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A food scientist does a lot of interesting things: develops new food products, from the initial idea to the finished product improves existing products troubleshoots product-related issues including flavor/sensory, quality, shelf-stability, …

GrowNextGen has a great network of leaders who are willing to help you in a variety of ways. Interested in a field trip for your class? Need some supplies for activities or labs? Want an expert to fact-check your lesson plan? Looking for a shadowing …

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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 …

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, …

A high school science teacher from California joined the group for this year’s Ag Biotech Academy held at Clark State Community College in Springfield. Saray Felix will begin teaching engineering this fall in an urban school in downtown Los Angeles. …

At July’s Ag Biotech Academy, Dupont Pioneer Field Agronomist Jonah Johnson and Product Agronomist Matt Stroud spoke to educators about developments in agricultural technology. Farmers want to grow food more cheaply and meet the world’s demands for …

Juniors in the Agricultural Business Management class at Riverdale High School got first-hand experience with gel electrophoresis thanks to the Ag Biotech Academy and GrowNextGen Network. Agricultural Educator Nicole Steinmetz attended the Ag …

People have opinions about GMOs, but do they KNOW what they’re talking about? Compare your knowledge with these people on the street! (embed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzEr23XJwFY)

Food is something that people care a lot about: How does it taste? How healthy is it? How fresh is it? Where did it come from? Connecting Consumers to Agriculture is a podcast about how farmers can reach out to the public and provide this …

Sir Fazle Hasan Abed of Bangladesh is this year’s World Food Prize winner. The $250,000 award recognizes individuals who improve the quality, quantity or availability of food in the world. Sir Fazle founded the development organization BRAC, …

Rachel Sanders and her students at Global Impact STEM Academy have been conducting outreach events to get students, especially girls and minorities, interested in STEM education. In just two recent weeks, Global Impact students went to four schools …