Among the winners, Megan Cherry is an Agricultural Communications major at the University of Georgia. In her essay on “Agriculture as a Career,” she wrote “Being a first-generation college student, I can faithfully say I would not be where I am today if it were not for agriculture and all the career agriculturalists who choose to invest in me. Agriculture as a career is a complex statement but ultimately, I could not imagine a more rewarding career path.”
Undergraduate Winners
Name | University | University Type |
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T’Liyah Bigelow | Virginia State University | 1890 |
Kortni Blalock | North Carolina A&T State University | 1890 |
Charles Carpenter, III | Prairie View A&M University | 1890 |
Megan Cherry | University of Georgia | 1862 |
Keshauna Davis | South Carolina State University | 1890 |
Kenneth Frazier, III | Alcorn State University | 1890 |
Cameron Geddie | University of Maryland Eastern Shore | 1890 |
Sophia Goins | University of Maryland Eastern Shore | 1890 |
Makaila Holston Smith | Pennsylvania State University | 1862 |
Amahry Jackson | Southern University | 1890 |
Christian Jacobs | Southern University | 1890 |
Tahirah Jones | North Carolina A&T State University | 1890 |
Ellie McGowan | Murray State University | NLGCA* |
Isaiah McKenzie | University of Maryland Eastern Shore | 1890 |
Amir McKinstry | Tuskegee University | 1890 |
Olivia Phillips | University of Georgia | 1862 |
Kamryn Poole | Tennessee State University | 1890 |
Abigail Putnam | University of Florida | 1862 |
Elizabeth Putnam | University of Florida | 1862 |
Robert Thomas | Prairie View A&M University | 1890 |
Kailyn Wrighten | South Carolina State University | 1890 |
Graduate Winners
Name | University | University Type |
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Montana Altman | University of California – Davis | 1862 |
CheKenna Fletcher | Tennessee State University | 1890 |
Grace Greene | University of Minnesota | 1862 |
Caleb Hale | Montana State University | 1862 |
Merideth Harvey | Texas A&M University – Kingsville | HSI |
Karina Hissen | Texas A&M University | 1862 |
Jerry Kennedy | Murray State University | NLGCA* |
Trevor Palone | Montana State University | 1862 |
Allison Watts | Texas A&M University – Kingsville | HSI |
*Non-Land-Grant College of Agriculture
The Future Leaders in Agriculture Program is supported by academic institutions, corporations, and government institutions dedicated to promoting the education of the next generation of agriculturalists. This year’s sponsoring organizations include the University of Maryland Eastern Shore and Farm Credit. USDA sponsors include the Agricultural Research Service, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Economic Research Service, Foreign Agricultural Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Office of the Chief Economist, and the Office of Partnerships and Public Engagement.
The Agricultural Outlook Forum is the USDA’s largest annual meeting, attracting as many as 2,000 attendees from the U.S. and abroad. The forum highlights key issues and topics within the agricultural community, offering a platform for conversation among producers, processors, policymakers, government officials, and non-governmental organizations, both foreign and domestic. Follow the conversation at #AgOutlook23 on USDA’s Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
USDA touches the lives of all Americans each day in so many positive ways. In the Biden-Harris Administration, USDA is transforming America’s food system with a greater focus on more resilient local and regional food production, fairer markets for all producers, ensuring access to safe, healthy and nutritious food in all communities, building new markets and streams of income for farmers and producers using climate smart food and forestry practices, making historic investments in infrastructure and clean energy capabilities in rural America, and committing to equity across the Department by removing systemic barriers and building a workforce more representative of America.
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