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Trempealeau County Extension wins $350,000 USDA grant to pilot agriscience career pathway for high school juniors and seniors
Summary
An extension educator said the county received a $350,000 USDA NIFA grant to create agriscience career pathways in Arcadia and Independence school districts, with Western Technical College and the Juntos program as partners; the grant is structured as a three-year award and county staff said details on distribution were still being worked out.
Adam, an extension educator for Trempealeau County, said the Extension office received a $350,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture to create agriscience career pathways for juniors and seniors in the Arcadia and Independence school districts.
The program is intended to embed agriscience coursework with school teachers, partner with Western Technical College and the county's Juntos program, and give students…
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