Blog Update

My Summer With Land O’ Lakes

When I received an offer to intern with Land O’Lakes, Inc., I had to stop and do a double take. For a guy who has grown up in the beef world, the idea of a “dairy thing” was a little out of my comfort zone to say the least. I accepted the offer because the program sounded great, but I was unsure of what all of my beef friends would think of me when I accepted a position to intern with “the butter people.” Growing up I had become accustomed to making jokes about dairy cows compared to beef cattle, and in my part of the world the dairy people were the “weird” ones.

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Stop, Cooperate, and Listen: Three Things You Need to Know About Cooperatives

When I share with people that I interned with Land O’Lakes this summer, their first comment is always “Oh yeah, the butter company!” While we are “the butter company,” that butter company is one that is a farmer-owned cooperative, which is something I have always found unique.

Let’s put an end to global hunger.

Wanted: Inspired college students to create a more hopeful future.

Global hunger, meet your match.

The Global Food Challenge

By2050

9 Billion+ People

- Will Need -

70% More Food

The Program

What we're doing to help.

Emerging Leaders for Food Security™. A unique summer program.

College students from select leading universities

Finding new ways to feed the world using fewer resources.

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Meet the Emerging Leaders

Emerging Leaders for Food Security, 2019

Meet inspired college students who are working with Land O’Lakes experts to find new ways to address food security.

“As an Emerging Leader, the opportunities are endless: the opportunity to learn and understand world hunger, to grow professionally and to lead on my campus.”

- Logan Glassburn, Purdue University, Emerging Leader, 2019

“I am passionate about producing food efficiently and in a way that conserves our environment for our posterity to continue.”

- Erik Ohman, University of Wisconsin – Madison, Emerging Leader, 2019

“I am excited to be working with a cross-functional team composed of unique individuals with a common goal: finding solutions to feed the world through the Global Food Challenge.”

- A'ysha Callahan, Alabama A&M University, Emerging Leader, 2019

“I am ready to be a part of the Global Food Challenge so we can begin to search our diverse pool of agriculture to develop a more sustainable future and to feed human progress.”

- Riley Sleichter, Kansas State University, Emerging Leader, 2019

“I’ve always had a passion for learning and problem solving. This is where my interest in the Global Food Challenge comes from – when I see a problem, I want to find a solution.”

- Anna Jaspers, Iowa State University, Emerging Leader, 2019

“I aspire to contribute to a dedicated team working together to find innovative food solutions because saving food means saving lives.”

- Claire Lentsch, University of Minnesota, Emerging Leader, 2019

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