Success StoryAg Leadership Day
Ag Leadership Day
Author: Kara Back-Campbell
Planning Unit: Taylor County CES
Major Program: Community Vitality and Leadership - ANR
Plan of Work: Empowering Taylor County Community Leaders
Outcome: Long-Term Outcome
The Taylor County Chamber of Commerce has a leadership program where local business leaders learn about different enterprises / organizations. Every year the participants participate in Ag Leadership Day. This was the first year the horticulture agent lead the coordination of the event.
The participants toured a slaughter house, dairy farm, beef farm, and Taylor County High School’s Agri Science facility.
After the program participants filled out an evaluation. A positive response was reported by the evaluations with several commenting this was their favorite day of the program.
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