Casey Karsten | Horizon Equipment Manning, Iowa


Casey Karsten is close to completing the John Deere Tech program at Southeast Community College in Milford, Nebraska. He has worked at Horizon since he was a freshman in high school. “I worked my way up from sweeping the floors and taking out trash, to a tech position,” reflected Karsten. “I love it here. I enjoy working on the equipment.”


Following graduation, he plans to continue working at Horizon Equipment and hopes to someday work his way up to a higher level tech position. “The scholarship covered some of the cost of tuition, which freed up money to help pay for the tools I use both at school and in the workplace,” said Karsten.


“I would encourage young people to look into the field,” stated Karsten. “It’s a great, hands-on profession.”


Zach Wingert | Horizon Equipment Woodbine, Iowa


Zach Wingert received a scholarship from Horizon Equipment and INEDA when he was enrolled in the John Deere Ag Tech program at Southeast Community College in Milford, Nebraska. Today, Wingert works full-time as a technician at Horizon Equipment in Wood- bine, Iowa.


“The scholarship helped me receive the ed- ucation I needed to prepare for a career as a technician at a John Deere dealership,” said Wingert. “Horizon Equipment has invested both their time and money in me to get an education that prepared me for the real-life situations I’m faced with every day on the job.”


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Information on INEDA’s Matching Scholar- ship Fund will be mailed out at the first of the year. For more information, contact Will Rogers at 800.622.0016.


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