About the Council
The Penn State Agricultural Council was formed in 1961 as the primary forum for interaction between the College and its industry clientele. It allows members to stay informed and provide feedback on College programs, activities, and opportunities.
The Council's membership is comprised of organizations, groups, and businesses who represent a strategic agricultural or related interest in Pennsylvania.
They include trade associations for various agricultural industries; commodity promotion groups and cooperatives; agriculturally-oriented media; organizations who provide products and services to the agribusiness community; governmentally-related organizations with agricultural interests; and more general interests groups. All membership applications must be approved by a majority vote of the board of directors.
Each member organization appoints a delegate to the Council, who attends meetings twice each year and is eligible for consideration as a nominee to the Council's 12-person Board of Directors, which governs the full Council.
Some Benefits of Membership:
- Learn more about College of Agricultural Sciences programs, activities, and opportunities.
- Network with college leadership, faculty, and other industry leaders.
- Provide quality feedback on college programs and research.
- Relay suggestions for innovative ways in which the college can carry out its mission.
- Formal participation in college strategic planning process.
- Convey industry needs and concerns.
- Advocate and build external support for college programs, research and funding.
- Interact with college students through internships, co-ops, College Career Days, recruitment services, mentoring programs, etc.
