Alsum Farms & Produce Awards $10,000 in Scholarships to High School Seniors; Larry Alsum Comments

FRIESLAND, WI - Alsum Farms & Produce is proud to announce the recipients of the Wisconsin potato grower, packer, and shipper’s annual high school senior scholarship program. Ten $1,000 scholarships have been awarded to deserving students preparing to make a positive impact in the agricultural industry.

The recipients were selected based on academic achievement; agricultural, community, and youth organization involvement; and they reside in the Alsum Farms & Produce growing or packing region. Each scholarship recipient received a $1,000 award for educational tuition expenses.

Students earning an Alsum Farms & Produce Scholarship are:

• Brock Dykstra (Cambria, Wis.), Clay Hoksbergen (Randolph, Wis.), Dylan Ryan (Fond du Lac, Wis.), Jackson Drews (Pardeeville, Wis.),
• Katherine Billhorn (Plain, Wis.), Mary Zwald (Beaver Dam, Wis.), Morgan Randall (Cambria, Wis.), Nancy Hansen (Grand Marsh, Wis.),
• Sawyer Bruins (Brandon, Wis.) and Wyatt Braker (Randolph, Wis.).

“We are proud to invest in future leaders in agriculture and our rural communities through the Alsum Farms & Produce scholarship program,” said Larry Alsum, Alsum Farms & Produce President & CEO, in the recent release. “We believe in supporting these young adults and are optimistic these students will seek careers in agriculture and the businesses that support agriculture.”

To learn how Alsum Farms & Produce farm-fresh and sustainably grown potatoes make their way from field to fork using the Wisconsin Healthy Grown® program, visit www.alsum.com.