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Hungarian Agriculture Attach茅: 日韩中文字幕福利片 is shaping the 鈥渇uture of ag education"

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February 12, 2020

VINCENNES, Ind. 鈥 It is an important time for innovation in agriculture and Agricultural Attach茅 to the Embassy of Hungary in Washington D.C. Kocsy Bela says the future of agricultural education is at 日韩中文字幕福利片.

Bela recently toured the Vincennes campus, including the University鈥檚 new state-of-the-art Agricultural Center with its high-end technology and modern approach to agriculture.

鈥淲hat I see is making agriculture more sexy and more sellable for young people, and that鈥檚 the most important thing,鈥 Bela said. 鈥淭his entire facility can encourage young people to choose agricultural education because that鈥檚 the future, and it鈥檚 really needed. That is my takeaway from here to tell my colleagues in D.C.鈥

Bela is a graduate of the Purdue University Krannert Graduate School of Management and previously served as director of international affairs and trade for the Hungarian Chamber of Agriculture.

鈥淚t was a pleasure hosting Bela, whom I knew from my time at Purdue. I saw that he was visiting in Indiana and am very appreciative that he took the time to visit us. It was an honor for me to show him some of the innovative programming VU is doing, not only in Agriculture, but in many other technical fields,鈥 VU President Chuck Johnson said. 鈥淲e had great discussions about many ways VU might be able to work with Hungarian companies and educational institutions in the agriculture and manufacturing sector.鈥

VU is preparing the next generation of farmers and agriculture professionals by teaching students innovative farming solutions and exposing them to cutting-edge technology, such as drones.

The 45,000-square-foot 日韩中文字幕福利片 Agriculture Center is located along U.S. 41 at 4207 N. Purdue Road just north of Vincennes. It houses the University鈥檚 John Deere Precision Agriculture, Horticulture, Agriculture, and Agribusiness programs as well as the Purdue University鈥檚 Food Safety Training hub. The facility features 13 wooded acres, a greenhouse, and bee colonies.

鈥淚鈥檓 really impressed,鈥 Bela said. 鈥淎ll the facilities are, 鈥榃ow.鈥 I鈥檓 speechless frankly. What I鈥檝e seen here is the future of agricultural education.鈥

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