Ag Academy

“No civilization can survive the time when its agricultural economy is destroyed.” – Lloyd Noble

Ag Academy Overview

Ag Academy is an educational program with the purpose of providing a conduit for folks of all occupations and levels of agricultural knowledge to be exposed to the many facets of production ag, rural communities, and ag policy. The program runs from October to September. Focus areas are advocacy, leadership/service, education, and rural communities/farm families. Seven capsules are framed in a way that centers on self-paced introductory information followed by an in-person session of tours and speakers. The in-person sessions will be spread across Kansas to allow participants a first-hand view of the many components and faces of production agriculture across our great state.

Program particulars

• Applicants can be members or non-members of Kansas Farm Bureau
• Application opens July 18, 2023. Application deadline is September 8, 2023
• Limited to 20 participants each year
• Participants will commit to attending all capsules in the year they are accepted. The participation fee is $100 and due before the first capsule. Meals during the seven capsules are paid but participants are responsible for travel to and from, any lodging, and meals outside of the meeting. Assistance with carpooling communication will be given.

The capsules are listed below, and more details will be confirmed after the participants for this year’s class are selected. Locations are subject to change.

Click Here to Apply

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All applications must be submitted electronically by September 8, 2023. Contact Pam Dankenbring at dankenbringp@kfb.org, Janae McKinney at mckinneyj@kfb.org or call (785) 629-0005 for questions about the program.