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Summer externship: Stateler Farms

GNG teacher leader Chris Brown worked on a farm this summer! He took part in a teacher externship program sponsored by the Ohio Soybean Council. Brown spent time at Stateler Farms in McComb, Ohio, where he shadowed Duane and Anthony Stateler. “I saw …
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Summer externship: BASF

GNG teacher leader Jamie Brown got a close-up look at agriculture in Ohio this summer thanks to an Ohio Soybean Council-sponsored externship with BASF. Brown teaches middle school science and math at Miami East Junior High School. Her externship …
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Soybean oil use now and in the future

(This article is from Ohio Country Journal.) By Dusty Sonnenberg, CCA, Ohio Field Leader, a project of the Ohio Soybean Council and the soybean checkoff From the national kick-off on his farm in Hancock County back in 2011, to the nationwide use of …
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Biodiesel boats bringing smiles

By Matt Reese and Dale Minyo (article courtesy of Ohio Country Journal.) The folks with GrowNextGen are staying very busy this summer. On July 22 the 2022 GrowNextGen Tour stopped at the Crawford County Fair highlighting biodiesel and soy ink …
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“The voice you know….”

Ohio Country Journal’s Dale Minyo was at the Chickenology workshop to promote the value of educational outreach and teacher training. GrowNextGen’s funding comes from Ohio soybean farmers through the check off program, in which part of every bushel …
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Lively life science learning

School’s about to start, but these teachers were eager to learn! A dedicated group spent the day exploring genetics, habitats, and environment in the latest Chickenology workshop. This event is sponsored by Ohio Poultry Association and the Ohio …
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Farm Days at COSI

GrowNextGen ambassadors are college students trained and willing to help the public learn more about modern agriculture! Their outreach is made possible by Ohio Soybean Council and Battelle. Ambassadors recently participated in COSI Farm Days. This …
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Back to school with ChickQuest!

41 Ohio teachers gathered at the Nationwide &Ohio Farm Bureau 4-H Center in Columbus this week for a ChickQuest workshop. The group included educators from 28 elementary schools, as well as extension agents. The workshop takes the attendees …
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Ambassadors at the fair

GrowNextGen ambassadors are at the Ohio State Fair, working to educate the public about agriculture in the Land & Living display. Their participation is sponsored by the Ohio Soybean Council and Battelle. The ambassadors are sharing with fair …
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Field to Package: industry leaders share

A guest panel during the Field to Package food science workshop gave teachers a first-hand understanding of this important Ohio industry. “The goal of our workshops is to connect your classroom with industry,” Susan Sherer, Educationproject.org’s …
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Experience Food Science: Field to Package 2022

Food production and processing is a major industry in Ohio. Food science plays a pivotal role, as teachers learned at the Experience Food Science: Field to package workshop, sponsored by the Ohio Soybean Council and the Center for Innovative Food …
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Hatching young entrepreneurs

The first of four agriculture entrepreneurship challenges took place recently at the YWCA of Central Ohio summer camp, held at Mark Twain Elementary School in Westerville. Pairs of students were challenged to create a product or service that helps …