Grant Recipients
Here are previous AGRI Preparing for Extreme Weather Grant recipients, listed by fiscal year (FY).
Fiscal Year 2025
| Name | City | County | Type |
|---|
| Aaron Brand | Farmington | Dakota | Specialty Crops |
| Abraham Bentley | Vergas | Otter Tail | Livestock |
| Alexandra Hanson | Chatfield | Olmsted | Livestock |
| Amy Germolus | Ada | Norman | Livestock |
| Angela Irvine | Brookston | Saint Louis | Livestock |
| Ann Brombach | St. Paul | Scott | Specialty Crops |
| Ann Larson | Albert Lea | Freeborn | Livestock |
| Anthony Wayne Hamrick | Warren | Polk | Livestock |
| Benet Glanzer | Carlso | Douglas | Livestock |
| Brooke Dunsmore | Mora | Kanabec | Livestock |
| Carl Ekre | Hawley | Clay | Livestock |
| Christopher R James | Hastings | Washington | Specialty Crops |
| Cory Walker | Villard | Pope | Livestock |
| Curtis Paul Brisk | Pierz | Crow Wing | Livestock |
| Daniel Schutte | Two Harbors | Lake | Specialty Crops |
| Daniel Zimmerli | Waldorf | Waseca | Specialty Crops |
| David Schrunk | Canby | Yellow Medicine | Livestock |
| Doug Ahlgren | Makinen | Saint Louis | Livestock |
| Dream of Wild Health | Minneapolis | Hennepin | Specialty Crops |
| Erica Sawatzke | Kensington | Douglas | Livestock |
| Ethan Muellerleile | Elysian | Le Sueur | Livestock |
| Evert Olesen | Dawson | Lac qui Parle | Livestock; Specialty Crops |
| Fam Farm L.L.C. | Princeton | Isanti | Specialty Crops |
| Grace Brosnan | Northfield | Rice | Livestock |
| Grady Ruble | Albert Lea | Freeborn | Livestock |
| Greg Sandager | Stillwater | Washington | Specialty Crops |
| Hillary Paulson | Trail | Polk | Livestock |
| Jake Powell | Stillwater | Washington | Specialty Crops |
| Jary Holst | Kellogg | Wabasha | Livestock |
| Jayna Larrea | Litchfield | Meeker | Specialty Crops |
| Jesse Walker | Rushmore | Nobles | Specialty Crops |
| Joan Foster | Princeton | Isanti | Livestock |
| Jonathan Nelson | Hinckley | Pine | Livestock |
| Joseph Arnold | Holloway | Swift | Specialty Crops |
| Josh Kelm | Faribault | Rice | Livestock |
| Josh Krenz | Princeton | Sherburne | Livestock |
| Justin Jerde | Crookston | Polk | Livestock |
| Katherine Brozek | Redwood Falls | Redwood | Specialty Crops |
| Kathryn Davis | Hayfield | Dodge | Specialty Crops |
| Kurt Thell | Freeport | Stearns | Livestock |
| Logan Clark | Chatfield | Olmsted | Livestock; Specialty Crops |
| Luke Stevens | Hazel Run | Yellow Medicine | Livestock |
| Matthew Arends | Prior Lake | Scott | Specialty Crops |
| Miriam Kilpatrick | Alexandria | Douglas | Livestock |
| Morgan Voxland | Mcintosh | Polk | Specialty Crops |
| Myles Tomsche | Long Prairie | Morrison | Livestock |
| Nathan Dalman | Pelican Rapids | Otter Tail | Specialty Crops |
| Neil Roiger | Sanborn | Brown | Livestock |
| Nicholas Steffel | Olivia | Renville | Livestock; Specialty Crops |
| Patrick Kalmes | Rollingstone | Winona | Livestock |
| Rachel Gray | Blackduck | Beltrami | Livestock |
| Rebecca Rudebusch | Northfield | Rice | Specialty Crops |
| Ronald Woltjer, Tai Jen Kiu | Little Falls | Morrison | Specialty Crops |
| Rosie Petty | Vesta | Redwood | Specialty Crops |
| Ross L. Herber | Utica | Winona | Livestock |
| Ryan Nelson | Ogilvie | Kanabec | Livestock |
| Sarah Mayer | Finland | Lake | Specialty Crops |
| Shannon Urban | Sunburg | Kandiyohi | Livestock; Specialty Crops |
| Strawberries Galore and More LLC | Albany | Stearns | Specialty Crops |
| Suzanne Kollodge | Mora | Kanabec | Specialty Crops |
| Tobin Tyler | Appleton | Swift | Livestock |
| Travis Ryan | Goodhue | Goodhue | Livestock |
| Travis Schiefelbein | Kimball | Meeker | Livestock |
| Troy and Chelsey Smith | Esko | Carlton | Specialty Crops |
| Xe Susane Moua | St. Paul | Ramsey | Specialty Crops |
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Fiscal Year 2024
| Name | City | County | Type |
|---|
| Aaron Wills | Northfield | Dakota | Specialty crops |
| Aidan Read | Nerstand | Rice | Livestock |
| Amanda Johnson | Dellwood | Washington | Specialty crops |
| Amy Mulder | Woodstock | Murray | Livestock |
| Asa Nelson | Slayton | Murray | Livestock |
| Bluff Valley Farm Water Project | Wabasha | Wabasha | Livestock; Specialty crops |
| Brady Folkestad | Burnsville | Goodhue | Specialty crops |
| Brenda Miller | Osakis | Todd | Livestock |
| Brittany Johnson | Moose Lake | Carlton | Specialty crops |
| Byron Hechter | Edina | Winona | Specialty crops |
| Carter Lee | Rushford | Fillmore | Livestock |
| Clara Davis | Taylors Falls | Chisago | Livestock |
| Clayton Barg | Pillager | Cass | Livestock |
| Cory Walker | Villard | Pope | Livestock |
| Crystal Swanson | Spicer | Kandiyohi | Specialty crops |
| Dane Diede | Preston | Fillmore | Specialty crops |
| Daniel Dreyer | Ottertail | Otter Tail | Livestock |
| Darcy Sjomeling | Montrose | Wright | Specialty crops |
| Eric Heins | Altura | Wabasha | Livestock |
| Gary Borash | Bowlus | Stearns | Livestock; Specialty crops |
| Haley Ammann-Ekstrom | Odin | Martin | Livestock |
| Hannah Bernhardt | Finlayson | Pine | Livestock |
| Holly Pearson DeVries | North Branch | Isanti | Livestock |
| Janaki Fisher-Merritt | Wrenshall | Carlton | Livestock; Specialty crops |
| Janice Reuland | St. Louis Park | Washington | Specialty crops |
| Jayna Larrea | Litchfield | Meeker | Specialty crops |
| Jennifer Olson | Villard | Pope | Livestock |
| Jessica Heiden | Rushford | Winona | Livestock |
| Jessica Webb | Glenville | Freeborn | Livestock |
| Joan Olson | Litchfield | Meeker | Specialty crops |
| Jodi Brown | Oak Park | Mille Lacs | Livestock;Specialty crops |
| John Judkins | Bemidji | Beltrami | Specialty crops |
| John Krueger | Lake Elmo | Washington | Specialty crops |
| Jonathan Nelson | Hinckley | Pine | Livestock |
| Kayla Nelson | Mabel | Fillmore | Livestock |
| Keith Hartmann | Gibbon | Nicollet | Livestock |
| Kelley Rajala | Aitkin | Aitkin | Specialty crops |
| Kristi Dormanen | Mahnomen | Mahnomen | Livestock |
| Matthew Erickson | Fertile | Polk | Livestock |
| Matthew Hardy | Shafer | Chisago | Livestock |
| Matthew Holt | Long Prairie | Todd | Livestock |
| Mayerlin Challander | Cambridge | Isanti | Livestock; Specialty crops |
| Michael Kurth | Stewart | Renville | Livestock |
| Michelle Benrud | Goodhue | Goodhue | Livestock |
| Mindi Arendt | Mazeppa | Wabasha | Livestock |
| Miriam Kilpatrick | Alexandria | Douglas | Livestock |
| Nathan Wiese | Verndale | Todd | Livestock |
| Pansi Millage | Cannon Falls | Goodhue | Specialty crops |
| Philip Breen | Pelican Rapids | Otter Tail | Livestock |
| Philip Hannay | Buffalo | Wright | Specialty crops |
| Rachel Gray | Blackduck | Beltrami | Livestock |
| Roger Jax | Adams | Mower | Livestock |
| Ronald Pagel | Eyota | Olmsted | Livestock |
| Russell Gerads | Royalton | Morrison | Specialty crops |
| Sarah Sigford | Grand Marais | Cook | Specialty crops |
| Scott D. Anderson | Taunton | Lyon | Livestock |
| Scott Herber | Utica | Winona | Livestock |
| Stephanie Paulsen | Isle | Kanabec | Livestock |
| Stephen L Kavan | North Oaks | Anoka | Specialty crops |
| Stephen m Lunak | Isanti | Isanti | Specialty crops |
| Stephen Meyer | Kettle River | Carlton | Specialty crops |
| Stuart Lavalier | New Hope | Hennepin | Specialty crops |
| Tara Meyer | Sauk Centre | Stearns | Livestock |
| Timothy B Zweber | Elko | Scott | Livestock |
| Tony Heppner | Mabel | Houston | Livestock |
| Travis Roethler | Nerstand | Rice | Livestock; Specialty crops |
| Troy King | Caledonia | Houston | Livestock |
| Verna Kragnes | Moorhead | Clay | Livestock; Specialty crops |
| Vong Thao | St. Paul | Ramsey | Livestock; Specialty crops |
| Wililyn Dowell | Grand Rapids | Itasca | Specialty crops |
| Zeke Berg | Monticello | Wright | Specialty crops |
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