SCHOLARSHIPS
The Foundation supports a broad range of activities relating to agricultureStudent Support
The leaders of tomorrow are the students of today. We offer education assistance awards to students attending a college or university while majoring in a subject relating to agriculture. By helping defray the costs of a higher education, it is hoped that the college or university graduate will return to Nevada as a leader in agriculture.
Youth Education Activities
We offer support to the Future Farmers of America and 4-H groups in such activities as livestock judging.
Research and Development
We provide assistance to programs designed to aid in solving the problems of Nevada’s rural communities, farmers and ranchers. The Foundation often collaborates with Nevada Cooperative Extension, UNR and the College of Agriculture, Biotechnology & Natural Resources, UNR in an effort to provide research and educational opportunities at the local level.
SCHOLARSHIP
Student Support: The leaders of tomorrow are the students of today. We offer education assistance awards to students attending a college or university pursuing an agricultural or related degree.
TRACY SHANE
State Livestock Extension Specialist
As State Livestock Extension Specialist in Nevada, Dr. Tracy Shane’s role is to advance livestock production in Nevada through applied research, education, and outreach. Prior to this position, she served as a lecturer and advisor as well as research associate in the Department of Agriculture, Veterinary and Rangeland Sciences at UNR, teaching courses in livestock production, welfare, and management. She has taught beef quality assurance and sheep quality assurance courses and has been instrumental in providing animal health and welfare instruction to veterinary science, animal science, and rangeland management students for over 17 years in Nevada. As a research associate, she has spent the last 5 years supervising and leading a team of undergraduate research technicians and graduate students in completing rangeland-livestock experiments across Nevada, conducting data analysis and preparing peer-reviewed publications. As a former rangeland management consultant and Natural Resources Conservation Service Rangeland Management Specialist, she has provided technical assistance to livestock producers and Tribes across Nevada, California, and Idaho. Dr. Shane is a prior recipient of graduate and undergraduate scholarships from the Nevada Agricultural Foundation and attributes much of her success in her education to the support she received from this, as well as other organizations.
CASEY BIEROTH
Risk Analysis Coordinator & Production Agriculturalist
Casey Bieroth was the recipient of the Golden Scholarship from the Nevada Agricultural Foundation. He graduated from Elko High School in 2003 and went on to study agribusiness at Kansas State University (KSU). Mr. Bieroth graduated from KSU in 2007 with his Bachelor of Science and went on pursue a graduate degree from KSU. He received a Master of Science in Agricultural Economics from KSU in 2010. Mr. Bieroth is currently a Risk Analysis Coordinator for AgriBeef Co. based in Boise, Idaho. He is also heavily involved in his family’s cattle ranching operations in northeastern Nevada.
JESSICA BELL
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine
Jessica (Allen) Bell was the recipient of the Golden Scholarship from the Nevada Agricultural Foundation. She graduated from Yerington High School in Mason Valley, Nevada in 1998. She attended the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR) where she studied animal science as an undergraduate. She graduated from UNR in 2002 and went on to study veterinary medicine at Washington State University (WSU) in Pullman, Washington. Ms. Bell graduated from WSU in 2005 and is currently practicing 40% small animal, 40% equine, and 20% livestock medicine at Rustebakke Veterinary Service where she is an associate veterinarian. She lives with her husband and two children in Colton, Washington. Jessica is currently the secretary of the North Idaho Veterinary Medical Association and involved in her local 4-H and FFA livestock programs.
JEREMY DREW
Resources, Range & Environmental Principal.
Jeremy Drew was a recipient of the William Kelly Golden Memorial Scholarship from the Nevada Agricultural Foundation. Jeremy attended the University of Nevada, Reno where he obtained dual degrees in Civil Engineering and Environmental Resource Sciences. He worked seasonally for the Nevada Division of Wildlife and began volunteering for several prominent conservation / sportsmen non-governmental organizations. His volunteer work led him to engage in policy processes at all levels of government. He began working at Resource Concepts, Inc. in 2005 as an Engineering Intern. Today he is a Principal Resource Specialist, helping to manage the company while still engaging in project and policy work. Jeremy served 6 years on the Nevada Board of Wildlife Commissioners and 4 years on the Nevada Sagebrush Ecosystem Council. He currently serves as one of two Council for Agricultural Research, Extension and Teaching (CARET) Delegates for the UNR College of Agriculture, Biotechnology and Natural Resources.
