Agriculture Students Visit CBC and Gauntt Farms

Students from Kamiakin and Kennewick Agriculture programs participated in a tour of the Columbia Basin College research farm, agriculture mechanics facilities and then headed out to Burbank where they met with Gauntt Farm owner, Chep Gauntt. Gauntt discussed the many opportunities in farming today and the important role that technology plays on today’s farms.

At CBC, Tim Woodward, Dean of the Agriculture Research and Development Department led students through the school’s research farm and discussed the many crops they are growing, including soybeans, alfalfa, chili peppers, sweet corn and giant miscanthus. Much of the research is focused on the development of alternative fuels.