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(08/12/24) BATON ROUGE, La. — The LSU AgCenter Agricultural Leadership Development Program will continue to accept applications for Class XIX through Aug. 23. Once the applications have been received, an interview process will begin in September to select the class members.
The program was established in 1988 and helps educate its participants on ways to be a voice for agriculture on local, state and national levels. Bobby Soileau, program director, said class members will be exposed to a variety of critical agricultural issues and strategies that can be used to inform the public how the issues affect agriculture and the general populace.
The curriculum includes 10 seminars: seven lecture-based seminars in various locations across Louisiana and three travel seminars. The travel seminars entail a trip to Washington, D.C., to meet with the country’s leaders who shape the nation’s agricultural and trade policies. Participants also will travel to another state to learn about agricultural issues there.
The culmination of the program and last seminar is an international study tour. This component is a visit to another country to learn how agricultural, economic and social systems work there. International trips in the past have been to countries in Europe, South America, Africa and Asia.
Participants are expected to commit to attending all the seminars throughout the two-year program. They also will be expected to pay a small portion of costs for their studies and travel.
Most of the program is underwritten by endowments and annual giving through the LSU Foundation, including the Chalkley Family Endowment, the H. Rouse Caffey Endowment, the Robert R. Soileau Endowment and the Ag Leaders of Louisiana Endowment.
To apply, visit www.lsuagcenter.com/agleadership.
The LSU AgCenter and the LSU College of Agriculture
