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More than 80 students form across the state have been at Tennessee Tech University this week at the Youth Leadership Summit. The week long event is sponsored by the Tennessee Farm Bureau Federation and Tennessee Tech. The goal is to teach the youth new leadership skills with an emphasis on agriculture.
Thomas Capps
Shaping the next generation of leaders in the ag industry. Hello and welcome to Tennessee Home and Farm Radio. I’m Thomas Capps.
Holly Bostic
I really wanted to come here because I want to learn how to be a better leader so I can serve others my community.
Thomas Capps
More than 80 11th and 12th graders from across the state are at Tennessee Tech University this week at the Tennessee Leadership Summit. Shea Booster is the summit director and says the youth attending are hungry to learn about leadership.
Shea Booster
Here in Tennessee are extremely high caliber. They’re motivated, they’re energized and they’re ready to engage with with the learning with the content and with campus. So it’s been a unique experience coming in
Thomas Capps
County Farm Bureau’s can select to youth from their county to attend the week long event. It’s geared towards teaching attendees different leadership styles and skills with an emphasis on agriculture. Youth like Holly Bostick of Meg’s county
Holly Bostic
I’ve learned more on myself and the way that I am as a person and how to be a better leader to other as well as learn more about a few tickets. I’ve been here
Thomas Capps
16 year old Smith County native Gabe Harvell, has been very active and both for a Gen FFA. He’s using the leadership summit as another opportunity to make himself a better leader for both those organizations, and in the future.
Gabe Harville
I’ve gotten to learn about different leadership styles and the basis of what it takes to make a great team and all the qualities that our team members should try to possess. So I’ve learned quite a lot from this function.
Thomas Capps
Jay Metcalf, a 17 year old from Franklin County is also attending. He says it’s both educational and fun
Jay Metcalf
If you aren’t really interested in agriculture, but you have some sort of hobby or skill set that you think you can hone and focus into some other career paths. I think it’d be great for you. But it will help especially if you’re already interested in agriculture. Because a lot of this summit is surrounded by how to help Tennessee further agricultural leadership,
Thomas Capps
Having fun while becoming better leaders to lead the world’s most important industry into the future. For Tennessee almond Farm Radio, I’m Thomas Capps. Thanks for listening and have a great day.
