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SOM - $500,000 USDA grant will support Michigan food and agriculture businesses and farmworkers


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$500,000 USDA grant will support Michigan food and agriculture businesses and farmworkers
New initiative will develop food and agriculture technology education and career pathways for migrant and seasonal farmworkers
May 13, 2021
LANSING, Mich.-The Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO), in partnership with the Corporation for a Skilled Workforce and others, has been awarded a $500,000 U.S. Department of Agriculture grant to support the Michigan Agriculture and Food System Workforce Advancement Initiative. This new initiative will support Michigan s food and agriculture industry by developing agriculture technology education and career pathways for migrant and seasonal farmworkers.
The food and agriculture industry is critical to our state s growth, contributing more than $100 billion annually to the state s economy and accounting for about 17% of total employment, said Stephanie Beckhorn, Director of LEO s Office of Employment and Tr ....

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