DEVELOPING FUTURE AG LEADERS

The CHS Foundation is funded by charitable gifts from CHS. Since 1946, we’ve been committed to making a long-lasting, measurable impact on rural America on behalf of our farmer-owners.

Our Aspirations

Check out the CHS Stewardship Report to view our aspirations for the next three years.

15,355

students enlightened about ag careers

2023 Goal: 25,000

5,540

students educated about co-ops

2023 Goal: 12,000

64,420

future ag leaders supported

2023 Goal: 125,000

University Funding

Support of diversity and precision ag projects

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Scholarships

Cultivating opportunity through support of students studying agriculture.

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Rural Youth Leadership

Growing high-impact leadership programs to engage students in agriculture.

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Generous, broad and continued support from the CHS Foundation has an impact on our members and agricultural education teachers at the local, state and national levels.

Molly Ball

National FFA Foundation President

Jenna Tollefson, student (left); Janelle Hueners, ag teacher (left), Detroit Lakes High School

The CHS Foundation partners with National FFA Organization to support teachers and future ag leaders

The CHS Foundation will commit more than $4 million over the next three years as part of our ongoing support of FFA, teachers and agricultural education.

SDSU precision ag instructor Nic Uilk, left, examines field maps with students Park Aase, center, and Rosalyn Madsen in one of the new Raven Precision Agriculture Center's high-tech classrooms.

New precision ag major attracts student interest and industry support

A new facility is home to a new type of ag major, the country’s first four-year degree in precision agriculture and features state-of-the-art classrooms, labs and spaces for industry collaboration.