IL Corn pilot community college partnership paying off

A northern Illinois community college is thinking outside of the box to find the next generation of agriculture. Justin Ebert, ag instructor at Highland Community College in Freeport, Illinois, says their pilot project is focused on recruiting urban high school students to ag careers… “We’ve created what’s called the ‘Agriculture Capstone Program,’ providing 14 college credits for free.”  He says, “Those college courses introduce students to opportunities in animal science, crop...