KFB President Eddie Melton (left) poses with Whitleigh Carter at the conference at MSU in June. (Photo Provided By Kentucky Farm Bureau)
Two Caldwell County students, Daniel Laurent and Whitleigh Carter, recently returned home from Kentucky Farm Bureau’s Institute for Future Agricultural Leaders conference. Officials say a total of 90 high school students from around the state attended the five-day summer leadership conference.
According to officials with the Kentucky Farm Bureau, two identical Institute for Future Agricultural Leaders were held this summer at Murray State University from June 9-13 and at the University of Kentucky from June 23-27, respectively. They say 47 students, including Carter, attended the conference at MSU while 43 students, including Laurent, attended the conference at UK.
The Institute for Future Agricultural Leaders is designed to expose high school students to college life while helping them explore the different fields of study for careers in agriculture. During the week, attendees participated in learning and leadership opportunities that allowed them to gain a better understanding of the agriculture industry, including needs and challenges, how basic and applied science is utilized in agriculture and farming, and how the political process is leveraged to develop agricultural policy.
