Tyler Loschen, of rural Kempton, is one of four finalists for one of the highest awards of the National FFA Organization — the American Star Farmer award.
A senior at the University of Illinois, he also is involved in commercial agricultural production and FFA projects in corn, soybeans, forage crops, beef, swine and crop research. He will compete in Louisville, Ky., in late October, where the national winner will be selected.
Each star finalist receives $2,000 from the National FFA Foundation and earns the opportunity to participate in an international experience tour to Costa Rica. The winner will receive an additional $2,000.
Tyler is the son of Gary and Diana Loschen, of rural Kempton. He is a student in agriculture and consumer economics at the U of I. His mother is the vocational agriculture teacher and FFA adviser at Tri-Point High School, in Cullom, where Tyler graduated in 2010.
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