2020
Soy-Sational Discovery Education
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Contributor/Checkoff:
New York Corn & Soybean Growers Association
Category:
Sustainable Production
Keywords:
ExtensionIndustry outreach
Parent Project:
This is the first year of this project.
Lead Principal Investigator:
Mark Wittmeyer, Cornell Cooperative Extension
Co-Principal Investigators:
Project Code:
SYBN 20 007
Contributing Organization (Checkoff):
New York Corn & Soybean Growers Association
$10,575
Leveraged Funding (Non-Checkoff):
This program has previously been funded 84% by funds from the NYS Department of Education secured by NYS Senators Gallivan & Young for the past five years. The remaining 16% of the funding has been and will continue to be funded this year by the Livingston County Board of Supervisors. With this funding, along with program reserve funds and donations, the program is able to continue as-is for the short term. Due to the impact and success of the AITC Program, the CCE Board of Directors has committed to supplementing any funds needed to continue the program as is until June 30, 2020. However, it is the expectation from the board that the program will actively pursue and secure alternative funding to both minimize the amount of supplemental funding needed from the CCE Board of Directors as well as fund the program after June 30, 2020. Additionally, CCE has just implemented a grain commodity donation drive as a program fundraiser and will continue to seek additional grant funding.
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Institution Funded:
Cornell Cooperative Extension
$10,575
Brief Project Summary:

Students today and their educators are three to five generations removed from production agriculture. How do we help our students and educators reconnect with agriculture and better understand the farming that is going on around them? The answer is bringing meaningful agriculture lessons, specifically soybean-based, into the classroom to help shrink the gap in agriculture knowledge that has been growing over generations.
Soy-Sational Discovery will reconnect those closest to soybean and agriculture production (agriculture educators, soybean farmers, and soybean industry professionals) directly with students in the ten school districts and three private schools in Livingston County. A total...

Unique Keywords:
#education
Information And Results
Project Deliverables

• 4,000 student contacts will participate in at least one hands-on educational lesson series focusing on soybeans and their uses
• 4,000 student contacts will increase their overall awareness, knowledge and attitude about the soybean, soybean growers/farmers, on-farm practices, products and career opportunities by 50%
• 4,000 student contacts will increase their overall perception of the soybean and soybean growers/farmers by 75%
• Students participating in soil types and soil health lessons will understand and value on-farm soil conservation practices and a renewed understanding of the value of soil health to the farmer, our environment and to them personally as future consumers.
• Students engaged in genetic modification lessons will develop a greater understanding of the need for this technology and its value in improving agricultural sustainability and resource use.Their perception of genetic modification will increase by 50%.
• Students and educators will increase their understanding and appreciation for the many and varied job and career opportunities available in both the soybean industry and production agriculture by 50%.

Final Project Results

Updated January 7, 2021:

View uploaded report PDF file

The United Soybean Research Retention policy will display final reports with the project once completed but working files will be purged after three years. And financial information after seven years. All pertinent information is in the final report or if you want more information, please contact the project lead at your state soybean organization or principal investigator listed on the project.