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2 lessons
Barges, trains and trucks: Logistics and moving soybeans
Why is transportation for commodity crops so critical?
Infrastructure is critical to the functions of the country, in particular the shipment of commodity crops such as soybeans. This unit introduces students to several types of infrastructure that are…
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Career advice: be open to trying new things
Zen-Noh Grains Exporters’ Kelsie Heath tells about her educational background and career path. She has some advice for students. (embed: https://vimeo.com/170243668)
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4 lessons
Commodity transportation
How do transportation and logistics affect our food supply?
Getting food from farms to markets is dependent on many forms of transportation, and involves careers related to logistics, infrastructure, commodity trading, and engineering. Students learn about…
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Destinations of soybeans
Do you know where the soybeans grown here in Ohio end up? All over the world! John Motter, Treasurer of The United Soybean Board (USB), explains how far and wide those soybeans travel. (embed: https://vimeo.com/156015018)
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Eric Slater
Vice-President of Operations at Zen-Noh Grain Corporations Export Terminal in Convent, Louisiana
Knows about:
grains
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international
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logistics
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soybeans
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transportation
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Flooding impacts soybean transportation
Learn about the way recent flooding has affected soybean transportation from Ohio to China in this NPR story. Your students can see how natural disasters here affect transportation and the economy. Now is the peak time for American farmers to get…
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Global ag trade resources put the world at your students’ fingertips
So how does an Ohio soybean end up as tofu in Japan? A new e-learning module and career video developed by a partnership between the Ohio Soybean Council and the Columbus Council on World Affairs helps students understand issues related to global…
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4 lessons
Global trade in agriculture
Where did your food come from? How far did it travel?
Many people are thinking about these questions prompted by the mantra “Buy Local.” But much of our food has been shipped by barge, ridden on rails and rolled on the road in trucks. Without…
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3 lessons
International trade in agriculture
Why do we engage in trade with other countries? What are the ways in which this trading occurs?
Trade in agricultural products is big business. In Ohio nearly 50% of soybeans are exported. In this unt, students learn about the customers for Ohio’s ag products and how these goods are…
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Learn about managing grain exports
Eric Slater, General Manager of Zen-Noh Grain Corporations Export Terminal in Convent, Louisiana talks about his job and how students can prepare for careers. (embed: https://vimeo.com/170243669)
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Logistics and transportation
International marketing is an important piece of the supply chain! Watch this video to learn how you can be a part of it as Rusty Orben, Resident Vice President for CSX Transportation and Jim Wellman, President of Wellman Seeds and Wellman Farms…
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1 lesson
Market to Market
Did you know that about 50% of the soybeans harvested in Ohio are exported? How do soybeans get from farmers to their destination?
Students act as logistics decision makers, choosing routes and attempting to make the most profit in this game of moving soybeans from origination to destination.
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New eyes in an ag world: a social studies teacher visits Commodity Classic
Commodity Classic is “America’s largest farmer-led, farmer-focused convention and trade show”. Held this year in New Orleans, it attracted 9770 participants, one of whom was Matt Martin, a social studies teacher at Dublin Jerome High School. Here…
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Shipping soybeans is no small matter
From nearby farms here in Ohio, soybeans are in for an interesting journey, and it takes a LOT of people to make it happen! One of the key players is Zen-Noh Grain Corporation in Convent LA, located on the Mississippi River above New Orleans.…
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Soybeans on the Ohio River—and beyond
Consolidated Grain and Barge’s Riverside Facility welcomed students in a recent virtual field trip. The Cincinnati facility buys grain from farmers and exports it to other places in the country and in the world. Facility manager Doug Faber walked us…
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Where do our soybeans go?
Ohio exports 51% of the soybeans grown here. Where do they go, and how do they get there? A recent webinar on infrastructure and agriculture helped participants understand more about transportation of commodities. Mike Hogan is a corporate…
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