Wisconsin Agricultural Education & Workforce Development Council: Positions open

Contact: Jack Ourada

608-224-5128

MADISON – The Wisconsin Agricultural Education and Workforce Development Council, which works to provide skilled employees for all aspects of the agricultural economy, is accepting applications and nominations for private industry representatives.

The following positions are to be filled:

* General agriculture representative

* Natural resources related business representative

* Landscaping, golf course, greenhouse and floral related representative

* Animal agriculture business related representative

The Wisconsin Agricultural Education & Workforce Development Council is comprised of members representing private industry, education and state government. It is dedicated to attracting, developing and retaining the skilled workforce required to grow Wisconsin’s agricultural, food processing, natural resource, agribusiness and emerging biological and bio-energy industries.

To apply or to nominate someone for the council, complete the form available at http://wiaglink.org/structure_council.php and submit it by Friday, July 16, 2010.

Complete information about the Council is available at: http://wiaglink.org/

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