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Kathleen Martin
Guest
The federal government has now thrown its support behind a unique new drone training program at Warren County Community College (Warren) that will provide students with skills to help farmers more efficiently evaluate their land and crops and treat and utilize them more effectively, according to Warren President Dr. Will Austin.
With the strong support of Rep. Tom Malinowski (D-7) at the request of Warren County Commissioners the college is receiving $750,000 in the 2022 federal budget for precision agriculture training, a relatively new area of study under the college’s fast-growing drone education program.
“This support will help us build another valuable program that trains students for good jobs in this exciting industry, while at the same time developing the technology and trained workforce that will allow farmers to have much better information about their property and their crops,” Dr. Austin said. “We appreciate the work Congressman Malinowski and our county officials have done to support this effort.”
Malinowski said after carefully considering a variety of projects he gave the Warren bid for the funding his full support because of its value to the agriculture industry, particularly smaller farms, and its potential to create careers for area students.
“I hope this is an incentive for young people to get training in this new technology and stay in the county and work in the vital field of agriculture producing greater crop yields and ensuring an enduring food supply for our nation,” he said. “I hope this is the start of something really important that serves Warren County in a number of ways.”
Continue reading: https://www.tapinto.net/towns/phillipsburg/categories/press-releases/articles/united-states-congress-and-administration-appropriate-750-000-to-cutting-edge-warren-drone-training-program-that-benefits-farmers
With the strong support of Rep. Tom Malinowski (D-7) at the request of Warren County Commissioners the college is receiving $750,000 in the 2022 federal budget for precision agriculture training, a relatively new area of study under the college’s fast-growing drone education program.
“This support will help us build another valuable program that trains students for good jobs in this exciting industry, while at the same time developing the technology and trained workforce that will allow farmers to have much better information about their property and their crops,” Dr. Austin said. “We appreciate the work Congressman Malinowski and our county officials have done to support this effort.”
Malinowski said after carefully considering a variety of projects he gave the Warren bid for the funding his full support because of its value to the agriculture industry, particularly smaller farms, and its potential to create careers for area students.
“I hope this is an incentive for young people to get training in this new technology and stay in the county and work in the vital field of agriculture producing greater crop yields and ensuring an enduring food supply for our nation,” he said. “I hope this is the start of something really important that serves Warren County in a number of ways.”
Continue reading: https://www.tapinto.net/towns/phillipsburg/categories/press-releases/articles/united-states-congress-and-administration-appropriate-750-000-to-cutting-edge-warren-drone-training-program-that-benefits-farmers
