Posts By: Carrie Peterson
Honoring Michael Aiello’s Legacy by Investing in Future Farmers
The Western Growers Foundation has partnered with the Aiello family to increase the internship reimbursement program. The Next Gen. Ag. Program currently has funding to reimburse $3,000 per intern to the employer for a total of 45 internships. The generous donation of $56,000 will cover an additional 17 internship reimbursements this summer. The students in this inaugural cohort are all pursuing…
Next Gen. Ag. Worker Program Continues!
The Next Gen. Ag. Worker Program grant started back up this April. This round of funding is through the California Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) and will run for two years. It will continue to support the Internship Reimbursement Program, Ag Tech X Ed events at community colleges, the LinkedAg.com website, and workforce development initiatives that connect…