. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. SAYS NEED FOR AGGIE TALENT Agricultural technology is advancing at such a rapid pace that it is particularly vulnerable to a shortfall of new talent enter- ing the field, a Du Pont Company executive said recently at a Department of Agriculture Challenge Forum. Dale E. Wolf, group vice president-agricultural chemicals, told the forum that "technology is literally racing ahead in numerous fields today-fields ranging from herbicides, insecticides and fungicides to dramatic developments in plant strains and animal production.
. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. SAYS NEED FOR AGGIE TALENT Agricultural technology is advancing at such a rapid pace that it is particularly vulnerable to a shortfall of new talent enter- ing the field, a Du Pont Company executive said recently at a Department of Agriculture Challenge Forum. Dale E. Wolf, group vice president-agricultural chemicals, told the forum that "technology is literally racing ahead in numerous fields today-fields ranging from herbicides, insecticides and fungicides to dramatic developments in plant strains and animal ; At the same time, Dr. Wolf said that too few American students "recognize that there are dozens of careers in agriculture which will place them on the leading edge of major scientific ; Dr. Wolf contrasted this opportunity with what he said was the popular conception that agricultural careers are "unreward- ing and intellectually ; As a result, Dr. Wolf said, "there is a very real danger that the bright promise of agriculture may be post- poned. We may be sidetracked simply because we cannot organize and train the necessary army of talented and highly trained scientists, technicians and ; The Du Pont executive joined representatives of government and academia in the forum called to address the growing shortage of qualified human resources in the agricultural industry. To increase positive awareness of agriculture as a potential career choice among students. Dr. Wolf proposed that the industry establish "action committees" to present a truer picture of agricultural opportunities before its target audiences -high school students, faculty, guidance counselors and parents. He recommended that the industry consider recruiting teams, special programs for minority students, intern programs, school seminars and new communications programs as means of accomplishing this goal. Dr. Wolf also praised recent actions
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