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Teachers exploring technology in agriculture

Thanks to the advance of technology, precision agriculture has given farmers new tools in their toolboxes to advance crop health and increased yield. Participants in the Exploring Tech in Ag workshop in Columbus, sponsored by the Ohio State …
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Down on the farm with extern Patty Hanna

Patty Hanna teaches at the eSTEM Academy for Reynoldsburg City Schools. She was chosen to do an externship at The Ohio State University’s Waterman Agriculture and Natural Resources Laboratory. As part of the externship experience, Hanna will produce …
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“You’ve got great genes!”

Teachers at the 2018 Ohio Soybean Council-sponsored Ag Biotech Academy workshop in Springfield learned about biotech in agriculture and its applications with soybeans. Kyle Poling, Pioneer Hi-Bred Field Agronomist in West Central Ohio, shared about …
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High oleic oil: what and why

America’s love of fats has waxed and waned, and there’s an option for today’s health-conscious consumers that also works great for restaurants and food production. David Tegeder, Senior Marketing Manager for DuPont Pioneer, spoke to Ohio Soybean …
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You Could Be Eating CRISPR in Five Years

At Ag Biotech Academy 2017, we heard from Kirk Reese, DuPont Pioneer Agronomy Research Manager, about the potential of CRISPR-Cas9 to allow gene editing in a variety of applications. This technology is less complicated and more efficient than past …
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ChickQuest: not just for elementary students!

The typical ChickQuest teacher is in an elementary school, but the program can be tweaked to accompany higher grades. Jennifer Scheidler teaches Academic & Accelerated Biology at Sycamore High School. Here, she explains how she incorporated …
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Ag Biotech Academy 2018: Before you attend

Everything you need to know about the Ag Biotech Academy 2018 workshop in one place! When Tuesday, June 26 at 8 am through Wednesday, June 27 at 4 pm. Where Workshop: Global Impact STEM Academy 700 S Limestone St, Springfield, OH 45505 Hotel: …
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Virtual field trips to soybean farms offered to students

Starting this spring, students who have never had a chance to investigate a soybean field will get the chance to do it — all without having to leave the comfort of their own classroom. With just an internet-connected computer, webcam and microphone, …
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Teachers at work growing young minds through GrowNextGen

In this article from “Ohio’s Country Journal”, GrowNextGen teacher leader John Thomas talks about his school and his association with GNG. John Thomas recently returned from the 2018 Commodity Classic in Anaheim, Ca. with new ideas for his work as a …
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A dairy great virtual field trip!

Can you answer these cow questions? How is a Jersey cow different from other breeds of dairy cattle? What technology is used to raise dairy cattle and produce milk? What does the farmer do to keep the cattle safe? What happens to the milk after it …
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River View SMART team takes on nisin

This school year, Danielle Casey, AgBiotech alumni, organized a SMART (Students Modeling a Research Topic) team at River View High School in Warsaw, OH. To help them with this project, Casey reached out beyond the classroom to an industry …
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ChickQuest on TV

Columbus’ 10TV recently featured ChickQuest! The segment “What’s Cool in School” focuses on interesting things happening in schools around the city. They visited Herbert Mills Elementary School in Reynoldsburg to learn more about ChickQuest! Here’s …