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Note<\/strong> – California and all of American agriculture are seeking young people to enter farming-related fields, and not just on the farm – there are an estimated 300 positions in food production, many of them requiring increasingly sophisticated technical skills.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Technology has changed the way farmers irrigate their crops in the Central Valley, a region that produces a quarter of the nation\u2019s food. One local community college is responding by teaching students how to design and create irrigation systems, while filling a gap in the local industry\u2019s workforce.<\/p>\n

Modesto Junior College\u2019s Irrigation Technology program<\/a>\u00a0is the first of its kind in the state. It offers both an Associate of Science (A.S.) degree and an Irrigation Technology certificate providing students the opportunity to learn the skills they need to work in agriculture water management.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe population continues to increase as does the water needs for the state of California and the nation,\u201d said Steve Amador, the program\u2019s faculty advisor. \u201cThe water resources that we have now are continually being taxed more and more, so there\u2019s really a lot of interest in conserving water and doing things the right way.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Irrigation Technology program started as the demand increased for the one irrigation class offered to MJC science students. \u201cSo we decided to start an irrigation degree, an A.S. degree,” added Amador. “We decided to build some facilities, look for some money for student travel and really just expand and promote the program.\u201d<\/p>\n

The program is funded by a\u00a0Strong Workforce Program<\/a>\u00a0regional investment administered through the California Community College Chancellor\u2019s Office and a three-year grant from the National Science Foundation.<\/p>\n

The first graduates completed the program earlier this year. \u201cI was proud that we had 24 who were irrigation majors,” said Amador. “Some of them finished and received degrees and some of them have a few more classes to take. We were at 95 percent full-time employment or summer internships in the irrigation field.\u201d<\/p>\n

One of those graduates is Ryan Lehikainen. \u201cI was going to school for ag business. Irrigation has always been an issue in California, so I took a class to get some knowledge of irrigation. It sparked my interest. The program that Mr. Amador has at MJC really caught my eye and I decided spend another semester at MJC to get that degree.\u201d Lehikainen, a Modesto native, was brought on as an intern at the Central Irrigation Company and after graduation, was hired as a full-time irrigation designer.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe systems we design are designed to meet the evapotranspiration (the combination of evaporation and transpiration from plant material) rates of the plant. So each plant has a different water requirement that makes sense,\u201d explained Lehikainen. \u201cAn almond tree each day during the summer requires .28 inches of water a day to sustain healthy growth and a healthy nut. So the system we design is designed to give exactly .28 inches of water to that tree in a specific area.\u201d<\/p>\n

Central Irrigation Company\u2019s owner Keith Yamamoto explained the importance of MJC\u2019s program. \u201cThere\u2019s a huge need in the middle for someone who is technologically savvy, who has an understanding for engineering, but didn\u2019t have the means or desire to go on to a large four-year university.\u201d<\/p>\n

Irrigation designers use software such as AutoCAD and don\u2019t necessarily need an engineering degree. \u201cWhat\u2019s also important is you have to have some common sense \u2013 how things work, and also understand ag and the area. It\u2019s very important that you can relate what you learn and apply it to the field,\u201d said Yamamoto.<\/p>\n

MJC\u2019s program not only offers the A.S. degree, but also provides a way for current irrigation technicians to increase their worth with their current employers. According to Amador, \u201cI have several students who work for irrigation companies and come in and take a couple of classes, get a certificate and go back to get a raise or more responsibility at work, whatever the case may be.\u201d<\/p>\n

Programs such as MJC\u2019s Irrigation Technology Program fills a workforce gap in an industry that it vital to the country\u2019s food supply.<\/p>\n

After playing a role in the creation of the $200-million Strong Workforce Program, the Summit has helped to support the program\u2019s implementation, highlighting programs successfully engaging and maintaining relationships with employers.<\/p>\n

Expanding and improving these types of workforce programs through the California Community Colleges will be one of the topics at the\u00a0California Economic Summit<\/a>, which will be held in San Diego on November 2-3.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0Summit will also drive a broad effort to strengthen rural communities through infrastructure and job creation programs in regions which have struggled with higher rates of poverty, higher concentrations of minimum wage workers, and lower broadband connectivity than anywhere else in California.<\/p>\n

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