41. Life of an Extension Agent with Lourdes Pérez Cordero
What does the job of an extension agent entail, and how can we develop repellent devices to control the Asian citrus psyllid? Lourdes Pérez Cordero, the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Extension Agent of Highlands County, discusses growing up in Puerto Rico, how she was first inspired by agriculture and citrus specifically, and what it is like to be an extension agent and full-time master's student.
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