About the Program
VALOR is a two-year program for adults in agriculture who want to develop their communication, problem solving, and critical thinking skills in addition to broadening their knowledge of global and local agriculture in the pursuit of becoming an advocate for agriculture and a leader in the industry.
Experiential seminars facilitate collaborative participant engagement.
How would you benefit from two years of leadership development with experts in the agricultural industry?
Have you been across Virginia, the United States, or taken an international trip to learn about the future of agriculture?
How are you addressing the current trends in agriculture?
Are you interested in advancing your sector of agriculture and understanding its equation for success within the industry?
Are you interested in enhancing your skills and knowledge of Virginia’s agriculture? Are you willing to foster relationships with community leaders and peers in the industry?
If so, VALOR is for you! What better way to form relationships with partners in the agricultural industry and learn from first hand experiences about trends and issues in agriculture?
The program consists of twelve experiential seminars over 24 months:
Eight Virginia Regional: Valley, Central, Southwest, Southside, Eastern Shore/Tidewater, Chesapeake Bay, Blacksburg orientation, and Roanoke graduation.
Two capitol seminars in Richmond and Washington, DC/Northern Virginia focusing on political advocacy and legislation.
One U.S. Regional seminar.
One International seminar.
How does VALOR impact agriculture and the future leaders supporting the agricultural enterprise?
The VALOR program benefits those with an interest in social, political, and economic issues impacting food, fiber and natural resource industries. Class members and stakeholders diversely represent the entire spectrum of agricultural enterprise, ranging from local production to the development and manufacturing of specialty products destined for international markets.
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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.
