WASHINGTON, Jan. 17, 2024 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today revealed the choice of 20 undergrad and college students as the 2024 winners of the USDA Future Leaders in Agriculture program. The chosen trainees come from land-grant universities and Hispanic-serving organizations (HSI). 19659002 “The Future Leaders Program is at the heart of our efforts to cultivate a farming labor force as varied as America itself,” stated Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. “These trainees represent the amazing future of farming, and USDA is dedicated to cultivating their advancement which is necessary to guaranteeing a robust and sustainable food system.” 19659003 Now in its 17th year, the USDA Future Leaders in Agriculture program is focused on undergrads and college students learning agriculture-related topics, consisting of organization, economics, interactions, nutrition, food science, and pre-veterinary research studies. The program looks for trainees who display management at their university or in their neighborhood. For their applications, undergraduate trainees composed essays on “Agriculture as a Career,” while college students checked out “The Greatest Challenge Facing Agriculture over the Next Five Years.” 19659004 Program winners will take a trip to Washington, D.C., in February to visit the country’s capital and participate in USDA’s leading yearly occasion, the Agricultural Outlook Forum. They will likewise take part in a number of USDA rundowns, getting many chances for profession advancement with leaders at USDA. Devoted to structure and sustaining the next generation of agriculturalists, the Future Leaders in Agriculture Program is supported by the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Farm Credit and USDA companies. 19659006 The 2024 Future Leaders Program winners are: Undergraduate Call Home town 19659010 University Type * Alaina Brock Raleigh, N.C. 19659014 North Carolina A&T State University 1890 19659016 Jaclyn Bryant 19659017 Frederick, Md. 19659018 Purdue University 1862 Emma Chaplin Camp Hill, Pa. Pennsylvania State University 1862 19659024 Hugh Clarke Spokane, Wash. 19659026 Oregon State University 1862 19659028 Alan Cruz 19659029 Yuma, Ariz. University of Arizona Yuma HSI Donovan Grady Mardela Springs, Md. University of Maryland Eastern Shore 19659035 1890 19659036 Kylee Henneberry 19659037 Hartford, Wisc. West Texas A&M University 19659039 HSI 19659040 Johanna Hibma Winton, Calif. 19659042 California State University, Stanislaus 19659043 HSI 19659044 Kaitlynn Hughes Royse City, Texas A&M University HSI Jayland Jones Lufkin, Texas Meadow View A&M University 1890 Terrell Mason Lake Charles, La. Southern University 1890 19659056 Kevin Painchaud Bedford, Va. Virgina Tech 1862 EmmaRae Parsons 19659061 Moscow, Idaho University of Idaho 19659063 1862 19659064 Randall Pickering 19659065 Orangeburg, S.C. 19659066 South Carolina State University 19659067 1890 19659068 Benjamin Steller 19659069 Tucson, Ariz. Northern Arizona University HSI Graduate 19659073 Call Home town University 19659076 University Type * John Bagwell Rome, Ga. 19659079 University of Georgia 19659080 1862 Katie Dames 19659082 Flossmoor, Ill. Tuskegee University 19659084 1890 Danielle Klawitter 19659086 Santa Cruz, Calif. University of California Santa Cruz 19659088 HSI Lidia Komondy Grand Rapids, Mich. 19659091 Cornell University 1862 19659093 Zachary Williams 19659094 Lanham, Md. University of Maryland Eastern Shore 19659096 1890 19659097 (* 1862 land-grant universities, 1890 land-grant universities, and Hispanic-serving organizations) 19659098 Find out more about the Future Leaders Program and sign up for the 19459023 2024 USDA Agricultural Outlook Forum , commemorating its 100th anniversary this year. 19659099 USDA touches the lives of all Americans every day in numerous favorable methods. In the Biden-Harris Administration, USDA is changing America’s food system with a higher concentrate on more durable regional and local food production and fairer markets for all manufacturers. USDA is committed to making sure access to safe, healthy, and healthy food in all neighborhoods, developing brand-new markets and streams of earnings for farmers and manufacturers. In order to reach these objectives, USDA motivates making use of environment clever food and forestry practices. USDA is making historical financial investments in facilities and tidy energy abilities in rural America and is devoted to equity throughout the Department by getting rid of systemic barriers and developing a labor force more representative of America. To read more, see www.usda.gov 19459022 # USDA is a level playing field supplier, company, and loan provider. Learn more
USDA Names Participants in 2024 Future Leaders in Agriculture Program
