Farmer Leadership Programs Provide Summer Learning & Networking
July was a busy month for corn farmer leadership training and education programs. Class 5 of the CORE Farmer Program met after a COVID-induced hiatus of over a year. Classmates were glad to be reunited and to learn from each other in Session 6 of the seven-session...
CORE Program connects young farmers with association leaders and experts
CORE with Lee and Murdock at the Grain and Forage Center of Excellence. Session 4 of the current CORE Farmer Program class was held in late-July with farm visits and in-field practicals. The group began the learning adventure in Princeton, where Dr. Lloyd Murdock...
Farmers Learning from Farmers: CORE Farmer Program Kicks Off Class V
Clint Hardy moderates a panel discussion of ag lenders Wayne Mattingly, Brandon Garnett and Doug Lawson to provide banks’ perspectives and share advice with participants about credit strategies in a difficult grain farming economy. Seventeen farmers and agri-business...
CORE Farmer Program Visits Georgia for Learning Seminar
Class 4 of the CORE Farmer Program spent the week in rural portions of South Georgia last week sharing ideas with perennial National Corn Yield Contest winner, Randy Dowdy. The participants received a unique perspective on water rights issues, as well, along the...