(KNZA)--Highland Community College has been awarded a federal Title III grant of about $2.2 million over the next five years.
College officials says the grant will be used to develop and deliver its Precision Agriculture program throughout its service area. In addition, the funds will be used to enhance the college’s ability to provide technical education programming on the western side of their service area.
The College will be partnering with area agriculture businesses throughout it’s nine-county service area of Northeast Kansas to promote and offer the Precision Agriculture program for not only the local area, but for the state of Kansas. The program is designed to educate both current farmers and students about the technical options and applications available to them to enhance crop production and harvest.
The grant proposal was written by a College team led by Dr. Cheryl Rasmussen, Vice President for Student Services at the College.
There were about thirty-five Title III grants funded this year out of around 13-hundred applicants.
© Many Signals Communications
MOST VIEWED STORIES
Atchison apt fire claim's toddler's life, injures others
Four arrested for illegal activity on Kickapoo Reservation
Effingham woman killed Friday in Atchison wreck
One injured in Nemaha Co wreck
Wetmore man arrested on child sex-related charge
Walnut Township Treasurer removed; votes unofficial until canvass
Rural Horton man arrested on multiple drug charges
Atchison man involved in fatal NW MO crash
Meteorologist Spencer: Geometric Watch means electronic disruptions
Street lights to be discussed at Monday city meeting
TX man to stand trial on charges in fatal Jackson Co crash
USD 430 Board accepts resignations, approves new hires
Local judge files for re-election
Atchison in running for national fireworks honors
Bridge work begins Wed in Doniphan Co
BC's Pate remembered by students, college family
Latest Brown, Doniphan Co filings
Planned outage for Brown-Atchison Electric Tuesday
LATEST STORIES
Atchison man involved in fatal NW MO crash
Effingham woman killed Friday in Atchison wreck
Street lights to be discussed at Monday city meeting
Truck fire at CGB facility in Falls City
Bridge work scheduled for Atchison County MO
Meteorologist Spencer: Geometric Watch means electronic disruptions
Rural Horton man arrested on multiple drug charges
Recycling program discussed at Doniphan Co meeting