About the Program
Our Purpose
Maintaining a safe, secure and sustainable food supply in America requires strong leadership. The Illinois Agricultural Leadership Foundation was founded in 1981 for the purpose of delivering those leaders.
Through our 19-month Illinois Agricultural Leadership Program (IALP) the IALF takes a holistic approach to addressing the food concerns of the global community – through agribusiness and commodity groups, on the family farm, at food production companies, through volunteer organizations to feed underserved populations, and in local communities that nurture the lives of thousands of agricultural workers.
Our Vision is clear:
“A Thriving Agricultural Industry Inspired and Led by Qualified, Well-Trained Leaders From the IALF”
Our Mission is before us:
“to develop knowledgeable and effective leaders to become policy and decision makers for the agricultural industry.”
Class of 2025
MEET THE STAFF
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Ilinois Agricultural Leadership Foundation
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Ilinois Agricultural Leadership Foundation * IALF *
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farmers feed 156 people each.
Capital: Springfield
Population: 12,582,000
Founded: December 3, 1818 (21st)
State Bird: Cardinal
State Tree: White Oak
State Flower: Violet
Number of Counties: 102
Largest City: Chicago - 2,747,000
Nickname: Land of Lincoln
Number of Farms: 72,650
Average Farm Size: 372 acres
Total Farmland: 27 million acres
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corn and soybeans are the top crops
pumpkins
horseradish
wheat
oats
sorghum
sheep
Dairy cattle produce 1.8 million lbs of milk each year
poultry produces over 1.4 million eggs each year
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Ronald Regan is the only US president born in Illinois
Chicago’s O’hare International Airport is one of the world’s busiest airports
the Sears Tower, now the Willis tower is now the 2nd tallest building in the US.
You can see 4 states from the skydeck: Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana & Michigan
Illinois was the 6th in the top 10 agricultural producing states in 2016
Abrahm Lincoln came to Illinois from Indiana in 1829
about 3/4 of the state is covered by farms
Illinois has 11 nuclear power reactors
Chicago is the 3rd largest city in the US
the 1st radio station broadcast was from Illinois
Morton, Illinois is the pumpkin capital of the world
Lincoln Park Zoo is free and one of the oldest zoos
