2020
Explore the Field Educators Tour
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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 20 004
Contributing Organization (Checkoff):
New York Corn & Soybean Growers Association
$6,250
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. Thanks to 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
$6,250
Brief Project Summary:

The Explore the Field: Educators Tour event will be an immersive exploration of agricultural careers related to soybean production, processing and utilization. The goal is to help educators follow the path of soybeans from the field to a variety of destinations that include their own food from soybeans uses in agriculture animal feeds, various food products and even biofuels. Educators will understand the important role that soybean production plays in the local economy, specifically the number of jobs and careers that the industry supports.
School teachers and counselors are guiding students toward career options that are not necessarily agriculturally based because of their lack of...

Unique Keywords:
#education
Information And Results
Project Deliverables

? Engage at least 100 educators from 22 school districts in the Genesee Valley
Educational Partnership region, which includes Genesee, Livingston, Stueben and Wyoming counties to share careers, science, technology related to soybean growth and utilization.
? Educators engaged in Explore the Field Careers Tour will increase their overall awareness, knowledge and attitude about the soybean, soybean growers/farmers, on-farm practices, products and career opportunities by 50%
? Educators will increase their overall perception of the soybean and soybean growers/farmers by 75%
? Overall participant perception of sustainability of soybean production and environmental sustainability will increase by 50%
? 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%.
? Educators confidence and willingness to share their knowledge about careers and positive outlook regarding agricultural careers shared during the Explore the Field Educators Tour will increase by 50%

Final Project Results

Update:
This project was not not conducted due to COVID and its school limitations and restrictions.

AG IN THE CLASSROOM
EXPLORE THE FIELD EDUCATORS TOUR
An educator focused soybean and field crops career event

Grant Project Progress Report
April 1st - June 30th, 2020

There was no action taken on this project thus no progress to report. The event was initially planned to take place during the second quarter of the current grant year however it has been postponed due to the Covid 19 Virus pandemic causing schools to be closed indefinitely as of the date of this report.

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.