text:  Welcome to the Line on Agriculture Report. This is Laurie Boyer for the Ag Information Network. National Farmers Union offers an annual educational leadership course designed to bring agriculturalists together. National Farmers Union Vice President of Advocacy, Mike Stranz. National Farmers Union for 10 or 15 years now has been hosting an annual Beginning Farmer Institute. And that's not just one event. It's a year-long cohort of education and conversation and connecting with beginning farmers from around the country.