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Connecting students to careers in one of the goals of GrowNextGen. At the recent Ag and Med Biotech Academy workshop, industry leaders shared about career opportunities and the need for people to fill job spots. Jane Fife of 3Bar Biologics shared …

Are you aware of the overlap between biotech in ag and medicine? 19 Ohio teachers recently attended the Ag & Med Biotech Academy and learned all about it! The day began with a tour of 3Bar Biologics, a start-up company that has developed a way …

3Bar Biologics is a start-up company based in Columbus that has developed a way to deliver living microbes to improve yield and sustainability. Ag & Med Biotech Academy workshop participants toured the facility to learn about this process and …

GrowNextGen leader Kathy Daniels recently challenged her AP Environmental Science students to consider which would cause more soil compaction—treads or tires? This is part of our Engineering solutions in agriculture lesson. Engineering and …

32 dedicated educators braved single-digit temperatures to attend a recent ChickQuest workshop in Columbus. This program, combining engaging STEM lessons with the opportunity (and supplies!) to hatch chicks in the classroom, is so popular that some …

What is selective breeding and how does it work? Middle and high school students virtually visited Ohio’s Cooper Farms and heard from a breeding expert at Meyer Hatchery. They learned about how poultry is hatched and raised and what traits are …

In December, Ridgemont FFA took part in an Agricultural Commodity Creations event promoting the use of agriculture. Ridgemont FFA members taught students in grades K-6 about agriculture in all 50 states and helped the students make Christmas gifts …

Fish in a school? Of course! Two of our GrowNextGen teacher leaders are jumping into aquaculture projects with their students. Fish eat soy, as you can learn about in this e-learning course , and they’re learning more about raising and feeding fish …

In Kelly Lewis’ bioscience technologies program at the Gahanna Lincoln High School satellite of Eastland-Fairfield CTS, students learn about genetics, food science, forensic science, and more. They graduate after two years with 4 high school science …

Over 30 Ohio teachers gathered at the Nationwide & Ohio Farm Bureau 4-H Center for all-day learning at the latest GrowNextGen workshop, Chickenology. This new workshop is sponsored by the Ohio Soybean Council and Ohio Poultry Association. It is …

GrowNextGen teacher leader Abby Campbell and her husband Blake shared a fun GMO lesson at the 2021 National Association of Agricultural Educators. GMOS: what do you know? uses a Breakout Box to reinforce knowledge of things such as: What do the …

John Thomas is a GrowNextGen teacher leader who teaches at Fairbanks High School. He attended the Science of Food and Fuel workshop sponsored by USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture. Here he talks about using the biodiesel lesson from the …