Agriculture Future of America (AFA) is a non-profit organization that helps college students find their place in agriculture by providing new connections, career-readiness skills and scholarship opportunities. 

AFA reached out to NAA to seek participation from the U.S. aquaculture industry in their upcoming Agriculture Leaders Conference held in Kansas City, Missouri on Nov. 7-10, 2024. In 1997, AFA Leaders Conference was created in an effort to connect talented agriculture students from across the nation with businesses and service within the agriculture industry. AFA strives to increase the profile of various industry sectors to students while at the same time closing the gap between workforce needs and career preparation. The 2024 conference will bring over 850 competitively-selected college student delegates from all across the country to interact with agriculture business leaders, learn about career opportunities, apply for internships and more.  

AFA's college student participants have shown a growing interest in aquaculture and are requesting more information about career pathways and internships in aquaculture! This conference is a great opportunity to show case your business and the U.S. aquaculture career field to the next generation of agriculture talent. 

Click here to learn more about the participating in the conference as a partner.

Registration is due by October 1st. Contact Traci Via with AFA anytime to learn more about the conference and how U.S. aquaculture businesses can get involved. Traci can be reached at 816.820.1740 or traci.via@agfuture.org.