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Kathy Daniels’s students at Mississinewa High School tested soil samples. She did this lab with AP environmental and regular environmental science, using soil test kits provided through the Feed the World grant program sponsored by Ohio Corn & Wheat. Taking the soil analysis farther, the students had to plan out a 500 acre farm with different …

Ohio Corn & Wheat provided up to $300 of supplies for teachers who’d attended Feed the World workshops. One of the options was a soil testing kit. Warmer weather has made it possible to get outside and get soil to test. Kristen Campbell at Piketon High School had her ag science classes start by testing soil pH. “We will be doing additional …

Here’s another grateful grant winner! Trevor Horn, an Agriculture and Food Science instructor at Reynoldsburg City Schools’ Health Sciences and Human Services (HS)2 STEM Academy, received a fermentation kit, along with other science supplies, thanks to Ohio Corn & Wheat. Here, students in his Applications of Food Science and Safety class are …

Feed the World alumni educator Jeff Jostpille received an ethanol distillation kit through the Ohio Corn & Wheat’s grant program. He recently put the kit through its paces with his Environmental Science class. “We have been studying biofuels and did some research on ethanol production,” Jostpille said. “Using YouTube, we took several virtual …

Corn—useful in many ways! Ohio teachers learned about how corn becomes ethanol in yesterday’s Energy and ethanol workshop in Springfield, sponsored by Ohio Corn & Wheat. Presenters Jane Hunt and Rachel Sanders led the group through renewable energy labs found on the Feed the World website. Corn was turned into mash, fermented, and distilled. …

Generous grants, funded by Ohio Corn & Wheat, recently provided classroom supplies to Ohio teachers who’d attended Feed the World workshops in the past. Rebecca Baxter of Champion High School requested ethanol distillation equipment. Her students recently performed the ethanol lab with cracked corn. “The students really liked the process,” …

19 Ohio STEM teachers met at the Summit County ESC building to learn more about energy and biofuels in a unique co-sponsored workshop. Presenters included Ohio Corn & Wheat’s Feed the World, Ohio Soybean Council’s GrowNextGen, and the Ohio Oil and Gas Energy Education Program. Ethanol is a sustainable biofuel made from corn. Workshop …

article by Randall Reeder, Ohio State University Extension Agricultural Engineer (retired) from Ohio’s Country Journal This delightful article takes a look at the history and development of no-till farming. This method of farming improves soil quality. Learn more in our Soil and sustainability unit. “Glover, they’re going to fire you.” The first …