Fornstrom awarded scholarship from Betaseed

BETASEED, INC. announces the 2019 Scholarship Winner in the Western Sugar South area. Andrew Fornstrom was awarded a $500 Scholarship. Mike Marker, sales representative with Betaseed, Inc. presented the check. ​

Andrew graduated this spring and will be attending the University of Wyoming. He plans to study physical therapy and would eventually like to work as an athletic trainer or a physical therapist. Andrew is the son of Mark and Susan Fornstrom. Andrew’s father owns Fornstrom Farms, LLC and Lodgepole Valley Potatoes near Pine Bluffs, Wyoming.

Betaseed awards annual scholarships to students to help further their college education. The scholarship committee selected Andrew based on the essay he submitted on “What Could the Future Hold for Sugarbeets and Sugarbeet Producers”.  Betaseed is proud to support the region’s youth and wishes Andrew a very successful college career.

Betaseed, Inc., headquartered in Bloomington, Minnesota, is North America’s premier sugarbeet seed company.  From our start in 1970, Betaseed has maintained a longstanding commitment to the beet sugar industry, with research and seed production operations in several states and marketing seed to all sugarbeet markets.  Our mission is to develop the best performing seed products and services through innovative people, plant breeding, and seed technology.