The Indiana Agricultural Leadership Program is a two year, 12 multiday seminars, leadership development program for adults engaged in agricultural and related careers. The program features 10 in-state, three day, seminars and two travel seminars that included a week of study in Washington DC and two weeks of study internationally.
About the Program
AgriInstitute Class 20
MEET THE STAFF
Beth Archer *
Beth Archer *
Meet the Staff:
Executive Director of AgriInstitute
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is the home to the “King of Pop”? Michael Jackson was born in Gary Indiana.
Capital: Indianapolis
Population: 6.83 million
Founded: December 11, 1816 (19th)
State Bird: Cardinal
State Tree: Tulip tree
State Snack: Popcorn
Number of Counties: 92
Largest City: Indianapolis - 882,039
Nickname: Hoosier State
Number of Farms: 56,649
Average Farm Size: 264 acres
Total Farmland: 15 million acres
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Indiana is 5th in the nation in production for corn, soybeans, watermelon and hogs
Indiana is 2nd in the production of popcorn.
#2 in chicken and egg production
#3 in production of spearmint and tomatoes
#4 in pumpkins, peppermint, and turkeys
Indiana is the 8th largest agricultural exporter
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Ray Ewry, from Lafayette, Indiana, won 8 gold Olympic medals. He won in the standing long jump and long jump competitions.
Bedford, Indiana is know as the Limestone Capital of the world?
Limestone from the quarry was used to build the Empire State bldg, the Pentagon & the National Cathedral.
The Indy 500 is help in Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Indiana is 1 of 13 states divided into more than 1 time zone
Indiana is one of the 8 states in the Great Lakes region
Wabash, Indiana, is the world’s first electrically lighted city
America’s Christmas Howntown is in Santa Clause, Indiana
The first successful goldfish farm in the United States was opened in Martinsville in 1899
