Fulton County youth Future Ag Leaders Institute participants

July 26, 2023

MSU Photo Cutline: KFB’s Vice President Sharon Furches poses with Connor O’Malley and Lindsey Vied at the conference at MSU in June.

Connor O’Malley and Lindsey Vied, from Fulton County, recently returned home from Kentucky Farm Bureau’s (KFB) Institute for Future Agricultural Leaders (IFAL). A total of 87 high school students from around the state attended the five-day summer leadership conference.

Two identical IFAL conferences were held this summer at Murray State University (MSU) from June 11 to June 15, 2023, and at University of Kentucky (UK) from June 25 to June 29, 2023, respectively. 43 students, including Connor O’Malley and Lindsey Vied, attended the conference at MSU while 44 students attended the conference at UK.
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 discussed the political process used to develop agricultural policy.

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