Congratulations to all of this year's winners!
Best Booth--Fred Gloeckner Shayne Johnson was a first time exhibitor at the NDNGLA Convention, did a really nice job, and received the First Place Best Booth Award!  Second Place Best Booth--Alta Falls Irv and Alta Falls always do an exceptional job of setting up a beautiful display to welcome people to the Trade Show. Irv and Terry Anderson teamed up to receive the Second Place Best Booth Award this year.  Third Place Best Booth--Sester Farms
Roger Whaley of Sester Farms did another excellent display and won the Third Place Best Booth award!  Honorable Mentions Mississippi Topsoils and Gertens were recognized as Honorable Mentions for the very nice displays that both companies exhibited at the Trade Show.   Scholarship Winners The 2018-2019 recipient of the Harry C. Baker Memorial Scholarship award of 500.00 at NDSU was given to Jason Gilbraith of Fargo. Jason is a 4th year student studying Horticultural Production. He is also the Treasurer of NDSU’s Horticulture & Forestry Club. Outside of school, Jason currently runs and operates his family-run urban farm, JLGreens, LLC. They grow produce and mushrooms for the local community (markets, co-ops, and chefs). Jason was born and raised in Fargo and graduated from Davies High. After graduation, Jason plan on expanding the family urban farm to a larger operation. Jason’s family has farm land north of Moorhead which is where they are currently planning their expansion.  The 2018-2019 recipient of the Nicholas N. Boehm Scholarship award of 500.00 at Dakota College in Bottineau is Janie Vandal. She graduated from Bottineau High School in 2016 and attended NDSU for 2 years. She had worked for Lowe’s Garden Center and then decided Horticulture was her true calling. So, Janie enrolled at Dakota College where she maintained a 4.0 GPA. She hopes to teach horticulture and/or be involved with greenhouse work in some form after graduation.
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