The U.S. Department of Agriculture projects a shortage of agricultural workers able to use new technologies and plans to help two Missouri universities better train them. Lincoln University in Jefferson City and Missouri University of Science and Technology in Rolla are two of the 33 campuses nationwide that will be part of a $262 million effort to recruit and train the next generation of agriculture workers.
Missouri S&T’s role will be to develop coursework and training for technology that is becoming more commonplace in the agriculture sector. “We want the students to be knowledgeable about the new technologies and think how to use those technologies and to support sustainable agriculture,” said Hu Yang, chair of the school’s department of chemical engineering.
Training areas will include precision agriculture, which combines the science of testing and improving soil for specific crop plantings, and how to use drones and other equipment to apply such practices.
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