The Monsanto Company is dedicating $250 to the local Washington County Fair Board in an effort to give back to the community. The donation will be used to help improve the local county fair and fairgrounds. This money is generated from a Monsanto project which distributed $10,000 among the 44 County Fair Boards of Southern Iowa. Monsanto representative Bill Backhaus hopes the money will benefit the local FFA chapter and 4-H clubs who participate in the county fair. A local Monsanto Company representative presented the Washington County Fair Board with a certificate denoting the donation.