Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and its effect on programs and activities, Texas Farm Bureau (TFB) extended the deadline to apply for its AgLead program.
The two-year program takes participants across Texas, the country and the world to discover agriculture and leadership from a new perspective.
AgLead members develop a variety of skills and knowledge regarding leadership, communication, public policy, regulatory issues, advocacy and more.
A maximum of 20 participants will be selected for the program—10 participants between the ages of 25-40 as of Dec. 31, 2021 and 10 participants age 40 and older as of Dec. 31, 2021.
To help participants understand agriculture both at home and abroad, AgLead XV is set to travel to different parts of the Lone Star State, Washington, D.C., and the West Coast, as well as an international destination.
AgLead members learn about agriculture from the farm to the factory and beyond, including visits to some of the nation’s most diversified and innovative agricultural operations, processors, packagers and marketers.
Participants also get the tools needed to help cultivate true Texas agricultural leadership.
“Discovering new innovative agricultural techniques and discussing agricultural policy with elected officials at the state and national levels are just part of the program,” Jamie Gipe, director of TFB Membership and Special Projects, said. “From leadership to communication and public policy to regulatory advocacy, program participants get to see just how the decisions made elsewhere can affect our lives.”
Applications and supporting documents must be submitted by Sept. 1. The first session of the new class will be held this November.
Participants must be a TFB member at the time of application and throughout the program, if selected.
To review and download an application, visit texasfarmbureau.org/aglead. Additional details regarding costs and estimated travel dates are also available.
For more information, email Gipe at jgipe@txfb.org or call 254.751.8703.