Rhodes State College President Cynthia E. Spiers addresses the crowd.
LIMA — Rhodes State College received a $100,000 donation from Nutrien for the college’s new Agriculture Technology program.
The Rhodes State Agriculture Technology program will provide students with hands-on experience with precision equipment and smart technology used in farming to optimize crop yield and increase efficiencies. This gift, which will be used to construct the Nutrien Agronomy Suite in the James J. Countryman Engineering Technologies Building, brings the campaign to 48% of its $8 million dollar goal.
Todd Sutton, general manager of Nutrien Lima Nitrogen shared, “We’re just really excited to support Rhodes State Ag Tech program. This will be a great addition to our community, providing tomorrow’s growers and agronomists the critical hands-on knowledge to understand and embrace the emerging technologies to really help feed the expected 10 billion people by 2050.”
The Rhodes State Agriculture Technology program will provide students with hands-on experience with precision equipment and smart technology used in farming to optimize crop yield and increase efficiencies.
Agriculture Design Laboratories will be a part of the newly designed space and will include high-tech simulation and collaborative learning areas. Simulators and real-time equipment will be used for training in computers and industry developed software, planters, drone sensors, robots and smart (autonomous) vehicles.
Dr. Cynthia Spiers said, “We thank Nutrien and all of the amazing people, companies and organizations who are a part of this campaign, which is leading Rhodes State College into its next 50 years.”
The donation is part of the college’s Major Gifts Campaign which supports the Emerging Workforce Center at Rhodes State which includes the Agriculture Technology program and the Borra Center for Health Sciences in downtown Lima.
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