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    2026 Union County Scholarship Recipients

    These students have big plans for their future and we are proud to support them!

    Kathleen Vallejos | Posted on

    July 7, 2026



    2026 Union County Farm Bureau scholarship recipients

    Each year, Union County Farm Bureau proudly establishes a scholarship fund to support the academic journeys of our community’s youth. Designed for Farm Bureau members and their children, these funds assist students as they begin or continue their higher education, with a special preference given to those pursuing degrees in agriculture. 

    We are thrilled to highlight the exceptional achievements of our 2026 Union County Farm Bureau scholarship recipients. Please join us in congratulating these hardworking young men and women. We are immensely proud of their dedication, accomplishments, and ongoing contributions to our local agricultural community!

    Union County Farm Bureau Awards $5,000 to 2026 Scholarship Recipients

    Andrew Agner is a 2026 graduate of Fairbanks High School. He helps operate his family’s small hay production farm in Milford Center. He will attend the Ohio State University ATI in the fall.
    Sophie Brinkerhoff is a 2026 graduate of North Union High School. She has participated in the National High School Rodeo Association and FFA for several years. She will be attending Dodge City Community College, in Kansas, to study welding technology this fall.
    Zach Howald is a 2026 graduate of North Union High School. He was a two-time officer of the North Union FFA and a national competitor. He helps on his Godfather’s grain farm and finished his last year of showing pigs. He will attend Huntington University in the fall to study agronomy and crop science.
    Nathan Jones is a 2026 graduate of North Union High School. He has shown cattle and swine at the fair for 12 years and is an active member in 4-H and FFA. Nathan has also volunteered more than 60 hours of community service and over 1,200 hours of work at his job on a dairy farm for his supervised agriculture experience in FFA. This fall he will attend The Ohio State University in Wooster to major in power and hydraulic engineering.

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    We’re just so thankful for the Farm Bureau and the foundation for helping put this together. And of course, the Boyert family for the vision they had with this grant. It’s jumping us forward 10 years. It’s unbelievable.
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    The issue of property taxation remains as one of the biggest challenges our members face today. Ensuring agricultural property is valued for its agricultural potential and not development is critical to the continued success of Ohio agriculture.
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