The American Farm Bureau selects ten agriculture professionals to participate in its Partners in Advocacy Leadership program every two years. The two-year program provides participants with education and high-level skills to become better advocates in their communities, ag organizations, and government. CoBank Relationship Manager Amanda Durow spent time in Washington D.C. this past week as part of the PAL program. “We started in Gettysburg where we learned about leadership from a battlefield. Then we spent some time in D.C. talking with members of USDA about agriculture and policy.” Durow, who also farms at Hastings, Minnesota, said the skills learned will help her to support American farmers on a larger scale. “Working in farm credit, I want to leverage this opportunity to make a bigger impact on farmers.”
