1. Latino Programs College of Agricultural Sciences

2. Introduction
“Why should Pennsylvania, founded by the English, become a Colony of Aliens who will shortly be so numerous as to Germanize us instead of our Anglifying them.”
Benjamin Franklin
1751

3. Strategic Focus Historical Linkages Demographic Trends
Central/Eastern Europe
Demographic Trends
Latin America

4. Demographic Trends
Between , Hispanic population in Pennsylvania grew by 70% (Bureau of the Census)
The number of Hispanics living in rural areas in increasing and half of these now live outside the Southwest (Economic Research Service)
A greater number of these Hispanics are now running farm operations—the numbers of farms run by Hispanics in the U.S. has grown by 51% since 1997 for a total of roughly 50,500 farms. In Pennsylvania, the number of farms owned and operated by Hispanics has grown by 27% in the same timeframe for a total of roughly 350 (Census of Agriculture, 2002)
Mexico is now the third largest market for U.S. agricultural exports at $8.6 billion (just behind Canada and Japan), roughly 14% of total U.S. agricultural export sales. On the flip side, horticulture imports from Mexico and Latin America alone comprise 43% of our overall horticulture imports. Exports to the Caribbean have grown by 25% over the last year while imports from the Caribbean have actually declined.

5. Trends Continue
95% of migrant and seasonal workers in PA are foreign-born with 91% from Mexico (Center for Rural PA)
Hispanics account for 83% of all populations growth in PA between (PA State Data Center)

7. LARC: Goal & Functions
To serve as a resource for faculty, cooperative extension, students, staff and administration in the College of Agricultural Sciences at Penn State.
Serve as focal point for knowledge and information about needs and opportunities in the Latino agricultural community;
Ensure consistency and quality in the development and use of Spanish language material in the college’s programs;
Promote Spanish language learning;
Serve as a link with the Latino agricultural community, both here and abroad

8. Key Activities Database development Translation services (fee based)
Existing programs
Existing materials
Requests for assistance
Translation services (fee based)
Language course offerings and development (both resident education and distance education)
Respond to queries
Networking

9. Program Examples Spanish FINPACK Spanish FFAT
Dairy Certificate Training Program
Nutrition and 4-H materials
Pesticide Education
Tree Pruning

10. Future Programs? Safety Industrial Hygiene Spanish language courses
Other?