SRJC Shone Farm gets grant of up to $500,000 to support ag programs

Before he died in 2011, longtime Petaluma dairy farmer Alvin James Hansen set in place a legacy to support agricultural education programs.

This week, the trustees of the Alvin James Hansen Foundation announced a $500,000 grant establishing the SRJC Shone Farm Agricultural Education Fund in collaboration with the Santa Rosa Junior College Foundation Ag Trust and the SRJC Ag and Natural Resources Department.

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