It s about people. This group s foreign study was a two-week seminar in New Zealand and Australia. Weather and prices are always high on the conversation list, along with a friendly suggestion on how to properly handle subsidies. And, that s part of the message class members will take with them, Lindquist said. They need to make a commitment be willing to take the risk and get to work.
KARL funding comes entirely from private sources.
As did the classes before them, the newest graduates also committed to helping raise money for future trainees. Supported by county, state, federal and private funds, the program has county Extension offices, experiment fields, area Extension offices and regional research centers statewide. Its headquarters is on the K-State campus, Manhattan.