The diverse fields of agriculture careers will be on display on Thursday at Southern Illinois University Carbondale during the annual FFA Career Day. More than 300 students from 22 Southern Illinois school districts have registered for the rain-or-shine event.
This year’s FFA Career Day will feature presentations by faculty from SIU’s Center for Fisheries, Aquaculture, and Aquatic Sciences and the university’s Cooperative Wildlife Research Laboratory.
SIUC honors students will participate in a three-year nationwide program aimed at developing innovative teaching and holistic approaches relating to food, climate justice, and sustainable agriculture.