultural literacy efforts.