Farm Credit East Donates $7,500 To Viticulture Center

Farm Credit East has donated $7,500 toward the building of a Viticulture Center at Finger Lakes Community College (FLCC) in Geneva, NY. The new viticulture center is slated to open in fall 2014, with a teaching vineyard. Farm Credit East’s donation will be used to replace equipment and provide educational opportunities for students.

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FLCC offers a two-year Viticulture and Wine Technology degree program.

“We are so pleased to have the support of Farm Credit East for the Finger Lakes Community College Viticulture Center. The company’s contribution will help us expand our program to provide workers for the state’s more than 340 wine producers, thereby strengthening a sector of the important agricultural industry in New York State,” said FLCC President Barbara Risser.

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