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A visit with José Garcia, Extension Assistant Professor
Published: October 30, 2007 - Topics:
sustainable_agriculture
extension
outreach
agriculture
farming
Additional Interview Clips
“Doing” sustainable agriculture
Examples of Garcia’s outreach activities
MU’s new undergraduate major in sustainable agriculture
Working with minorities in agriculture
Another recent event
How Garcia’s work leads into research
How Garcia came to this line of work
Garcia’s outreach work with Hmong farmers
Garcia’s research on Latino farmers
Issues arising from increased Latino labor force in Missouri
Topics:
labor
missouri
“There are a number of issues that impact the Latino labor force in rural parts of the state of Missouri,” explains Garcia. Immigration is obviously a big one, along with education, poverty, health, and vulnerability to abuse. Sometimes the main challenges involving Latino agricultural workers results from their past negative experiences with authority and the government. To address these issues, Garcia has coordinated a series of workshops and institutes on cultural competency for extension workers.