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Considering jobs in fresh fields

Did you know that we are only able to fill about 60% of the open jobs in the food and agriculture industry each year with students graduating from colleges of agriculture? The result—we need young adults who are not majoring in agriculture to …
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Students explore the role of soy in solving world hunger

Learning means more and lasts longer when it is relevant. Middle school students at Global Impact STEM Academy learned about the problem of world hunger and how soybeans can help. Then they explored aspects of this issue further and created an …
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The Ohio Youth Institute and World Food Prize give students global awareness of food issues

Students from the Global Impact STEM Academy in Springfield recently attended the World Food Prize in Iowa, met many world leaders, and learned about fighting world hunger. Interested in this opportunity for your students? The Ohio Youth Institute …
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Facing World Hunger Challenges

Recently the Columbus Council on World Affairs (CCWA) conducted their Global Food Summit. This event was held in cooperation with the Ohio Soybean Council. CCWA’s Patrick Terrien spoke with Phil Karsting
, Administrator of 
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Oh Soy Good

How might soymilk, and other types of milk, help ensure food security? This lesson was previewed at Ag Biotech Academy 2015 and received great reviews! Students will make soy milk and ice cream in a bag and learn about molarity, molality, and …
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A Different Kind of Farming

Teachers attending the 2015 Ag Biotech Academy took a field trip to Freshwater Farms in Urbana, Ohio. This facility has been in operation for over 30 years, raising rainbow trout, yellow perch, and freshwater shrimp. Ohio has over 300 fish farms, …