by Michael Barun | Jan 22, 2026 | AALP Class 21, Advanced Agricultural Leadership Program
Armed with a warm coffee in hand, the Advanced Agricultural Leadership Program (AALP) Class 21 travelled through a significant snowstorm to reach Sarnia, Ontario. The primary theme of this seminar centered on developing awareness of self and others to support our individual leadership journeys.
by Kaitlin Lake | Jan 14, 2026 | AALP Class 21, Advanced Agricultural Leadership Program
The Advanced Agricultural Leadership Program (AALP) continues to deliver transformative experiences for its participants, and Webinar C was no exception. Built around the theme of Connect, Review, Practice, and Explore Issues Together, this session provided an...
by Angela Zilke | Dec 15, 2025 | AALP Class 21, Advanced Agricultural Leadership Program
On the blustery first morning of December, before sunrise, AALP class 21 boarded our bus to make our way to Queen’s Park, the Legislative Assembly of Ontario located in downtown Toronto. Some of us had been there on other occasions and for some it was the first...
by Katie Normet | Dec 15, 2025 | AALP Class 21, Advanced Agricultural Leadership Program
During our AALP Class 21 Toronto tour, we stepped inside parts of the food system that most people never see yet everyone depends on. From massive distribution hubs to family-run dairies and urban farms, each stop offered powerful leadership lessons about scale,...
by Liam van Steekelenburg | Oct 22, 2025 | AALP Class 21, Advanced Agricultural Leadership Program
On October 7, 2025, AALP Class 21 gathered for an insightful Webinar B, where we revisited The Leadership Challenge, introduced the Issues Analysis group project, received an advisory team update, and discussed our upcoming seminar in Toronto. With keynote...
by Peggy Brekveld | Oct 22, 2025 | AALP Class 21, Advanced Agricultural Leadership Program, Community, General
A good friend tells me that it is strange for someone to go walking at night. I get it. Days when I do walk in the light reveal the breathless shades of fall leaves, the contrast of red dogwood branches against white snow, the changing hues of birch and poplar as...
