11-1 FB AgMRC

 Those of us at the Ag Information Network are painfully aware of how little curriculum there is in the public school system pointing towards a career in agriculture. Well, the Agricultural Marketing Resource Center is ready to launch a free, new curriculum to educate youth on the opportunities for rural development through value-added agriculture. AgMRC is an electronic, national resource for producers interested in value-added agriculture. Their goal is to continue to promote and advance opportunities within value-added agriculture. AgMRC believes educating the future of agriculture on value-added opportunities is crucial to the continued economic development happening in rural America. AgMRC Director Ray Hansen says the curriculum is drawn directly from the AgMRC website - www dot agmrc dot org (www.agmrc.org). He says it provides instructors with full lesson plans on areas ranging from agritourism to aquaculture and livestock to renewable energy.