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Scholarship Info 02/10/23 12:45:55 PM
College & Technical College Scholarships
Annually, Equity Cooperative Livestock Sales Association offers scholarships to youth. One $1,250 4-year or univertisty scholarship is awarded in each of Equity’s 10 districts, as well as four general $1,000 technical college scholarships. Students applying much have completed two or more semesters at a 4-year or university college, or at lease one semester at a technical college. The student must have a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or above, on a 4.0 scale. Either the student, their parent(s) or grandparents(s) must be an active shipping member of employee of Equity Cooperative Livestock Sales Association.
“As we look to the future of agriculture, our board of directors is dedicated to helping today’s youth become tomorrow’s leaders,” says Curt Larson, President and CEO. “Our goal is to encourage more young people to pursue agricultural careers.”
Equity Cooperative Livestock Sales Association is a federated cooperative headquartered in Baraboo, Wisconsin. Equity operates 11 auction markets and has a collection point in Menominee, Michigan, and a hog and cattle marketing center in Arlington, Wisconsin. Equity services producers with the marketing, managing and financing of their agricultural businesses.
The corporate college scholarships are due by Wednesday, November 30, 2022, for the 2023 scholarships, awarded in January.==================================================================================
High School Scholarships Offered by Shipping Associations
Equity Cooperative Livestock Sales Association is a federated cooperative made up of 34 local shipping associations, who each have their own board of directors and high school scholarship programs. Students applying for these scholarships must be high school students who plan to attend continuing education. Each board offers different amounts, deadlines and qualifications, so that is why contact name and number is listed for each in the listing below, by district. If you need to look up your district and association number, please use the Patron Info tab on this website and under Association Information, you just need to insert your zip code, which will then explain how to correctly identify your association.
The following associations offer high school scholarships:
District I
| 6 | - Equity Kettle Moraine Lakeside Livestock Marketing Cooperative – Contact Charlie Held at (262) 644-8270 | | 13 | – Equity Rock River Livestock Marketing Cooperative – Contact Larry Bischoff at (920) 285-3097 | | 4 | – Equity Southern Livestock Marketing Cooperative – Contact Heather Dorn at (608) 290-3688 | | 23 | – Equity Columbian Livestock Marketing Cooperative – Contact Craig Statz at (608) 575-2912 | District II
| 93 | – Equity Ripon-Lomira Livestock Marketing Cooperative – Contact Bob Galdi at (920) 517-3233 | District IV
| 14 | – Equity Northeast Livestock Marketing Cooperative – Contact Jeff Engebretsen at (715) 853-3265 | | 16 | – Bonduel Livestock Cooperative Shipping Association – Contact Dennis Bergsbaken at (715) 853-1185 | District V
| 69 | – Farmers Cooperative Marketing Association of Price County – Contact Marianne Kerner at (715) 339-3128 | | 75 | – Equity Stratford Livestock Marketing Cooperative – Contact Steve Roets at (715) 409-3485 | District VI
| 60 | – Beef River Livestock Cooperative – Contact Larry Drangstveit at (715) 287-4797 | | 86 | – Equity Buffalo-Pepin Marketing Cooperative – Contact Rick Treu at (608) 863-0799 | | 5 | – Equity Chippewa Valley Livestock Marketing Cooperative – Contact Les Danielson at (715) 313-0309 | | 72 | – Equity Western Livestock Marketing Cooperative – Contact Steve Ackerlund at (715) 962-4447 | | 92 | – Rusk County Cooperative Shipping Association – Contact Don Hoffelt at (715) 868-7889 | |
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