MAELC Releases 2030 Ag Education Blueprint

The Minnesota Agricultural Education Leadership Council has released its 2030 ag education blueprint. This status report is conducted every five years. MAELC Executive Director Sarah Dornink said the school-based and post-secondary ag education programs are focused in large part on workforce development. “They want to make sure that they’re offering the right content, but also have the equipment that those students are going to see once they’re out in the workforce, making sure that everything’s aligned with what the industry needs.” For Farm Business Management, much of the focus is on supporting instructors. That includes work on transitions “keeping students as those farms transition, but than also as instructors transition out and retire, we want to make sure that that’s a smooth road for both instructors and students.” The Minnesota Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources Education Blueprint is available online.