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Agricultural research
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Agricultural research

Learn about agricultural research—the benefits of biobased products, research being done, associated careers, and educational paths.
A student’s guide to careers in agronomy
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A student’s guide to careers in agronomy

Agronomy is key to helping produce more food for a growing world population. Learn about the educational path to this agriscience career and what an agronomist does. Do your interests fit with this field? Thanks to the Mississippi Soybean Promotion…
Bioproducts
unit 3 lessons

Bioproducts

What are bioproducts? How can they be used? Bioproducts are chemicals, energy, and materials that are produced from renewable biological resources.
Chickenology sampler
unit 4 lessons

Chickenology sampler

How do environment, heredity, and genetics affect living organisms? This STEM-based poultry curriculum uses immersive learning experiences and real genetic samples for your students to dive deep in the future evolution of our food. See how environment influences…
Glenn Mills
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Glenn Mills

Waterman Agricultural Natural Resources Laboratory Manager and Olentangy Wetlands Facility Manager
Knows about: waterman farm, olentangy wetlands, ohio state, pawpaws, research.
H2Know digital case study
unit 1 lesson

H2Know digital case study

How might water quality be improved? The H2Know case study invites students to investigate water quality in Lake Erie. Students will gather information about the problem, consider potential contributors and environmental factors, review…
Henry Ford and George Washington Carver team up to make bio-based products
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Henry Ford and George Washington Carver team up to make bio-based products

How do scientists and engineers work together to solve problems? Scientists and engineers work together to “industrialize” the use of agriculture products. Oil and protein from plants can be turned into many products. Design some new products using items from…
Inspire your students to build a better world
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Inspire your students to build a better world

GrowNextGen wants to reach teachers with information about the real-life science involved in agriculture, as well as agriculture’s role in solving today’s cutting-edge problems. We want to give teachers information about careers in these areas to…
It's a drought: time for soybeans
student research project

It's a drought: time for soybeans

In this project, five different types of soybeans were tested in three sequentially staged droughts with one control group. My hypothesis was that soybean P24T05R would do best in drought, and soybean R2C2450 would do the worst. The materials used…
Kirk Merritt
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Kirk Merritt

Executive Director, Ohio Soybean Council
Knows about: soybeans, research, agriculture, policies.
Looking for science project ideas?
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Looking for science project ideas?

Here’s what’s going on at OSU’s Western Agricultural Research Station! Located in South Charleston, Ohio, the station has around 40 projects evaluating weed control, looking at new herbicide chemistries compared to older standards, working on good…
Making biodiesel from soybeans
unit 5 lessons

Making biodiesel from soybeans

How might we make and use renewable fuel? Make biodiesel and create a scale model of an anaerobic digester, while investigating bioenergy and how it is produced.
Making biodiesel from soybeans (TL version)
unit 2 lessons

Making biodiesel from soybeans (TL version)

How might we make and use renewable fuel? Make and test biodiesel from different sources while investigating bioenergy and how it is produced.
New programs and improvements at ATI to share with your students!
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New programs and improvements at ATI to share with your students!

Jason Hardin, an Environmental Science teacher at Gahanna Lincoln High School, shares news about ag education opportunities at ATI: I attended the annual Spring Update Day Educators’ Breakfast at the Ohio State Agricultural Technical Institute (ATI)…
New uses: Soy-biobased paint protects Alaskan water supplies and salmon
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New uses: Soy-biobased paint protects Alaskan water supplies and salmon

Soybean check-off dollars fund education, such as GrowNextGen, as well as research. Airable Lab is creating innovative and sustainable solutions in research and product development through bio-based chemistry. Use our bioproducts e-learning course…
Nitrogen fixation and legumes: say what?
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Nitrogen fixation and legumes: say what?

How do legumes fix nitrogen? If the atmosphere is about 80% Nitrogen (N2), but plants cannot use that form, how do they get nitrogen? In this unit, students plant and care for soybeans under one of five different…
Ohio Soybean Board member facilitates student’s research project
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Ohio Soybean Board member facilitates student’s research project

Dublin Coffman High School student Emily Fan researched the differences of bean production between GMO and non-GMO plants when exposed to organic and inorganic fertilizer. She became interested in this project after taking AP Environmental Science…
Outstanding in the field!
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Outstanding in the field!

How can students learn about ag-related research and how to evaluate data? In that pursuit, 14 teachers gathered at the Ohio State University’s Western Agricultural Research Station to learn about the role of technology in agriculture. The…
Precision in gene editing presents great potential
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Precision in gene editing presents great potential

Kirk Reese, DuPont Pioneer Agronomy Research Manager, spoke to teachers at the Ohio Soybean Council-sponsored Ag Biotech Academy workshop about CRISPR-CAS technology, a bacterial immune system used to make precise genetic changes within organisms.…
Soy fresh, soy clean: Using aseptic technique for food safety
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Soy fresh, soy clean: Using aseptic technique for food safety

How clean is your lab station? About 48 million people (1 in 6 Americans) get sick, 128,000 are hospitalized, and 3,000 die each year from foodborne diseases, according to recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and…
Student's science question leads to supplies, support
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Student's science question leads to supplies, support

Abigail Lister, a student at Bloom Carroll Middle School, contacted GrowNextGen for ideas on soybean-related science fair ideas. She decided to do some research on aphid resistance. Andy Michel, Associate Professor of Entomology at OSU sent GMO and…
Student outreach during SWOBEC Capstone competition
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Student outreach during SWOBEC Capstone competition

The Southwest Ohio Bioscience Education Consortium (SWOBEC) Capstone competition was held recently at Southern State Fayette Campus in Washington Court House. Seniors from Loveland, Eastland-Fairfield, Grant Career Center and Ft Hayes Bioscience…
Studying wild soybeans
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Studying wild soybeans

Plant breeding has a long history as an effort to produce plants with certain characteristics. Soybean researchers work with soybean genes to improve yield, composition and resistance to pests. But rather than considering today’s varieties, a new…
Supporting the best and brightest science students in Ohio
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Supporting the best and brightest science students in Ohio

The Ohio Soybean Council awarded prizes again this year to students submitting projects using soybeans in the areas of agriculture biosciences, bioresources, biopolymers, bioproducts, biofuels, biology, chemistry, engineering, physics, and/or earth…
Teach agriculture Ohio
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Teach agriculture Ohio

Considering teaching agriculture? Learn more about the profession. Thanks to Teach Agriculture Ohio for sharing this video. Credit: Teach Agriculture Ohio.
Tom Fontana
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Tom Fontana

Director of Research and Education at Ohio Soybean Council
Knows about: education, research, soybeans.
Waterman workshop provides Design Challenge support
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Waterman workshop provides Design Challenge support

How do you gain information about food security? Visit a farm! Better yet, visit Waterman Agricultural and Natural Resources Laboratory. A group of 27 people recently gathered there for a workshop to help prepare them for this year’s Ohio STEM…
Wendy Pinta
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Wendy Pinta

Biology and Honors Science Research teacher at Upper Arlington High School
Knows about: biology, research.
Where does our food come from, anyway? Sustainable ag systems
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Where does our food come from, anyway? Sustainable ag systems

How do growers’ decisions affect the sustainability of agricultural systems? Understand and appreciate food producers through this case study and determine what decisions must be made on a yearly, monthly, or daily basis to maintain an environmental system that will continue…
Which brands of organic tofu are genetically modified?
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Which brands of organic tofu are genetically modified?

If five brands of organic tofu are tested, then at least one will be genetically modified, because of cross-pollination and the difficulty of maintaining truly organic crops. The DNA was tested using PCR to replicate the DNA and Gel Electrophoresis…
Workshop field trip to Waterman Farm
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Workshop field trip to Waterman Farm

Ag Biotech Graduate Academy workshop participants recently toured Waterman Farm at The Ohio State University. The Waterman Agricultural and Natural Resources Laboratory, commonly referred to as Waterman, is home to a variety of agricultural research…
World Food Prize program participant fights anemia and malnutrition
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World Food Prize program participant fights anemia and malnutrition

Soy is high in protein and provides good nutrition. This scientist has developed a product that will enhance health by improving the nutritional value of a common food. Soy-Gari Research Opens New Opportunities By Leticia Amoakoah Twum • From Summer…