The Minnesota FFA Hall of Fame Class of 2026 has been announced. The honorees are Richard Finger, who was an ag instructor at Lewiston-Altura; Tim Larson, who teaches in Medford; Dr. Mary Olson, who leads the CHS Miracle of Birth Center at the Minnesota State Fair; Agriculture Commissioner Thom Petersen; Upsala FFA advisor Gretchen Schleper; former Montgomery-Lonsdale and Tri-City United ag instructor Barry Schmidt; longtime member of the Minnesota FFA Foundation Board Gary Sloan and the founder of the Alexandria FFA Alumni Chapter Bernie Van Zomeren. These eight inductees will join 252 other members of the Hall of Fame. RRFN’s Don Wick was one of the 75 inaugural members inducted in 2004.
