Mobile Agriculture Education Science Lab funding
Summary
A parent says the PA Friends of Agriculture mobile lab was approved for a Cochran Primary School visit but can't be funded, and she wants the county to make it right. The program exposes rural kids to hands-on agriculture education.
At a glance
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Last discussed Feb 12, 2026.
Impact analysis
The cost of one mobile ag lab visit to a primary school, previously approved but unfunded.
Elementary students who would get hands-on agriculture education.
The students whose scheduled lab visit is now in doubt.
Mentions & discussions (2)
Board of Commissioners Video — 2026-02-12
Parents showed up a few weeks ago worried the Agmobile program was ending. The county found $13,800 plus partner contributions to cover this year's scheduled classes, but next year's funding has to come from somewhere new — the ARPA-funded mobile unit was donated to a foundation.
Board of Commissioners Video — 2026-01-15
A parent says the PA Friends of Agriculture mobile lab was approved for a Cochran Primary School visit but can't be funded, and she wants the county to make it right. The program exposes rural kids to hands-on agriculture education.
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