Tag: agricultural education
CFAES professor wins ‘Oscar’ of engineering
Judit E. Puskas has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering Class of 2023 in recognition of sustained excellence in innovation and education.
FFA project turned business: It’s for the squirrels
Matthew Ruff from Circleville, Ohio, develops corn business that's for the squirrels. It began as an FFA supervised agricultural experience and has grown into a robust online business.
Lady Buggs Pharm honors ancestral ties to plants and nature
Lady Buggs Pharm honors ancestral ties to her urban garden which grows traditional fruits and vegetables as well as medicinal plants.
Ohio educator earns Technical Applications in Agriculture certification
Mark Starkey, agricultural educator at Western Reserve Local Schools, Collins, Ohio, earned a certification to teach Technical Applications in Agriculture.
Ohio Soybean Council hosting virtual ride-alongs
The Ohio Soybean Council and GrowNextGen are offering two virtual field trips to ride along live with a farmer during soybean planting this May.
Students are home, but ag teachers keep greenhouses going
Schools closed right as FFA greenhouses were getting going, leaving teachers to figure out how to care for and sell thousands of dollars in plants.
Cleveland youth program digs in
The Boys & Girls Clubs of Cleveland's farm program has become one of the first to purchase a sustainable potting soil that would otherwise be wasted.
The value of vocational agriculture
Vocational agriculture promotes pathways to careers in agriculture and provides young people with practical skills and work ethic necessary for employment.
W. Va. and OSU Extension produce podcast
Listeners can tune into the Extension Calling podcast via podcast apps, WVU Extension Service and Ohio County's website and Facebook pages.
Third grader wins class field trip to Ohio egg farm
Laela Colwell, a North Union Elementary School third-grader, won the Ohio Livestock Coalition's annual student essay contest.
