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Kelly Lewis’s bioscience class at Eastland-Fairfield Career & Technical School used some GrowNextGen activities during their unusual school schedule this year! Here are Nora Butter and Edna Boadi with the soy lip balm they created. Use this fun …

7th and 8th grade students at Global Impact STEM Academy are investigating the question, does the amount of protein in a hen’s diet affect the amount of protein in her eggs? Each grade level has its own flock, comprised of three Buff Orpington hens a …

Erika Meeks of Niles McKinley High School participated in our Ag/Med Biotech workshop last fall, giving her a chance to see the connections between the two fields. Teachers in the workshop received classroom supplies. Meeks shares about her use of a …

Teachers from Ohio and other states recently got a close-up look at the wide variety of resources available from GrowNexGen and the Ohio Soybean Council. An evening webinar led by Educationprojects.org’s Director of Education Jane Hunt began with a …

Meat chickens were the focus of an extensive learning unit for GrowNextGen teacher leader Amy Jo Henry’s students at Global Impact STEM Academy Middle School. Henry is the school’s STEM and CTE Coordinator. This seven week project began with stu …

Teachers in an Ag/Med Biotech pilot workshop had a chance to see the connections between the two fields. Though career interest is high in healthcare and technology, students are unaware of the many opportunities in agriculture. The skills necessary …

GrowNextGen collaborated with the Ohio Department of Education and Ohio Corn & Wheat on a special program to help students find their future career. Feed and Fuel Your Future consisted of 4 weeks of virtual field trips, lessons, and career …

GrowNextGen collaborated with the Ohio Department of Education and Ohio Corn & Wheat on a special program to help students find their future career. Feed and Fuel Your Future consisted of 4 weeks of virtual field trips, lessons, and career …

When COVID-19 turned things upside down, food was one thing we could count on. Ohio farmers work hard to produce a safe and abundant food supply. Agriculture is important to Ohio’s—and our nation’s—economy. It contributes $105 billion annually to our s …

GrowNextGen leader Zack Bateson facilitated the last section of the 2020 virtual Ag Biotech Academy, joining the group from his home in North Dakota for a bioinformatics session. Bateson introduced participants to the National Center for …

Scott Metzger Nathan Eckel Ohio Soybean Council’s director of research and education Tom Fontana introduced Ag Biotech Academy workshop participants to two Ohio soybean farmers. They shared about their work and the decisions they make as part of …

“Our goal is to inspire you in your teaching, provide great resources, and help you in the classroom.” With a greeting from Tom Fontana, Ohio Soybean Council Director of Research and Education, the annual Ag Biotech Academy workshop was underway. Spo …