From presentations by high-level legislative
liaisons and Members of Congress to exploring leadership lessons on the
battlefield at Gettysburg, the Illinois
Agricultural Leadership Program (IALP) Class of 2020 participants learned
first-hand of the most pressing issues facing agriculture as they ...
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Day 7 of the Class of 2020 National Study Seminar
By Sara Mitchell and Adam Bauer
The class of 2020 started their final day fueling up on the hotel breakfast for the final time. We boarded the “coach” and prepared for the final day with Terry Fox. One questioned loomed over everyone’s mind as we started the day, “Will we hear about Dan ...
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Day 6 of the Class of 2020 National Study Seminar
By Jayma Appleby and Mark Inkrott
The Illinois Ag Leadership Class of 2020 took a look at leadership through the lens of one of the greatest battles to impact our country, the Battle of Gettysburg. To begin our day, we discussed a variety of leadership elements and styles that later played out ...
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Day 5 of the Class of 2020 National Seminar
By Josh Turney, Rich Selinger and Jared Brown
The class of 2020 took the metro for one last trip into Washington DC for their final day in town to visit with legislators on the Hill. After removing their belts for security one last time the group had the opportunity to meet and visit with ...
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Day 4 of the Class of 2020 National Study Seminar
By Heather Spray, Andy Wold, and Ellen Kamps
As the sun rose over the Washington Monument, the IALF Class of 2020 boarded the D.C. Metro and departed for the Politico Headquarters in Arlington, Virginia.
Greeted by Senior Editor Bob Hillman, the class toured the newsroom to expand their ...
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