The Kentucky Corn Growers Association sponsors the Crop Observation and Research Education. The program was co-developed with the University of Kentucky and works with a group of young producers on agronomic and professional development. Three classes have completed the program and Class IV starts the fall of 2019. The alumni trip is an international trip. In 2019, the alumni decided to travel to the Humid Pampas of Argentina to learn about farming without subsidies. Producers and agronomists in Argentina showed our farmers their production systems. Financing, agronomics, economics, labor, government and peer advisory groups were discussed. OUTCOMES: Several alumni from the C.O.R.E are now leaders of either KY Corn Growers, Kentucky Soybean Board or KY Small Grain Growers. Several alumni became UKAg Benefactors and donated to the Grain and Forage Center of Excellence. Since the C.O.R.E. program began, we are witnessing more collaboration between the three board (Corn, Soybean and Small Grains) and we are seeing alumni of C.O.R.E. exhibit more leadership across the agricultural community.