Chalupa wins IFAA scholarship

DES MOINES ? Erin Chalupa of Keota was awarded the $2,500 Cattlemen?s Beef Quarters Scholarship by the Iowa Foundation for Agricultural Advancement (IFAA) during the Iowa State Fair Sale of Champions on Saturday, Aug. 19, 2017. Erin?s parents are Nate and Anne Chalupa.

IFAA is a nonprofit organization founded in 1988. It is composed of agricultural enthusiasts dedicated to encouraging 4-H and FFA livestock, poultry and agriculture project members to pursue ag-related careers. IFAA founders recognized that Iowa?s young people are the future of agriculture in Iowa and that an important way to support and retain Iowa?s future ag leaders is to provide financial support to those young people interested in ag careers.