Hispanics taking a prominent role in Pennsylvania agriculture
Posted: February 28, 2005
Suggested Intro:
RESPONDING TO GROWTH IN THE COUNTRY'S HISPANIC POPULATION, PENN STATE'S COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES IS REACHING OUT TO THE GROWING NUMBER OF LATINOS INVOLVED IN THE STATE'S AGRICULTURE. CHUCK GILL REPORTS:
Story:
(:13) PENNSYLVANIA'S HISPANIC POPULATION HAS GROWN BY 70 PERCENT IN RECENT YEARS...AND HISPANICS HAVE A GROWING PRESENCE IN THE STATE'S AGRICULTURE. THAT'S WHY PENN STATE'S COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES ESTABLISHED THE LATINO AGRICULTURAL RESOURCE CENTER.
(:08) THE COLLEGE'S DIRECTOR OF INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS DEANNA BEHRING SAYS CENSUS DATA SHOW CONCENTRATIONS OF HISPANICS MOVING BEYOND THE NATION'S URBAN CENTERS:
Behring Actuality:
(:16) "LATINO POPULATIONS WERE MOVING MORE INTO THE RURAL COMMUNITIES AND WERE NOT JUST FARM WORKERS ANYMORE, BUT INCREASINGLY WERE BECOMING FARM OWNERS. WE FELT IT WAS IMPORTANT TO DEVELOP A NEW METHOD FOR REACHING OUT TO THIS IMPORTANT POPULATION."
(:14) THE NEW CENTER WILL OFFER SPANISH TRANLATION...HELP COORDINATE PENN STATE COOPERATIVE EXTENSION PROGRAMS FOR HISPANIC AUDIENCES...AND ENHANCE SPANISH-LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION FOR PENN STATE STUDENTS, EXTENSION EDUCATORS AND INDUSTRY PERSONNEL. FROM PENN STATE, I'M CHUCK GILL.
To learn more, follow these links:
PENN STATE ESTABLISHES LATINO AGRICULTURAL RESOURCE CENTER (news from the College of Agricultural Sciences)
College of Agricultural Sciences Office of International Programs
