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Two new programs in the colleges of business and science will train the modern agriculture industry workforce.

Karen Ross, the secretary of the California Department of Food and Agriculture, will be the keynote this year’s Greater Vision.

It may be years before the impact of the recently announced NextGen grants will make a difference in American agriculture. But several of the grants awarded to colleges and universities in the Monterey Bay region seem certain to quickly strengthen the ties between those institutions as well as with the local agricultural industry.

ºÚÁÏÉçapp’s agricultural plant and soil science program has received a $5 million grant to expand and offer an enhanced career path to graduating students.

ºÚÁÏÉçapp and NASA Scientist Forrest Melton was awarded NASA’s Exceptional Public Service Medal.

ºÚÁÏÉçapp has been awarded a $975,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to increase participation in the food, agriculture, natural resources and human science.