About the Program
The Governor Dolph Briscoe Jr., Texas Agricultural Lifetime Leadership (TALL) program is a comprehensive leadership enhancement program administered by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, an agency within the Texas A&M University System. The TALL program is a two-year study of agricultural policies, markets, trade, labor, water and environmental issues for emerging leaders in Texas agriculture. This program was implemented to educate the next generation of agriculture leaders to support our most valued national security issue “our food and fiber”. The average age of the current TALL cohort is 36, however, the average age of the American farmer is 59. Recently, a research study of the TALL Alumni over a 26-year span of participants concluded they had an 85.6% better understanding of the issues facing agriculture and an 86% were involved in the public policy as result of the TALL program. In addition, this in-depth leadership program was ranked higher than a 4-year college degree in knowledge gained and it has been compared to gaining 10 years of state, national and international experience. Currently, there are 425 TALL graduates and 26 in the current cohort from all geographic areas of Texas in key leadership positions from the state and federal level, state and national ag commodity associations and national and international agribusiness companies. This program has been modeled throughout the United States to ensure the same U.S. food policy since World War II of producing the safest, highest quality, most wholesome, cheapest and most abundant food supply in the world. The impact of this program has been far reaching nationally and abroad.
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Louisiana Agriculture Facts
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produces 25% of all seafood in our country? Louisiana is #1 in producing crawfish, shrimp, alligator and oysters.
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Louisiana has many commodities. These are some of the top producing ones in the state.
Louisiana forestlands cover 48% of the state. That is 14 million acres. It is the #1 crop in Louisiana.
Soybeans: Did you know that Soybeans are used to make crayons? 1 acre can make 82,368 crayons!
Rice: Louisiana is the 3rd largest state to produce rice.
Sugarcane: Louisiana has harvested sugarcane for over 200 years. Sugarcane has 30 teaspoons of sugar & 6 teaspoons of molasses.
Cotton: The world uses cotton more than any other fiber. The invention of the cotton gin helped in the harvesting of the crop.
Sweet Potatoes: This crop dates back as far as the 1500’s but did become popular until after WW 1. The Beauregard variety was developed in 1987 for Louisiana’s unique soil and climate.
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Louisiana’s state capital building is the tallest one in the USA.
The original La territory purchased in 1803 is now divided into 13 states.
Baton Rouge is the site of the only battle outside the 13 colonies during the Revolutionary War.
Louisiana has Parishes not Counties.
Louisiana is known as “the boot” due to the shape. It also looks like an L (geaux LSU)
New Orleans is 8 feet below sea level.
Conrad Rice Mill is the oldest owned rice mill in the country still being operated. It is located in New Iberia.
The Causeway bridge over Lake Ponchartrain is the longest continuous bridge over water.
The Brown Pelican is the state bird. The Magnolia is the state flower. The insect is a honey bee and the Catahoula leopard dog is the state dog.
