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Farm Bureau Scholarship  Deadline – April 11

Farm Bureau Foundation of Sonoma County will award $66,500 in scholarships this year to deserving students studying agriculture or an agricultural-related field at a four year college, junior college or vocational school. The Farm Bureau Foundation’s mission is to encourage – and financially assist – young people for rewarding careers in agriculture or a closely related agricultural field including the farm-to-table culinary arts.

The scholarships are listed below.

Scholarships were awarded last year to 27 students chosen among more than 40 applications received from Sonoma and Marin Counties. All of the scholarship winners were top students, excelling in academic, leadership and community service achievements.

A minimum cumulative GPA of 2.75 is required for all scholarship applicants. Farm Bureau Foundation Scholarships are only available to undergraduate students.

Scholarship applications are available online or by contacting Sonoma County Farm Bureau at (707) 544-5575 or visiting the office at 970 Piner Road, Santa Rosa.

Applications must be typed, printed, signed and delivered or postmarked with other required documents by the deadline of 5 p.m. April 11, 2014.

Download: 2014 Scholarship Application.pdf

Donate a Scholarship

Your tax deductible donation provides for local agricultural education activities including such programs as Ag Days, scholarships, 4-H & FFA programs, Agriculture Ambassadors, Farm Bureau Awards Program, Agriculture in the Classroom activities, local youth awards and much more.

If you would like to start a named scholarship, by donating $1,000 or more, please note the name of your scholarship at the bottom of the form. Download: Farm Bureau Foundation Donation Form.pdf

List of 2014 Scholarships

Bob & Leslie Kunde Memorial Scholarship $10,000
Jess Stonestreet Jackson Memorial Scholarship $ 10,000
Saralee McClelland Kunde Farm-to-Table Culinary Scholarship $ 5,000
John Jordan Foundation Scholarship – $ 2,500
Sonoma-Cutrer Vineyards Scholarship $ 2,500
Tamara Lewis Benson Memorial Scholarship $ 2,500
American AgCredit Scholarship $ 3,000
End-of-the-Road Gang $ 2,000
Charles Bacigalupi – Russian River Valley Winegrowers Scholarship $ 1,000
Mark Furusho Memorial Scholarship $ 1,000
Royal Petroleum “Flying A” Scholarship $ 2,000
Sonoma County Vineyard Technical Group $2,000
Sonoma County Vineyard Technical Group $1,000
Al Nissen Sunrise Farm Scholarship $ 1,000 x3
Roy King Dairymens Feed Scholarship $ 1,000 x3
Art Weyers Memorial Scholarship $ 1,000
Chris Maloney Crop Insurance Scholarship $ 1,000
Clover – Stornetta Farms Scholarship $ 1,000
Dick Weber Sunrise Farms Scholarships $ 1,000 x3
Friedman’s Home Improvement Scholarship $1,000
Herbert Burbank Jr. Memorial Scholarship $ 1,000
Holtz Family Scholarship $ 1,000
Isolena Maestretti and Bernice Beretta Memorial Scholarship $ 1,000
Jerry and Don’s Yaeger Pump & Well Scholarship $ 1,000
Keith Michael Phillips Memorial Scholarship $ 1,000
Lee Dolcini Dairymens Feed Scholarship $1,000
Art Lafranchi Memorial Scholarship $1,000
North Bay Petroleum Scholarship $1,000
Pete and Judy Barbieri Scholarship in memory of Italo Barbieri $1,000
Sonoma Marin Cattlewomen & Cattlemen Mona Chisholm Memorial Scholarship $ 1,000
Supervisor Efren Carrillo Scholarship $ 1,000
Marin County Farm Bureau Scholarship $ 500
North Coast/California Association of Pest Control Advisors $ 500

California Grown Branding Becomes Available to Farm Bureau Members

Through a new strategic partnership between the California Farm Bureau Federation and the Buy California Marketing Agreement, Farm Bureau members in California now have access to a 50 percent discount on California Grown branding and licensing for their agricultural commodities.

CFBF, a member of the marketing agreement, will help to promote and strengthen its California Grown brand, popularized through use of a blue-and-gold “CA Grown” license plate logo affixed to agricultural products. The joint venture provides a discounted channel for Farm Bureau members to connect with shoppers who enjoy and seek out California-grown foods and farm products.

“Farm Bureau and California Grown each recognize that people are eager to learn more about where their food comes from and how it is produced,” CFBF President Paul Wenger said. “California Grown is a powerful brand that resonates with shoppers, and we look forward to helping widen its reach.”

The purpose of the California Grown brand is to increase awareness and consumption of the state’s agricultural products among California consumers. Established 12 years ago, the California Grown program has been successful in maintaining the integrity behind the California Grown brand.

The California Grown service mark is designed to be used in advertisements, collateral materials, in-store materials and other places to indicate support of the California Grown campaign. Farm Bureau members interested in the program and seeking more information about California Grown branding may visit the California Grown website at www.californiagrown.org or phone 916-441-5302.

The California Farm Bureau Federation works to protect family farms and ranches on behalf of nearly 78,000 members statewide and as part of a nationwide network of more than 6.2 million Farm Bureau members.