Local students receive CHS Foundation scholarships to pursue careers in agriculture

The CHS Foundation, funded by charitable gifts from CHS Inc., is committed to developing the next generation of leaders in agriculture. As part of the foundation’s work centered on advancing agriculture education, it has awarded scholarships to 14 Minnesota high school graduates. The Minnesota students are among 100 students representing 23 states and Canada. Each will receive a $1,000 scholarship to cover expenses associated with their freshman year of college.

“The success of our hometown communities and rural America depends on students with a strong interest in agriculture to pursue ag-focused degrees and be the innovators to feed the world into the future,” says Nanci Lilja, president, CHS Foundation. “We’re pleased to recognize these students with scholarships and join their communities in looking forward to the important contributions they’ll make to the ag industry.”

These Minnesota high school students are among the 2017 CHS scholarship winners:

Erica Earley, Wykoff, Minn.; Northeast Iowa Community College; Agriculture Business and Beef Science

Jacey Edlin, Jackson, Minn.; South Dakota State University; Agricultural Education

Mikayla Erf, Oakdale, Minn.; University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Animal Science

Dillon Gratz, Atwater, Minn.; South Dakota State University; Dairy Science

Kylee Kohls, Litchfield, Minn.; South Dakota State University; Agriculture Education, Communications & Leadership

Adam Kroll, Royalton, Minn.; North Dakota State University; Ag Economics

Holly Larson; Medford, Minn.; South Dakota State University; Agricultural Education

Madeline Patterson, Kenyon, Minn.; North Dakota State University; Agricultural Communication

Kourtney Pederson, Farmington, Minn.; Iowa State University; Agribusiness

Joshua Schlumpberger, Bowlus, Minn.; University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Computer Science

John Toelle, Brown’s Valley, Minn.; North Dakota State College of Science; Farm Management

Jared Troendle, Lanesboro, Minn.; South Dakota State University; Agricultural Business

Madeline Weninger, Buffalo, Minn.; South Dakota State University; Agricultural Education

Sierra Williamson, Sherburn, Minn.; University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Agricultural and Food Business Management

An independent, external committee selected recipients based on their career goals, essays, extracurricular involvement, transcripts and reference letters.  In addition to high school scholarships, the CHS Foundation funds an additional 200 scholarships for students enrolled in an agricultural-related program at colleges across the country.  These scholarships range from $1,000 to $2,000 and are directly administered by more than 30 CHS partner schools.  Click here for more information.

About the CHS Foundation

The CHS Foundation is funded by charitable gifts from CHS Inc., the nation’s leading farmer-owned cooperative and a global energy, grains and foods company. As a part of the CHS stewardship focus, the CHS Foundation supports organizations that develop future leaders for agriculture through education and leadership programs, improve agricultural safety and enhance community vitality in rural America. Learn more at chsinc.com/stewardship.

St. Charles Cardtrol Closure

As a valued customer, it is important that you know the St. Charles Cardtrol location will cease operation as of May 18, 2017. The St. Charles convenience store will remain open, as usual, and kerosene will be available at our Chatfield convenience store.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause you. This decision, however, may have a positive effect for the community. The City of St. Charles is acquiring our parcel of land where the Cardtrol is located as part of the MnDOT Safe Routes to School grant program. As you know, safety is always a priority for CHS and that includes safety of our children as they walk or bicycle to school.

For your convenience, you can always find the locations of our other Cenex convenience stores and Cardtrols in the area on our website (www.chsrochester.) Learn more about the grant and plans for St. Charles here http://www.winonapost.com/News/County/ArticleID/48640/Safer-streets-sidewalks-for-St-Charles

Annual Meeting Notice

The CHS (Rochester) annual meeting is Friday, March 17, 2017 at the Kahler Apache. The doors open at 9:30 am with the meeting at 10:30 am with lunch to follow. We are also looking for food and monetary donations for our Harvest for Hunger food drive! Please consider bringing nonperishable food items that will be distributed throughout those communities that we serve. Help us fight hunger!

 

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Farmer Survey

CHS is always working to ensure we provide the services and expertise to help your operation grow for generations to come.  As a producer-owner of CHS, the future of your operation is important to us.  We want to make sure we provide you the value, expertise and services you need today as well as in the future.  In order to help us prepare our plans, we encourage you to take this brief, 15-minute survey before Friday, March 25.

Take the survey now by clicking here.
If that does not work, copy and paste the below link in your browser.
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2016_Mar_CHSFarmer

There will be five winners drawn from the completed survey respondents.  Each winner will receive complimentary registration fees, which includes one hotel room and meals (valued over $2,000) for one person and a guest for the 2017 Your CHS Experience Board Development event in Las Vegas.  Your CHS Experience is a great opportunity to network with other cooperative members, hone leadership skills and learn more about serving on a cooperative board.

We value not only your candid answers but also your time in helping us.  Thank you.

Phone update:

Currently, the Rochester office phones are operating but on a limited basis. Until new equipment comes in Thursday, only part of our Rochester office will have office phones that are operating. If you need to contact someone at the Rochester office, feel free to call and we will still get you into contact with whomever you need to speak with.

Thank you for your patience through this.

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