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Ambassador outreach round-up
GrowNextGen ambassadors are the best! They bring great activities and information to classrooms and public events around the state. Here’s a glimpse of where they’ve been and what they’ve been doing recently: Alexa Rednour’s Agriculture, Food, and …
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COSI Big Science Celebration fun—think INK!
Our mighty ambassadors shared with over 1000 people during this terrific day in downtown Columbus. Visitors to our booth were able to make and use soy ink and pick up a soybean seed necklace kit. In addition, they could take a candy challenge to see …
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Growing scientists explore brand-new event
GrowNextGen sponsored the inaugural We Grow Scientists event on May 3. This fun outing was hosted by The Ohio State University’s College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Science (CFAES) at Waterman Agricultural and Natural Resources …
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Exploring drones at Brookside Elementary
GrowNextGen ambassador Lauren Mellott visited Brookside Elementary recently with GNG leader Dr. Bob Horton to share about the use of drones in modern agriculture. This was part of an after-school program. “We presented to about 50 students, ranging …
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Entrepreneurship learning
GrowNextGen ambassadors Tylar Bailey and Shelbie Snoke worked with 21 4th through 6th graders at Windsor STEM Academy for two weeks in late February. They taught the students about entrepreneurship in agriculture and led them in some activities to …
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Score with STEM event
GrowNextGen ambassadors Tylar Bailey, Patrick Miller, and Kyla McCoy engaged the public at the Score with STEM event held on February 26 at the Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse. This event was put on by Northeast Ohio STEM Ecosystem and the Cleveland …
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Droning on in the classroom
(article courtesy of Ohio’s Country Journal) By Matt Reese and Dale Minyo Ohio’s teachers were talking agriculture at the recent 2023 Science Education Council of Ohio Science Symposium in Lewis Center. The Ohio Soybean Council’s GrowNextGen was a …
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Getting trained to reach out!
Each year, energetic and enthusiastic college students are trained to go out and share about soybeans with students and the general public. Ten new ambassadors recently took part in this training and are ready to go! The session included a talk by …
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Anthony Wayne-Penta FFA FT “Soy” Day 2022
On Friday, November 18th, the Anthony Wayne-Penta FFA Chapter visited Fallen Timbers Middle School 6th grade classes for “soy day”. Soybeans are the top crop produced in Ohio. In this agricultural literacy event, members taught 6th graders about …
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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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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 …
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FFA state convention outreach
GrowNextGen ambassadors shared information and activities at the Ohio FFA State Convention in May. They did the soy lip balm activity with attendees. The ambassadors were also able to share about the use of soy products in the makeup industry, in …