Page 19 2025 Logan County Spring Outlook LINCOLN DAILY NEWS March 2025 animal nutrition company. Her husband Doug and she were given the opportunity to become a more integral part of production agriculture in recent years, and they now work full-time together on their grain farm and wean-tofinish pig farm. “All of these life experiences have prepared me to own my own farm and understand each sector of the agriculture industry that feeds into production agriculture. I am very thankful for this wonderful season of raising my kids on the farm!” Andrew McCarty Andrew, a 2011 recipient, says: “Receiving the Farm Bureau Ag Scholarship meant so much to me. Many of my childhood friends or those I looked up to had received this scholarship before me, so earning it was not only a huge help in covering educational expenses, but it also reassured me that I belonged in the agricultural community. Coming from a non-traditional ag background, I felt especially validated when receiving the scholarship in front of those same friends Photo provided by Andrew McCarty and respected members of our county’s ag community.” Since college Andrew has remained involved in agriculture. About two years ago he founded Pluto Commodities, an Ag Market Advisory and Commodity Brokerage. He and his wife Lael, raise beef cattle, chickens, and row crops on their small farm outside Atlanta, IL with their two dogs. Photo provided by Chelsea Irwin Chelsea (Coers) Irwin and Todd Irwin Chelsea is a 2012 scholarship recipient. She attended Lincoln Land Community College where she received a degree in Ag business. Currently she is a stay at home mom and spends her days with 3 year old twins Logan & CeCe and a distributor with Herbalife where you can find her on the weekends at LoCo Nutrition, serving up delicious teas! Continued --
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