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Brenton Soules | 21st Scottsbluff, Nebraska


Century Equipment


Brenton Soules attended Garden City Commu- nity College in Garden City, Kansas, where he earned an Associate Degree in Applied Physi- cal Science. Soules is currently an Advanced Service Technician at 21st


Century Equipment


in Scottsbluff, Nebraska, where he’s working to become Master Certified.


“I chose to become an ag technician because I farm and ranch with my parents and am very passionate about agriculture,” said Soules. “The scholarship granted to me by INEDA helped cover some of my college expenses, which helped make my college experience less stressful.”


Down the road, Soules plans to upscale the family farm while working at the dealership “I will stay with 21st Century Equipment as long as they will have me,” said Soules. “My advice to young people is to not let failure get you down. Do not be intimidated by any- thing. If you are 100% committed to your organization and give them 100% effort, they will reward your hard work.”


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Jesiah Rasmussen | Nick’s Farm Store Geneva, Nebraska


Jesiah Rasmussen is currently enrolled in the Diesel-Ag Equipment Service Technology program at Southeast Community College in Milford, Nebraska. “This program really appealed to me, especially the fact that in just 1½ years, I’ll be working full-time,” said Rasmussen.


“Jesiah is a very nice young man who started working after school when he was a junior in high school and then would work all summer long,” said Shelly Kennel of Nick’s Farm Store. “It has been really exciting watching this young man grow as an individual and as a technician. Some people just have a knack or an understanding of repairing and fixing things. He can see the whole picture and gets it, which I feel is very rare in people these days.”


The scholarship allowed Rasmussen to buy the tools he needed to attend school. “What I enjoy the most about the equipment industry is working on bigger equipment,” said Ras- mussen, who has done service work on both tractors and combines at Nick’s Farm Store. In the future, he hopes to become a shop foreman.


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