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      • Benson earned a bachelor’s degree in animal husbandry from Brigham Young University in Salt Lake City, Utah, in 1926 and a master’s degree in agricultural economics from Iowa State College (now Iowa State University) in 1927.
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  2. Lessons Learned on the Family Farm. On August 4, 1899, Sarah Dunkley Benson and George Taft Benson Jr. welcomed their firstborn child to their family. They named him Ezra Taft Benson, after his great-grandfather, Elder Ezra T. Benson, who had served as a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.

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  3. Benson began his academic career at the Oneida Stake Academy in Preston, Idaho and graduated in 1918. He then attended Utah State Agricultural College (USAC, modern Utah State University ), where he first met his future wife, Flora Smith Amussen. Benson alternated quarters at USAC and worked on the family farm.

  4. May 26, 2024 · Benson earned a bachelor’s degree in animal husbandry from Brigham Young University in Salt Lake City, Utah, in 1926 and a master’s degree in agricultural economics from Iowa State College (now Iowa State University) in 1927. During the 1930s he worked for the University of Idaho Extension service and helped organize the Idaho Cooperative Council.

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  5. The Ezra Taft Benson Agriculture and Food Scholarship helps members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in financial need obtain higher education or technical training in specific areas of study related to agriculture.

  6. Ezra Taft Benson. Ezra Taft Benson served as the 13th President of the Church between 1985 and 1994. He was born on August 4, 1899, in Whitney, Idaho, the oldest of Sarah and George Taft Benson’s 11 children.

  7. Benson graduated from Brigham Young University in 1926 with a bachelor of science degree in animal husbandry and from Iowa State College in 1927 with a master's degree in agricultural economics. He was actively involved in agriculture until 1938, when his church called him to be stake president.

  8. Born on August 4, 1899, in Whitney, Idaho, Ezra Taft Benson learned early the principle of hard work on the family farm. He served a mission to Great Britain and after his return was married to his sweetheart, Flora Amussen, in 1926. He received his education in agriculture and went on to hold many important positions within the industry.

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