A resource center for Latinos was recently established in the College of Agricultural Sciences to reach out to a population that is becoming increasingly involved in agriculture.
Deanna Behring, the college's director of international programs, said the Latino Agricultural Resource Center, which is located within the College of Agricultural Sciences' Office of International Programs, will provide Spanish language and instruction materials for Spanish-speaking farming communities across Pennsylvania.
"We said, 'It's time to be a little broader in the people we reach out to,' " she said.
The center will give Latinos access to the same kinds of traditional resources as other Pennsylvania farmers, such as financial credits from banks and information about pesticide safety, Behring said.
She added that there is a College of Agricultural Sciences office in each of Pennsylvania's 67 counties. A community in need of translation materials or assistance conducting a seminar will be directed to the resource center.
"We're really building on this very long history of serving local communities," she said.
The resource center will also benefit students by helping English-speaking Penn State students learn Spanish, a skill that experts say will make them more desirable after graduation.
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