** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** THE GOAL OF THIS AGRI-ANALYTICS FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM IS TO CREATE A SELF-SUSTAINABLE INTERDISCIPLINARY CERTIFICATE PROGRAM IN AGRICULTURAL ANALYTICS AT THE HOST INSTITUTION, MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY (MTSU). UPON GRADUATION, UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETING THE CERTIFICATE PROGRAM WILL BE READY TO ENTER THE AGRICULTURAL WORKFORCE WITH EXCEPTIONAL DATA ANALYTICAL SKILLS. ADDITIONALLY, OTHER COMPETENCIES STUDENTS WILL DEVELOP TO PREPARE THEM FOR THE WORKFORCE INCLUDE CRITICAL THINKING, COMPLEX PROBLEM-SOLVING, COLLABORATION, COMMUNICATION, SELF-DIRECTED LEARNING, AND ACADEMIC MINDSET, WHICH ARE WELL ALIGNED WITH THE LEADERSHIP SKILLS REQUIRED BY THE AFRI EWD PROGRAMS. THE MOST IMPORTANT IMPACT OF THIS CERTIFICATE PROGRAM IS THAT IT WILL BENEFIT NEARLY 70,000 FARMING OPERATIONS IN TENNESSEE (WIOA TENNESSEE 2020-2023) IN THE LONG RUN WITH A WORKFORCE WITH EXCEPTIONAL DATA ANALYTICAL SKILLS THAT WILL TRANSFORM THE AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRY IN THE NEXT DECADE.