MANHATTAN — Each year Kansas Farm Bureau’s (KFB) Foundation for Agriculture awards scholarships to college students studying in fields that benefit agriculture and rural Kansas. Forty-five recipients were awarded $26,500 in scholarships for the 2025-26 school year.

“We’re investing in students today to ensure they become tomorrow’s leaders,” says KFB President and Foundation Chair Joe Newland.

In addition to the foundation’s scholarships, county Farm Bureaus across Kansas awarded more than $160,000 in scholarships to nearly 200 recipients.

“The KFB Foundation for Agriculture is absolutely thrilled to support our member students through these scholarship awards,” says Shannon Martin, the foundation’s assistant director. “It’s an honor to invest in their potential and help them achieve their academic and personal goals.”

Local recipient of KFB’s Foundation for Agriculture scholarships is Nicole Haase, Ellsworth County, awarded $1,000 for the Frank and Helen Bernasek Memorial Scholarship, a permanent, privately endowed scholarship fund.

Two $1,000 KFB Foundation scholarships were awarded to juniors and seniors enrolled at Fort Hays State University. Local recipient was Kortney Lang, Barton County.

Twenty-four recipients received $500 scholarships. These students are attending a Kansas college with a Kansas Farm Bureau Collegiate Farm Bureau chapter. Students must be a Collegiate Farm Bureau chapter member. Local recipients are Kierra Eck, Russell County - Barton Community College: Allie Seltman, Rush County - Kansas State University.