The Illinois Agricultural Leadership Program (IALP) Class of 2012 participants completed two weeks of study in China and India during the International Travel Seminar in late February and early March. The 14-day seminar included 16 sessions that focused on supply chain and value chain issues of ...
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Watson to Retire as Ag Leadership Foundation President
Joyce A. Watson, the founding CEO & President of the Illinois Agricultural Leadership Foundation (IALF) has announced her retirement after 30 years in the position. Her retirement is effective August 10, 2012.
Under her leadership, the IALF has grown into one of the finest leadership programs ...
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ITS Day 12- Pune
Our final day in India was spent observing local cultural sites and customs- and trying to make everything fit back into the suitcases for the airplane ride home.
Several class members visited the Aga Khan Palace. Ghandi was imprisoned there from 1942 to 1944 after announcing his "Quit India" ...
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ITS Day 11- Pune
As a change of pace today, we did not travel very far, only taking a 30 minute shuttle from our hotel to the John Deere Training Center. We learned about John Deere's role in the Indian machinery market, hosted by Ramakant Garg and Mukul Varshney. Mukul was very enthused to meet with us, actually ...
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ITS Day 10- Pune
The Illinois Agricultural Leadership Class of 2012 continued our International Seminar journey today by traveling to Pune, India where ultimately we'll soon draw to a close our overseas travel.
After a slightly delayed early morning flight we traveled to the Tolani Maritime Institute to learn more ...
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