The world of agriculture will hopefully see bright days ahead of them as State Senator, Doris Turner, is making moves to help shape our future agriculture leaders. Building on her work to expand education in agriculture, Turner passed a measure through Senate to increase access to agricultural education programs across the entire state of Illinois.

Turner says that our states agriculture industry provides various paths that can lead to good paying jobs and that students deserve to have the opportunity to discover the number of avenues within the ag industry.

Her bill that recently passed, known as Bill 3226, requires the Illinois State Board Of Education to submit a report on the status and availability of agricultural education programs state wide.

The report would also be required to include trends, challenges and obstacles to overcome, opportunities for expansion, and recommendations to better line up agricultural education with workforce and post secondary opportunities in agriculture and agribusiness.

Turner also says that shes seen students who joined the FFA after taking one agricultural education course, and that by expanding access to ag ed programs that are currently available, we are shaping our future ag leaders.

Senate Bill 3226 passed the Senate with bipartisan support.