Tractor Supply Names Next Class of FFA Future Leaders, Launches Fundraiser for Largest Agriculture Scholarship of Its Kind

Tractor Supply (TSCO) and the Tractor Supply Company Foundation named 146 recipients of the 2026 FFA Future Leaders Scholarship, supporting students from 32 states pursuing agriculture and skilled trades.

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• Since 2022, the FFA Future Leaders Scholarship has provided more than $4 million to help more than 500 students pursue education and careers in agriculture and the skilled trades.
• From September 7-20, Tractor Supply customers can once again help fund scholarships for the next generation of farmers, ranchers and skilled professionals by donating at checkout in stores and online.
• Limited-edition National FFA Convention T-shirts benefiting FFA programs are now available in stores and online.

BRENTWOOD, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Behind every FFA Future Leaders Scholarship is a young person with a plan for the future, and a community helping make that plan possible.

Tractor Supply announced 146 recipients of the 2026 FFA Future Leaders Scholarship.

Today, Tractor Supply Company (NASDAQ: TSCO), the largest rural lifestyle retailer in the United States, and the Tractor Supply Company Foundation announced 146 recipients of the 2026 FFA Future Leaders Scholarship. The students, representing 32 states, are pursuing careers ranging from agribusiness, agricultural engineering and veterinary care to welding, construction and diesel mechanics—all fields that will help sustain rural communities for generations to come.

Since Tractor Supply and the National FFA Organization established the Future Leaders Scholarship in 2022, more than 500 students have received support to continue their education in agriculture and the skilled trades. More than $4 million has been awarded to date, made possible in part by Tractor Supply customers who have supported the program year after year at checkout.

This year’s fundraising drive will be held in stores and online at TractorSupply.com from Monday, September 7 to Sunday, September 20. Additionally, 2026 limited-edition National FFA Convention T-shirts are now available for purchase in stores and online, enabling customers to wear their FFA support with pride. Proceeds go directly to FFA to benefit its Gift of Blue, Living to Serve and Alumni Legacy Grants programs.

“Every one of these students has a story, a dream and a desire to make a difference in the communities they call home,” said Joe Fell, Vice President of Merchandise Operations at Tractor Supply and a member of the FFA Sponsor Board. “What makes this program so meaningful is that our customers are helping turn those dreams into opportunities. More than 500 Future Leaders have now received scholarships, and some of our earliest recipients are already graduating, beginning their careers and giving back to rural America. As we celebrate this year's class, we invite our local communities to help us open doors for one more generation of Future Leaders.”

The FFA Future Leaders Scholarship provides $10,000 scholarships to FFA members pursuing agriculture-related studies in four-year programs and $5,000 scholarships to members attending two-year programs or trade schools. For students and their families, that support can help ease the financial burden of continuing their education and allow them to focus on preparing for the careers they hope to build.

For Daphne Bownds, a freshman at Blinn College-Bryan pursuing veterinary technology, the scholarship means being one step closer to a career serving animals and agriculture.

“This scholarship will help ease the financial burden of college as I pursue my education and continue working toward a career in the agricultural field,” Bownds said. “I am incredibly grateful for your investment in my future and for supporting the next generation of leaders in agriculture.”

Daphne is one of 146 students in this year's class, each with a different path but a shared commitment to building a future in the communities and industries that keep rural America strong. The FFA Future Leader Scholarship recipients come from 32 states, each with visions of careers in agricultural policy, engineering, construction, veterinary work, business management and more to ensure the rural communities in which they were raised can continue to thrive. Other recipients include:

• Kailee Macy, who grew up in Culver, Oregon, on her family's specialty seed crop farm. She is currently a junior at Oklahoma State University studying agribusiness and agricultural communications. Kailee hopes to pursue a career in agricultural policy or law to advocate on behalf of agriculturalists.
• Calvin Myers from Bloomfield, Indiana, who will be a freshman at Purdue University. He plans to study agribusiness management and use that education to “serve the agriculture industry and give back to rural communities that have given so much to me.”
• Mya Stine from Falling Waters, West Virginia, who is beginning her studies at Idaho Horseshoeing School. She plans to major in animal science to pursue a career as a farrier.
• Maxx Vetter from Cozad, Nebraska, who is attending Missouri Welding Institute to study welding. He credits the Future Leaders Scholarship with changing his outlook and providing a foundation for his future career.

Tractor Supply's support continues beyond the scholarship itself. Recipients may pursue career opportunities at Tractor Supply stores and distribution centers while completing their education, and the Company also reserves internship opportunities at its Store Support Center for Future Leaders.

From Scholarship Recipient to Rural Community Leader

The impact of the program is already coming full circle.

When Tractor Supply held its first Future Leaders fundraiser in 2022, customers helped generate $1 million for scholarships. Among the students supported by those funds was Payton Walk, who attended Colby Community College and later earned a Bachelor of Science in animal sciences from Kansas State University.

Today, Payton is back home in rural Kansas, serving her community as Director of Community Development.

Her story reflects the larger purpose behind Future Leaders: helping young people gain the education and skills they need and creating opportunities for them to bring those talents back to the places that helped shape them.

The need for the next generation of agricultural and skilled trade professionals continues to grow. According to the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization, agricultural production will need to increase significantly by 2050 to meet the needs of a growing global population. At the same time, the USDA reports that the average age of beginning producers—those who have been farming for 10 years or less—is 47.

Preparing more young people to become farmers, welders, agronomists, mechanics, veterinarians, engineers and agricultural leaders is essential to the future of rural America.

To learn more about Tractor Supply’s longstanding partnership with FFA, visit ir.tractorsupply.com/partnerships.

$10,000 SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS (FOUR-YEAR MAJORS)
STATE	CITY	NAME	INSTITUTION NAME	INTENDED MAJOR
AZ	Arlington	Ashlynn Richardson	University of Arizona	Agribusiness Management
AR	Edgemont	Kylie Ross	Harding University	Computer Science
CA	Escalon	Addison Tenente	Oklahoma State University	Agribusiness
CA	Santa Rosa	Riley Piehl	Texas A&M University	Agricultural Leadership & Development
CA	Willows	Andrew Alves	Butte College	Agribusiness Management
GA	Danielsville	Isabelle Williams	University of Georgia	Agribusiness
GA	Sylvania	Adileigh Rountree	Georgia Southern University	Engineering
IL	Cambridge	Jolene Blackert	Iowa State University	Agribusiness
IL	Cambridge	Taylor Snook	St. Ambrose University at Center for Health Sciences Education	Physical Therapy
IL	Ramsey	Lucas Miller	Kansas State University	Agribusiness Management
IL	Sadorus	Olivia Shike	Oklahoma State University	Animal Science
IN	Bloomfield	Calvin Myers	Purdue University	Agribusiness Management
IA	Albia	Trell Amoss	Oklahoma State University	Agricultural Economics
IA	Jesup	Cecelia Mensching	Iowa State University	Agricultural Communications
IA	Keswick	Chloe Zittergruen	Iowa State University	Agricultural Communications
IA	Muscatine	Lexi Henning	William Penn University	Finance
IA	Peosta	Luke Boyle	Iowa State University	Agriculture Science/Technology
KS	Buhler	Mekenna Mendenhall	Hutchinson Community College	Pre-Vet
KS	Canton	Sage Toews	Kansas State University	Agricultural Economics
KS	Hays	Mary Vajnar	Kansas State University	Agricultural Communications
KS	Louisburg	Isabella Moreland	Oklahoma State University	Agribusiness
KS	Moran	Sophia Heim	Kansas State University	Human Development and Family Studies
KS	Morrowville	Jonathan Wright	Kansas State University	Agronomy
MI	Mason	Wesley Rogers	Purdue University	Agribusiness
MI	Merrill	Kayla Goward	Michigan State University	Agribusiness
MI	New Lothrop	Sara Dammann	Michigan State University	Agribusiness Management
MI	Owosso	Barett Yoho	Michigan State University	Agribusiness Management
MN	Lester Prairie	Gracie Ross	South Dakota State University	Agricultural Business
MO	Kingdom City	Sophia Geppert	University of Missouri - Columbia	Agricultural Business
MO	Maryville	Hadley Cline	Northwest Missouri State University	Agricultural Business
MO	Tipton	Carsyn Petree	University of Missouri - Columbia	Agribusiness Management
NE	Bassett	Trey Anthony	University of Nebraska - Lincoln	Economics
NE	Juniata	Peyton Hartman	Buena Vista University	Agribusiness
NC	Gold Hill	Gracelyn Lowe	North Carolina State University	Agricultural Engineering
OH	Baltimore	Henry Hoisington	Ohio University	Meat Industry Mechanical Engineering
OH	Helena	Gabriel McCrory	The Ohio State University	Agronomy
OH	Lancaster	Emma Strickler	The Ohio State University	Agribusiness
OH	Mount Victory	Connor Eckstein	Ohio Northern University	Engineering
OH	Sidney	Maddox Abke	Ohio State University - Lima Campus	Business
OK	Walters	Jewel Scherler	Oklahoma State University	Agribusiness
OR	Culver	Kailee Macy	Oklahoma State University	Agricultural Communications
OR	Dexter	Abe Craig	Utah State University	Avionics
PA	New Wilmington	Jenna Whiting	Pennsylvania State University	Agribusiness Management
PA	Port Matilda	Katherine Coopey	Pennsylvania State University	Agribusiness Management
SD	Geddes	Mallory Gant	South Dakota State University	Agricultural Business
SD	Sisseton	Kathryn Meyer	South Dakota State University	Agribusiness
TN	Lebanon	John Hancock	Cornell University	Agricultural Economics
TX	Bells	Reese	Texas A&M University	Agribusiness
TX	Clarksville	Ramsey Blagg	Texas A&M University	Nursing
TX	Godley	Nola Briscoe	University of Nebraska - Lincoln	Biomedical Engineering
TX	Hallettsville	Jake Ressler	Texas A&M University	Agribusiness
TX	Jacksonville	Karen Dyess	Stephen F Austin State University	Agricultural Communications
TX	Mineral Wells	Garrison Facteau	Texas Tech University	Business Management
TX	Van Alstyne	Ainsley Williams	Oklahoma State University	Agribusiness
WA	Clarkston	Stone Ausman	Oregon State University	Agricultural Engineering

$5,000 SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS (TRADE SCHOOLS/TWO-YEAR PROGRAMS)
STATE	CITY	NAME	INSTITUTION	INTENDED MAJOR
AZ	Chandler	Angel Sanchez Rojas	Mesa Community College	Welding
AZ	Tucson	Siena Contreras	Pima Community College	Agricultural Mechanics
AR	Texarkana	Baylee Riley	Undecided	Criminal Justice
CA	Hayfork	Levi Cavalli	Santa Barbara City College	Criminal Justice
CO	Bethune	Camory Wedel	Colby Community College	Dental Hygiene
FL	Interlachen	Mason Deloach	St. Johns River State College	Business
FL	Winter Haven	Rylee Fountain	Aparicio-Levy Technical College, Erwin Technical College	Business
ID	Mackay	Alex Hofhine	Prime Line Academy	Electrical Engineering
IL	Cissna Park	Lauryn Hamrick	Illinois Central College	Nursing
IL	Cornell	Austin Quick	Lake Land College	Agricultural Mechanics
IL	Earlville	Landen Tirevold	Waubonsee Community College	Undecided
IL	Gilman	Owen Pree	Parkland College	Diesel Mechanics
IL	Greenville	John Bohn	Kaskaskia College	Electronic Education
IL	Ina	Morgan Payne	Rend Lake College	Agribusiness Management
IL	New Athens	Tessa Zimmer	Southwest Illinois College	Nursing
IL	Streator	Aiden Haag	Southeast Lineman Training Center	Telecommunications
IL	Wayne City	Kenzie Seidel	Vincennes University	Physical Therapy
IA	Breda	Meredith Sturm	University of Iowa	Radiation Therapy
IA	Creston	Nolan Ide	Southwestern Community College, Iowa	Animal/Livestock Husbandry and Production
IA	Luana	Caleb Zuercher	Hawkeye Community College	Diesel Mechanics
KS	Clifton	Jordi Fahey	Cloud County Community College	Nursing
KS	Concordia	Russell Alexander	Fort Hays Tech North Central	Construction Science
KS	Hiawatha	Kenzie Nelson	Colby Community College	Animal Science
KS	Liberty	Teige Thiesing	Coffeyville Community College	Welding
KS	Manhattan	Mason Willard	Pratt Community College	Electrical Engineering
KS	Westphalia	Kyzer Lehmann	North Central Kansas Technical College	Diesel Mechanics
KY	Hillsboro	Robert Pease	Kentucky Welding Institute	Welding
KY	Waynesburg	Avery Wesley	Somerset Community College	Diesel Mechanics
MA	West Roxbury	Allison Lynch	University of Northwestern Ohio	Agricultural Mechanics
MN	Glencoe	Jameson Buboltz	North Dakota State College of Science	Diesel Mechanics
MN	Red Wing	Jacob McCoy	Minnesota State College-Southeast Technical - Red Wing Campus	Nursing
MN	Spicer	Shea Loso	Ridgewater College	Nursing
MO	Bonnots Mill	Eli Koenigsfeld	State Technical College of Missouri	Construction Science
MO	Carrollton	Carter Germann	State Fair Community College	Construction Science
MO	Chillicothe	Glenna Barnett	North Central Missouri College	Agribusiness Management
MO	Fair Play	Lena Skipper	Ozarks Technical Community College	Construction Science
MO	Keytesville	Mason Meagher	Grand River Technical School	Diesel Mechanics
MO	Maryville	Allison Riley	Central Methodist University at State Fair Community College	Dental Hygiene
MO	Maryville	Madalynn Stuart	Missouri Welding Institute	Welding
MO	Mound City	Destiny Panning	North Central Missouri College	Occupational Therapy
MO	Pleasant Hill	Davin Gilsdorf	Fort Scott Community College – Multiple Sites	Agricultural Mechanics
MO	Polo	Ryan Robison	State Technical College of Missouri	Horticulture
MO	Preston	Baylee Hash	Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College	Horse Production/Management
MO	Ravenwood	Trent Henggeler	Southwest Community College	Electronic Education
MO	Rosendale	Cooper Grishow	State Technical College of Missouri	Diesel Mechanics
MO	Salem	Isabella Black	State Technical College of Missouri	Agribusiness Management
MO	Savannah	Addison Emmendorfer	Concorde Career College - Kansas City	Dental Hygiene
MO	Sedgewickville	John Bollinger	State Technical College of Missouri	Diesel Mechanics
MO	Tarkio	Quin Staten	State Technical College of Missouri	Landscape Architecture
MO	Troy	Carleigh Enloe	St. Charles Community College	Allied Health
MO	Troy	Kadence Creech	St. Louis Community College	Allied Health
MO	Waynesville	James Laughlin	State Technical College of Missouri	Diesel Mechanics
NE	Cozad	Maxx Vetter	Missouri Welding Institute	Welding
NE	Elwood	Noah Rand	Southeast Community College - Milford	Undecided
NE	Pierce	Cayden Holan	Northeast Community College	Piping Engineering
NE	Shelton	Matthew Goldfish	Northeast Community College	Construction Science
NC	Newland	Jimmy Mendez-Ortega	NASCAR Technical Institute	Undecided
ND	Carrington	Sam Simons	North Dakota State College of Science	Agricultural Mechanics
ND	Dickinson	Bradley Krebs	North Dakota State College of Science	Diesel Mechanics
ND	Wilton	Mason Oswald	Bismarck State College	Welding
OK	Haskell	Gracie Bolding	ATA College	Allied Health
OK	Nardin	Kalli Gilbert	OSU-OKC	Pre-medicine-Pre-Pharmacy
OK	Newkirk	Jacob Merhoff	Texas State Technical College	Agricultural Mechanics
OR	Rogue River	Josiah West	Pacific Aviation NorthWest	Agricultural Mechanics/Crop Science
OR	Union	Jodee Baxter	Eastern Oregon University	Nursing
PA	Conneaut Lake	Mitchell Lasko	University of Northwestern Ohio	Diesel Mechanics
PA	Hegins	Kyle Bowman	Pennsylvania College of Technology	Agricultural Mechanics
PA	Mechanicsburg	Emma Abramson	Harrisburg Area Community College	Welding
PA	Port Royal	Kalynn Brown	South Hills School of Business and Technology - State College	Medical Technology
SD	Canova	Callie Kaufmann	Des Moines Area Community College	Forensic Science
SD	Colton	Gracie Pedersen	Lake Area Technical College	Nursing
SD	Iroquois	Kirby Miller	Lake Area Technical College	Diesel Mechanics
SD	Iroquois	Natalie Cundy	Lake Area Technical College	Physical Therapy
SD	Willow Lake	Cooper Pommer	Lake Area Technical College	Nursing
TX	Beasley	Daphne Bownds	Blinn College- Bryan	Veterinary Technology
TX	George West	Spencer Lee	Texas State Technical College - Waco	Diesel Mechanics
TX	Nacogdoches	Michael Montario	Texas State Technical College Marshall	Welding
TX	Powell	Dominic Hernandez	Texas State Technical College - Harlingen	Welding
TX	Tennessee Colony	Gus Beckendorf	Texas State Technical College	Diesel Mechanics
TX	Wheeler	Tazlan Brown	Tarleton State University	Athletic Training
UT	Delta	Keaton Eliason	Snow College - Richfield Campus	Undecided
UT	St. George	Kaitlin Sorensen	The Skin Institute	Business
UT	Stansbury Park	Bradley Koot	Tooele Technical College	Diesel Mechanics
WA	Elma	John Doelman	Western Welding Academy	Welding
WV	Falling Waters	Mya Stine	Idaho Horseshoeing School	Animal Science
WV	Walton	Lily Smith	BridgeValley Community and Technical College	Health Science Studies
WI	Cassville	Iris Adams	Northeast Iowa Community College - Peosta Campus	Healthcare Studies
WI	Clayton	Kaylee Hornick	Northwood Technical College	Welding
WI	Colfax	Janica Larson	Chippewa Valley Technical College	Physical Therapy
WI	Galesville	Jazlynn Olson	Western Technical College	Business Management
WY	Albin	Emery Branigan	Laramie County Community College	Electrical Engineering

About Tractor Supply Company

For more than 85 years, Tractor Supply Company (NASDAQ: TSCO) has been passionate about serving the needs of recreational farmers, ranchers, homeowners, gardeners, pet enthusiasts and all those who enjoy living Life Out Here. Tractor Supply is the largest rural lifestyle retailer in the U.S., ranking 290 on the Fortune 500. The Company’s more than 54,000 Team Members are known for delivering legendary service and helping customers pursue their passions, whether that means being closer to the land, taking care of animals or living a hands-on, DIY lifestyle. In store and online, Tractor Supply provides what customers need – anytime, anywhere, any way they choose at the low prices they deserve.

As part of the Company’s commitment to caring for animals of all kinds, Tractor Supply is proud to include Petsense by Tractor Supply, a pet specialty retailer, Allivet, a leading online pet and animal pharmacy, and VIP Petcare, the largest provider of mobile veterinary care in the U.S., in its family of brands. Together, Tractor Supply is able to provide comprehensive solutions for pet care, livestock wellness and rural living, ensuring customers and their animals thrive. From its stores to the customer’s doorstep, Tractor Supply is here to serve and support Life Out Here.

As of June 27, 2026, the Company operated 2,463 Tractor Supply stores in 49 states and 209 Petsense by Tractor Supply stores in 23 states. For more information, visit www.tractorsupply.com and www.Petsense.com.

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