First Year Schedule (2008-09)

November 22-23, 2008 
Cedar Shore, Chamberlain

• Orientation/Introduction to SDARL
• Leadership Assessment
• Agenda
• Report
• Pictures

December 9-12, 2008
Brookings

• Leadership/Communication Skills
• Agenda
• Report
• Pictures

January 27-29, 2009
Pierre

• Political Process: State Government
• Agenda
• Report
• Pictures

February 22-28, 2009
Washington, DC

• National Study/Travel Seminar
• Various Topics – Social, Political, Economic and Agricultural Issues
• Federal Agencies, Lobbyist Groups, Think Tanks
• Agenda
• Class V Washington, DC trip - from Dakota Farm Talk
• Report
• Pictures
• More Pictures
  

March 31-April 2, 2009 - CANCELLED due to a blizzard
Rapid City

• Rural/Urban Economic Development
• National Issues Forums
• Tourism
• Agenda
• Report
• Pictures

June 9-12, 2009
Hill City/Custer

• Natural Resources/The Environment
• Water Quality, Quantity, Energy, Forestry, Mining, Environment
• Agenda
• Report
• Pictures
  

Second Year Schedule (2009-10)

November 11-13, 2009
Milbank/Aberdeen

• Expanding Agriculture in SD & Goal Setting
• Agenda
• Report
• Pictures

December 13-15, 2009
Sioux Falls

• Media Training
• Speaking up for Agriculture 
• Agenda
• Report
• Pictures
• Loos Tales broadcast, Dec. 15, Denny Everson
• Loos Tales broadcast, Dec. 16, Kevin Hoff

January 12-14, 2010
Mitchell/Huron

• Leadership and Choices
• Value-Added Ag
• International Tour Briefing
• Agenda
• Report
• Pictures
  

January 23 - Feb. 3 2010

• International Study/Travel Seminar - South Africa
• Various Topics – Culture, History, Agricultural and Foreign Policy, Customs
• Agenda
• Report - Visit our blog, www.sdarl.blogspot.com
  

Feb. 27-28, 2010
Chamberlain

• Looking Ahead – Planning for Your Future - Graduation
• Class V Agenda
• Pictures
• Sunday Lunch Alumni, Class V & Spouses
• Report