Today, Congresswoman Annie Kuster, (NH-02) a senior member of the House Agriculture Committee, met with students and instructors at Alvirne High School’s Wilbur H. Palmer Career and Technical Education (CTE) Center to hear about their working dairy operation, 100-acre forest and discuss their innovative career and technical learning programs.  Kuster has advocated for legislation to promote skills training programs and broaden access to career development programs. 

“I appreciated the opportunity to meet with students and instructors at Alvirne High’s Wilbur H. Palmer Career and Technical Education Center to hear updates on their exciting, innovative, hands-on programs which are helping to meet our increasing workforce needs,” said Rep. Kuster. “Programs like these, particularly their unique agricultural training program, help to bolster our local workforce and set students up for successful careers right here in our communities. These visits and conversations help to inform my priorities in Congress, especially as I look forward to working with Republicans and Democrats to write next year’s Farm Bill.”

“The Palmer CTE Center was very excited to host the visit from Congresswoman Kuster today,” said Eric Frauwirth, Ed.D., Director, Palmer CTE Center at Alvirne High School. “Our faculty, staff and students were proud to show her the classrooms and talk about their programs. Having the support of our elected officials will help our programs continue to grow.”

Congresswoman Kuster is focused on fostering programs that support workforce development and help prepare young Granite Staters for careers and jobs in their community. She re-introduced the Workforce Development Investment Act earlier this year to promote partnerships with employers to assist in developing workforce training program curriculum to ensure students are learning in-demand skills.

Rep. Kuster held a Farm Bill listening session last month to hear from Granite State farmers, producers, and food distributors about their ideas and insights. Kuster is a senior member of the House Agriculture Committee and played a key role in crafting the last two Farm Bills. The Farm Bill is comprehensive legislation that is passed once every five years and touches upon a wide array of topics including farming, nutrition assistance, and rural development programs. Drafting of the 2023 Farm Bill will begin next year.

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