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Agriculture’s Reach Goes Way Beyond the Farm for Former Emerging Leader
Peri Warren’s grandfather and great-grandfather were farmers. But as she got older, the distance between her and agriculture grew. However, she got another taste of ag during her time as a 2017 Emerging Leader with the Land O’Lakes Global Food Challenge. This internship included spending time on a smallholder coffee farm in Tanzania; visiting blueberry, hazelnut and hop operations in Oregon; and having a discussion with a USDA official in Washington, D.C., about food deserts and food injustice.
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Changes in agriculture, changes in opportunities
Everyone knows that agriculture doesn’t look the way it did 100 years go. But, even in the past 10 years, technology has changed the way food is grown —if not at the speed of light, then at a speed nobody quite anticipated.
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About The Program

Professors and Mentors

“Every participant will leave the program with a new and expanded appreciation of agriculture, and awareness of the incredible career opportunities to impact the world.” - John Lumkes, Associate Professor of Agricultural and Biological Engineering

Academic mentors who take part in this purposeful program find it nearly as transformative as it is for the students. They:

  • Play a pivotal role in developing students’ understanding of agricultural, food security and hunger issues;
  • Connect students with experts in related fields at their institution;
  • Support students’ research and development; and
  • Accompany students on a trip to Land O’Lakes International Development locations in Africa.

 

I'm hoping I’m able to bring a diverse perspective to the Land O'Lakes team and identify possible methods to innovate the Ag industry so that it can become more efficient.

- Alexander Fried, Emerging Leader, 2016-2017