Class of 2020 Seminar Journal

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…

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…

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.…

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. …

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 Mike Schweitzer, Jill Johnson, and Blair Bruns Today the 13th of March the class of 2020 had the distinguished honor to witness an act of gratitude that is not often witnessed.   The distinguished presider…

By Joe Camp, Jason Czapka, and Drew Hesker A light breakfast at the hotel followed the hearty jambalaya dinner provided to by special guests Gary and Ann Baise in their Virginia home. Monday morning’s seminar…

By: Jack Powers and Blake Lanphier On Sunday, March 10, 2019, the Illinois Agriculture Leadership Class of 2020 started their National Ag Policy Seminar in Washington D.C. Half of the group left from O’Hare International…

Understanding key agricultural policy issues was the theme of a three-day seminar attended by the Class of 2020 of the Illinois Agricultural Leadership Program, February 13-15, 2019 at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.  The…

IALP Class of 2020 Focuses on Economics and Marketplace The Illinois Agricultural Leadership Program conducted the Richard Ryan Economics and the Marketplace Seminar, January 23-25 in Chicago. The IALP Class of 2020 was hosted by…

Illinois Agricultural Leadership Program Participants Complete  Communication Excellence Seminar The Illinois Agricultural Leadership Program (IALP) Class of 2020 was provided in-depth communication skills training at John Deere World Headquarters in Moline, December 12-14, 2018.  Over…

Illinois Agricultural Leaders Examine Leadership Skills and Perspectives   The Illinois Agricultural Leadership Program (IALP) Class of 2020 participants recently explored personal leadership skills and agricultural issues during a seminar held at Sprague’s Kinderhook Lodge…

  Illinois Agricultural Leadership Program Participants Begin Leadership Journey The 30 members of the Illinois Agricultural Leadership Program (IALP) Class of 2020 successfully completed the “Joyce Watson Leadership Orientation Seminar” in Bloomington.  The two-day event…

Thirty individuals have been selected to be fellows in the Illinois Agricultural Leadership Foundation (IALF) Class of 2020.  This will be the 19th class in the organization’s 34-year history, and participants were selected following a…