MAAE recognizes American State Bank with its Business and Industry award

The MAAE Business and Industry Award is designed to recognize individuals, businesses and organizations who have provided support, service, and promotion of Agricultural Education in Minnesota. American State Bank of Grygla, with offices in Grygla & Erskine, was recognized at the 2015 MAAE Annual Banquet held on Wednesday, July 8th, 2015 at Jackpot Junction located near Redwood Falls, MN. 

Bryan Grove, President/CEO of American State Bank of Grygla is a great supporter of agricultural education. Bryan has been a member of the Northland Farm Business Management advisory committee for over 10 years, and served as the advisory committee lead for their last program review in 2010. Bryan was very involved this past year in making key legislative contacts in support of the 2015 legislation that was enacted to provide additional dedicated funding for FBM programs.

Participation in Northland’s Farm Business Management is recommended to the bank’s customers to help in managing their farm operations. Mr. Grove has served in various leadership capacities with the Independent Community Bankers of Minnesota; and has promoted the value of FBM and agricultural education to that group as well. 

In addition to Grove’s involvement with FBM, bank director Steve Holte is also active as a long time NCTC Farm Business Management advisory committee member and program participant. Ron Dvergsten, 30 year MAAE member and NCTC FBM instructor has served as a director of ASB of Grygla since 2013.  

The Northland FBM instructors of MAAE Region I nominated American State Bank of Grygla, MN for the 2015 MAAE Business and Industry Award.