CAFNR students gear-up for AFA Convention
By Jason Barber

The National Agriculture Future of America Leaders Conference will take place Nov. 3-6 at the Hyatt Regency Crown Center in Kansas City, Mo.

The AFA Leaders Conference is designed to give college agriculture students professional and personal advancement opportunities. The conference is split into three “tracks” according to year in school.

• Track 1, for freshmen, is designed to improve personal planning skills. 
• Track 2, for sophomores/juniors, is for those who have completed Track 1 at a previous conference. This Track has a greater emphasis on communications skills. 
• Track 3, for juniors/seniors, is aimed at preparing you to work in a global economy. 

“The caliber of presenters at the conference is very high. They get some great leaders in the industry to come and speak at the convention,” Andrew Brandt, a senior agribusiness management major and AFA participant said.

Brandt is also a member of a student advisory team, one of only 12 members from the entire midwest that helps organize the conference.

Cory Robinson, a senior agribusiness management major, has participated in the conference and has really enjoyed his experience

“I would recommend the conference to anyone,” Robinson said.  “They teach networking and business, and really apply it to agriculture and get you ready for a job.”

CAFNR offers four scholarships to those who attend the AFA conference, two for first-time attendees and two for those who have attended the conference in the past.  The Hayes Family trust will make two additional scholarships available to anyone who attends the conference. Members of the AFA Alliance have also set aside portions of their dues this year and taken additional donations to sponsor delegates returning this year to the conference in honor of Brian E. Perry, active volunteer and husband of Kris Perry, AFA executive assistant.

To apply for one of the six CAFNR scholarships, submit a copy of your academic record, leadership experience, work experience and a current resume along with a statement of your interest to:

Stephanie Chipman
Career Services Director
College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources
University of Missouri-Columbia
2-64 Dickinson Student Achievement Center
Columbia, Missouri 65211

To apply for a scholarship for returning delegates from the AFA Alliance, submit a current resume, details of your past AFA involvement and a 150 word statement of the importance AFA has to you to:

Agriculture Future of America
P.O. Box 414838
KCMO 64141

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