Office Hours
Monday - Friday
8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
(Lunch: 11:30 - 12:30)
105 S Hutton Dr | PO Box 329 | Newton, IL 62448
618-783-2733
Where Membership Means Value
Foundation & Ag in the Classroom
To be eligible for consideration, an applicant must:
- Be a graduating high school senior or enrolled as a freshman,
sophomore, or junior in a post-secondary school.
- Be enrolled at a post-secondary school to study in an
agriculture related field.
- Exhibit potential for successful completion of course of
study.
- Be a resident of Illinois.
Jasper County Farm Bureau Foundation Scholarship
Applications Due March 14, 2025
A Scholarship will be awarded in the amount of $500
2025 Scholarship Recipients
Evan Baltzell
Kelby Ochs
Jaxson Wilson
Jaxson is attending Lake Land College and pursuing a civil engineering degree with computer aided design (CAD). Through his studies, he hopes to be able to work locally to establish property boundaries, layout new livestock facilities, and design conservation projects.
Kelby is attending Wabash Valley College and studying agribusiness/ag production. Through his studies, he will be expanding his knowledge of agriculture and ag co-ops, which will benefit his work on the family farm. He is a member of Collegiate Farm Bureau at WVC and will be serving as president for the 25-26 school year.
Evan is attending Wabash Valley College and studying diesel mechanics. He is a member of the diesel club and will be helping agriculture by working on farm equipment and trucks that haul fertilizer.
