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October 2024: Recruitment is now open for Class 21 of the Advanced Agricultural Leadership Program
August 2024: Celebrating 40 years of AALP Leadership Excellence at Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show
August 2024: 2024 AALP Dream Gala Raises Over $122,157 for Ontario’s Agriculture Leaders
January 25, 2024: 2024 AALP Dream Gala Spring Event Unveiled

July 12, 2023: ROI Announces AALP Class 20 Participants
February 8, 2023: Crystal Mackay to speak at well-respected William A. Stewart Lecture and Reception

October 17, 2022: Grow Your Potential with AALP Class 20
September 1, 2022: Announcing Recruitment for AALP Class 20
August 16, 2022: Agricultural Leadership Fundraiser Raises Over $105,000
May. 27, 2022: 2022 AALP Dream Gala: Auction & Golf Tournament
Mar. 4, 2022: AALP 2022 Dream Gala Event Unveiled

Oct. 14, 2021: AALP Class 19 Announcement
Jun. 10, 2021: Announcing Extended Recruitment for AALP Class 19
May. 4, 2021: Announcing Recruitment for AALP Class 19
Jan. 7, 2021: OFA contributed an additional $10,000 to AALP Class 18

2020

July. 9, 2020: AALP Class extended four to six months due to Covid

2019

Aug. 14, 2019: Announcing AALP Class 18

2018

March. 4, 2018: Wm. Stewart Gala to highlight stories of success
Aug. 2, 2018: ROI welcomes Ferguson as new Leadership Programs Director
March 14, 2018: 2018 AALP Dream Auction raises over $92k
Jan. 26, 2018: Online auction kicks off the Advanced Agricultural Leadership Program Dream Auction

2017

Oct. 18, 2017: Advanced Agricultural Leadership Program prepares for 2018 Dream Auction gala fundraiser
Oct. 13, 2017: AALP Class 17 begins their leadership journey
July 10, 2017: Announcing AALP Class 17

2016

Nov. 14, 2016: AALP Class 17 recruitment begins
Nov. 3, 2016: AALP Class 16 delves into political processes with Lead NY counterparts
July 25, 2016: AALP Class 16 Interacts with Leaders in Canada and the United State

Newsletters

Blog

AALP Class Leaves for Spain

Ag and city tours make up our first few days in Spain

Exploring traditional and modern agriculture in Spain

Picking strawberries in January

Visiting a citrus cooperative

Class 16 International Study Tour Blogs:

Feb. 14, 2017: The trip begins

Feb. 15, 2017: "GOOD MORNING VIETNAM!!"

Feb. 16, 2017: AALP Class 16 celebrates Canada’s Agriculture Day in Vietnam

Feb. 17, 2017: Time to explore rural Vietnam

Feb. 18, 2017: Heading to Da Lat

Feb. 19, 2017: Crickets and weasel dung coffee...

Feb. 20, 2017: Da Lat offers a wealth of new experiences

Feb. 21, 2017: Northern Vietnam: Historic Hanoi

Feb. 22, 2017: A tour through HaLong Bay

Feb. 23, 2017: Exploring Thien Canh Son Caves

Feb. 24, 2017: Goodbye Vietnam, Hello Bangkok; The Land of Freedom, Buddha, and Heat!

Feb. 25, 2017: Temples and Snakes and Boats... Oh My!

Feb. 26, 2017: Thai Agri-Tourism

Feb. 27, 2017: We're home!

Class 16 North American Study Tour Blogs:

July 3, 2016: AALP Class 16 heads out for the North American Study Tour

July 4, 2016: The group spends a day at the Farm

July 5, 2016: AALP Class 16 travels through Quebec

July 6, 2016: Sod farms, melon farms ... the AALP Class 16 is taking it all in!

July 7, 2016: Enjoying the rich history of Washington, DC

July 8, 2016: The AALP class spends a day at the Canadian Embassy

July 9, 2016: Talking about the rural-urban divide

July 10, 2016: From Gettysburg to baseball games, fireworks and more

July 11, 2016: Learning the RULEs of Leadership at State College, Pennsylvania

July 12, 2016: AALP Class 16 spends the last day of their North American Study Tour at a Niagara winery