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Erik Ohman’s Future: Where Agriculture, Biological Science and Environmental Stewardship Meet

Growing up on my family’s hobby farm in rural southeast Wisconsin, I developed my passion for agriculture at a young age. My summers were dedicated to prepping show pigs and cattle for our county fair, and the rest of the year I cared for my family’s home-farrowed swine and beef herd. Through long hours of work, often after a tiring sports practice or late at night when I wanted to be doing just about anything else, I gained an appreciation for agriculture and the responsibility farmers have for the people they feed.

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Not Your Average Cup of Joe: What I learned on a coffee plantation in Tanzania

Nestled between the Nsere and Weruweru rivers and on the high mesas surrounding Mount Kilimanjaro lies Two Bridges Farm. Fields sprawl a vast 316 acres, with tall, proud coffee plants swaying in the breeze. As we walked into the main office, we were greeted by the sight of women in bright skirts carrying giant bags of coffee beans on their heads.

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.

Learn more about the program

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

Make a Difference

What you can do.

Graduating from college in 2021?
Apply now for a Global Food Challenge fellowship –
and a chance to change the world.

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