Please see LaYAPP Louisiana Young Ag Producers Program  2010-2011 Class Directory and 2011-2012 Sponsorship Information. Click here for PDF version and list of participants. 

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.


What are the requirements to apply for LaYAPP?

• Studying at the 11th or 12th grade level for the 2011-2012 school year at a Louisiana high school or home school.
• Demonstrate a sincere interest in entering the agricultural production profession.
• Nomination and letter of recommendation by an adult, support of your efforts and interest in production agriculture.
• Participate in the interview process.

Benefits of LaYAPP For the Participants:

• Paid internships, learning the "Tricks of the Trade" from qualified, enthusiastic mentors.
• Ability to establish networks with peers & professionals and create a vision for an agricultural operation.

For the Sponsor:

• Nurturing future agriculture producers of Louisiana—your clients, business partners, supporters.
• Perpetuating the health and viability of the ag industry as a whole.

Louisiana Young Ag Producers Program (LaYAPP) Sponsorship Opportunities

Premier Sponsor: $10,000+
As a Premier sponsor, your company or organization will receive the following:

• Web site: Sponsor logo included on our LaYAPP Web site. This site is highlighted in all our promotional materials and is the source for public information and recruitment of participants. The site stays up year-round and is visited before the event and long afterward.
• Banner: Your company banner will be displayed in the entrance area of Summer Institute’s main location on the LSU-Baton Rouge campus. All student participants, professional consultants, sponsors and LSU summer session students/faculty are expected to pass through this area. Banner provided by sponsor.
• Sponsor Sign: Sponsor logo included on a large sponsor sign in the entrance area of Summer Institute’s main location on the LSU-Baton Rouge campus.
• Student Participant Folders: LaYAPP student participants are presented with a folder which contains the Summer Institute agenda and educational materials given to them throughout the program. Your logo and company/organization name will be identified in the material.
• Promotional Materials: Sponsor logo included on promotional materials produced for the 2011-2012 program.

Silver Sponsor: $5,000-$9,999

As a Silver sponsor, your company or organization would receive the following recognition:

• Web site: Sponsor logo included on our LaYAPP Web site. This site is highlighted in all our promotional materials and is the source for public information and recruitment of participants.
• Banner: Your company banner will be displayed in the entrance area of Summer Institute’s main location on the LSU-Baton Rouge campus. Banner provided by sponsor.
• Sponsor Sign: Sponsor logo will be listed on a large sponsor sign in the entrance area of Summer Institute’s main location on the LSU-Baton Rouge campus.
• Student Participant Folders: Your logo and company/organization name will be identified in the material presented to LaYAPP student participants.
• Promotional Materials: Sponsor logo included on promotional materials produced for the 2011-2012 program.

Student Sponsor: $2,000-$4,999
As a student sponsor, your company or organization would receive the following recognition:

• Banner: Your company banner placed in the entrance/holding area for the event. Banner provided by sponsor.
• Student Participant Folders: LaYAPP student participants are presented with a folder which contains the Summer Institute agenda and educational materials given to them throughout the program. Your logo and company/organization name will be identified in the material.
• Promotional Materials: Sponsor logo included on promotional materials produced for the 2011-2012 program. Meal Sponsor:

As a meal Sponsor, your company or organization would receive the following recognition:

• Student Participant Folders: LaYAPP student participants are presented with a folder which contains the Summer Institute agenda and educational materials given to them throughout the program. Your logo and company/organization name will be identified in the material.

Louisiana Young Ag Producers Program (LaYAPP) 2010-2011 Sponsors Premier Sponsors ($10,000+):

• LSU AgCenter
• Farm Bureau, Louisiana

Meal Sponsors:

• American Sugar Cane League
• Associated Grocers, Inc.
• Besh Restaurant Group
• Dodge City Farm Supply
• Feliciana Forestry Association
• Louisiana Cattlemen’s Association
• Louisiana Cotton and Grain Assoc.
• Louisiana Egg Commission
• Louisiana Forestry Foundation
• Louisiana Poultry Federation
• Louisiana Pork Producers Association
• Louisiana Rice Growers Association
• Louisiana Rice Mill
• Louisiana Strawberry Promotion Board
• Red Stick Forestry Association
• Whole Foods Market