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New Next-Gen Ag Workers Curriculum on the Grow in California

By Growing Produce|January 21, 2022

Western Growers received a $750,000 grant from the California Department of Food and Agriculture’s 2021 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (HR 133) to develop and implement a curriculum to provide California college students with best-in-class ag tech training.

Besides the 2,750 students that will be assisted by the program, the grant will allow the specialized training of 330 Next-Gen Ag Workforce professors within four years of launch. Curriculum development will begin immediately and be fully implemented by June 2025.

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A preview of the Next-Gen Ag Workers Curriculum will be given at three upcoming events that are part of Western Growers AgTechX Ed initiative, a statewide effort developed alongside CDFA Secretary Karen Ross. The next event will be held Jan. 26 at Imperial Valley College, and will feature panels on Industry Issues and Skill Identification; Education and Workforce Development Strategies; a roundtable with agriculture CEOs and a fireside chat with Ross.

For more details, continue reading at GrowingProduce.com.

 

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