FRIESLAND, WI - Alsum Farms & Produce is proud to announce the recipients of the Wisconsin potato grower, packer, shippers’ inaugural 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, youth organization involvement and reside in 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:

Ally Saloun (Portage, Wis.), Ashton Brusveen (Cambria, Wis.), Isaac Ziebarth (Arena, Wis.), Kaylee Jahnke (Friesland, Wis.), Kylie Rimmert (Cambria, Wis.), Madyson Bitsky (Grand Marsh, Wis.), Max Luedtke (Beaver Dam, Wis.), Nicholas Medema (Randolph, Wis.), Ryan Clark (Mayville, Wis.) and Tabitha Buwalda (Waupun, Wis.).

“In our inaugural year of the Alsum Farms & Produce scholarship program, we are proud to be able to invest in future leaders in agriculture and our rural communities.,” said Larry Alsum, Alsum Farms & Produce President & CEO, in a recent press relase. “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.