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The GrowNextGen ambassadors were in action at the recent “Score with STEM” event held at Cleveland’s Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. Ambassadors presented Engineering an Egg Catcher and Making Soy Lip balm. Ambassadors Mekenzie Jolliff, Ellie Gehret, …

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 …

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 …

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 …

GrowNextGen ambassadors from the Ohio State Columbus and CFAES Wooster Campuses recently attended the Night for Young Professionals, an event sponsored by the Ohio Soybean Council. At this event, students had the ability to hear from industry …

GrowNextGen ambassadors have been doing some creative outreach, undeterred by the challenges of COVID-19. This energetic team, sponsored by the Ohio Soybean Council and Battelle, have been sharing about soybeans in ways both familiar and brand new! …

GrowNextGen ambassadors recently attended a second training session to further develop their skills. This enthusiastic group of college students provides outreach activities through both in-person and virtual visits to classrooms and public events. …

GrowNextGen ambassadors facilitated nine days of activities at three places in July! Their outreach activities included hosting a table for multiple days at the North Market, where the public was invited to make soybean seed necklaces. They also …

GrowNextGen ambassador Jacob Stiltner visited Ayersville High School to share with Madisen Morlock’s students about modern agriculture. He talked to about 65 students in Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources; Plant and Animal Science; and …

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 …

GrowNextGen ambassador Emma Schluep recently made an in-person visit to Chief Logan High School. She facilitated seed necklaces, biodiesel boats, career cards, soy ink, egg catcher, and Ozobots. Schluep said the students, in grades 9 through 12, …

Did you know that Ohio 4-H and the Ohio National Guard work together to provide fun and supportive programs to military families? GrowNextGen joined the team during the military kids’ virtual camp, held online in July. GrowNextGen ambassador Shaye …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Visitors to our booth at the state fair learned about the importance of macroinvertebrates in our streams. GNG ambassadors can share with your class; just ask! Ohio Ag Net’s Joel Penhorwood spoke with GNG ambassador Shelbie Snoke about her work over …

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 …

Another great group of Ohio Soybean Council (OSC) ambassadors just took part in a special training event at Mohican State Park. The ambassador program is sponsored by OSC with a grant from Battelle. These energetic folks will be sharing ag-related …

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 …

Engineer an egg catcher is an ever-popular GrowNextGen lesson. Included in the ChickQuest program, students use the engineering design process and create a prototype egg catcher. Ashley Garlick is a former Ohio Soybean Council ambassador. Now she is …

A special group of college students has been doing outreach for the Ohio Soybean Council and GrowNextGen this summer, traveling around the state to share STEM activities and increase public knowledge of modern agriculture. Here are the 2022 …

The Ohio Soybean Council and Battelle sponsor outreach activities to promote agricultural knowledge in Ohio. Here are some of the events where OSC ambassadors have presented: Bethany Sheridan visited North Union Elementary School in Richwood in …

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 …

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 …

Graham Middle School students explored the use of soybeans in new ways! GrowNextGen ambassadors brought science to them with two great activities: making soy lip balm and soy ink. Students got to choose the flavor of their lip balm made with soy …

A special group of college students has been doing outreach for the Ohio Soybean Council and GrowNextGen this summer, traveling around the state to share STEM activities and increase public knowledge of modern agriculture. Here are the 2019 …

Ohio Farm Bureau’s Explore Ag summer camps engage students in various careers in science, engineering and technology in the food, fuel, and fiber industry needed to face our world’s challenges. Through hands-on tours and activities in …