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| Dr. Mellion-Patin interacts with participants |
Baton Rouge, LA - The Louisiana Small Farmer Agricultural
Leadership Institute held its first training session for the year on February
23. Participants from various parishes gathered to focus on developing leadership
skills, while learning about agricultural legal, management and risk issues. The
event took place at A. O. Williams Hall, Southern University Ag Center, Baton
Rouge.
The institute is a course of study designed to guide small,
socially disadvantaged, limited resource and/or minority farmers through the
transformative process of becoming more successful agricultural
entrepreneurs. The overall goal is to promote
the sustainability of small family farms through enhanced business management
skills and leadership development. The
training sessions are designed to be highly interactive and include seminars,
video lessons and study tours.
At today’s session, topics of discussion included the
definition of leadership, and leadership assessment by Dawn Mellion-Patin,
Institute Director; leadership characteristic group activity by Tiffany W.
Franklin, Extension Associate; overview of agricultural risks by Emily M. King,
Outreach Specialist; and understanding farm taxes by John K. Pierre, Esq., Vice
Chancellor and Professor, SU Law School.
For further detail, contact Dr. Dawn Mellion-Patin at 225-771-3532.
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Contact:
Bridget Udoh
(225) 771-5714
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