Clark student studies at five-day Institute for Future Agricultural Leaders
Published 8:14 am Wednesday, July 10, 2019
- Katelyn Francis, center, is greeted by Kyle Kelly, Director of Local Affairs for Kentucky Farm Bureau, left, and Dr. Larry Grabau, UK College of Agriculture, Food and Environment, Associate Dean for Instruction during the 2019 Institute for Future Agricultural Leaders (IFAL) at the University of Kentucky. (Photo submitted)
George Rogers Clark High School junior Katelyn Francis recently returned home from Kentucky Farm Bureau’s Institute for Future Agricultural Leaders.
Francis and 40 other high school students from around the state attended the five-day summer leadership conference June 23-27 at the University of Kentucky.
An identical IFAL conference was also held June 16-20 at Murray State University for an additional 38 students.
IFAL 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 gained a better understanding of the nature and needs of the agriculture industry, saw how basic and applied science is utilized in agriculture and learned of the political process used to develop agricultural policy.
