Groundbreaking ceremony held for ag center at Merced College

Groundbreaking Ceremony Held For Ag Center At Merced College

MERCED, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A groundbreaking ceremony was held for a one-of-a-kind agricultural center at Merced College on Thursday. The highly anticipated Ag-Tec Center will help to advance innovation while providing students a hands-on learning experience. Once completed, the center will house advanced processing equipment for fruits and vegetables, a training hub, and a community farm market. “This is a game changer for Merced College and th…

Groundbreaking ceremony held for ag center at Merced College

A groundbreaking ceremony was held for a one-of-a-kind agricultural center at Merced College on Thursday.

Merced College breaks ground on $21 million center geared toward tomorrow's agriculture jobs

Reading Time: 3 minutes Video by The Merced FOCUSA center that’s geared toward preparing Valley students for the agricultural technology jobs of tomorrow is now within sight of becoming a reality.Merced College officials and local leaders broke ground Thursday on the AgTEC Innovation Center, a $21 million state-of-the-art facility focused on agricultural techology, automation techology and robotics. The 22,000 square-foot AgTEC (Agrifood Technol…