Ridge Administration
Launches
‘Export
For Scholars ’ Program
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town. ‘“Export for Scholai s’ will
take classroom lectures to the
next level by allowing students
to actually participate in an ag
ricultural export program.
“Students will come to appre
ciate the global impact of Penn
sylvania agriculture and the
economic opportunity available
With Secretary Hayes is Del-Val ag and food ambassa
dors Emily Metz and Scott Hartz.
in the international arena. This
program helps to emphasize
that Pennsylvania agriculture
has ‘Products for the Planet.’”
“Export for is part
of the Department of Agricul
ture’s “Action Plan for Pennsyl
vania Agriculture.” To begin
this marketing and education
program, 20 open Holstein dairy
The calves greet Emily Metz, Delaware Valley College Ag and Food Ambassador and
Samuel Hayes Jr., Pennsylvania secretary of agriculture at the launching of the Export
for Scholars program.
heifers were selected last week
by the Department of Agricul
ture, the Pennsylvania Holstein
Association, Delaware Valley
College, and W.B. Saul High
School. Twelve of the heifers
now are at the Delaware Valley
College farm in Doylestown.
The remaining eight are at W.B.
Saul High School. Over the next
six months, students will
manage the heifers, select sires,
breed the heifers, learn about
export regulations, and observe
port operations.
“Delaware Valley College is
noted nationally as an institu
tion where students are given
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opportunities to discover and
develop their talents through ex
perimental learning,” Dr.
Thomas C. Learner, Delaware
Valley College President, said.
“Our students need to see that
agribusiness today is global.
‘Export for Scholars’ is an excel
lent example of a collaborative
effort between the Pennsylvania
Department of Agriculture, the
Pennsylvania Holstein Associa
tion, and Delaware Valley Col
lege to provide our students with
the finest practical education
possible. This project will teach
our students about business in
ways found at few other institu
tions.”
As part of the ‘Export for
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