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Agriculture. A great career. A great life.

The LSU AgCenter’s Louisiana Young Ag Producer Program (LaYAPP) is a one-year intensive classroom/hands-on, mentor-based experience that introduces high school juniors and seniors to the options available in the areas of food and fiber production and encourages them to consider a career in agricultural production. Whether their journeys will take them to the open fields and pastures of our state’s rural landscape or within smaller yet still productive expanses within urban and suburban areas, the program will provide knowledge and resources that will ultimately lead young people to their fields of choice.

• Enrolled in the 11th or 12th grade for the 2013-2014 school term OR enrolled in a Louisiana high school, approved home school or actively pursuing the attainment of a Graduate Equivalency Diploma. Applicant cannot have passed her/his 20th birthday by January 1 of the year of application.
• Demonstrate a sincere interest in entering the agricultural production profession.
• Nomination and letter of support by an educational or agricultural professional.
• Participate in an interview process.

• Participate in an internship with a qualified, enthusiastic mentor during the school term.
• Establish networks with selected group of peers and professionals.
• Grow personally and professionally.
• Create a vision for your agricultural operation.
• Possible high school graduation credit.
• Receive a monetary stipend after completing all program requirements.

During the 2012-2013 school term, participants will be expected to take part in the following activities:

Five-day LaYAPP Summer Institute held on the LSU campus in Baton Rouge.

2012-2013 School Term

Participate in on-site, 50-hour, paid internship with a qualified adult mentor’s agricultural production operation. Complete the objectives of the placement experience agreement planned with your mentor. Keep records on experience and build a portfolio.

LaYAPP Summer Institute will serve as a culmination of the 2013-2014 activities and introductory experiences for the 2014-2015 class. It will also provide opportunities for interaction between the two groups.

Dr. Bobby Soileau: 225-578-3659, e-mail.

Dr. Mark Tassin: 225-578-2196, e-mail.
 

This program is being sponsored by the LSU AgCenter, Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation, and Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry.