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FFA, Syngenta Launch Virtual Field Trip
USAgNet - 09/21/2017

The National FFA Organization, Syngenta and Discovery Education are collaborating to host a new virtual field trip on entitled Technology in Agriculture: Feeding the Growing Globe Virtual Field Trip.

During this no-cost unique learning experience, students were transported to the Syngenta RTP Innovation Center, including its Advanced Crop Lab in Research Triangle Park, N.C. There, participants met the analysts, agronomists, entomologists and others working at Syngenta to help farmers worldwide make better use of available resources sustainably.

Through their stories, students experienced firsthand how the STEM concepts they are learning in the classroom are applied in the workplace. The immersive experience also provided an opportunity for them to explore a number of interesting and rewarding careers. For more information on the Technology in Agriculture: Feeding the Growing Globe Virtual Field Trip, visit agexplorer.com/virtual-field-trip. To access the site's free resources, visit AgExplorer.com.

"This is an exciting time in agriculture, especially for innovators like Syngenta, because we have new tools to develop better seeds and crop protection products, as well as digital solutions to help farmers be more productive, said Ian Jepson, Syngenta R&D Center leader in Research Triangle, North Carolina. "We encourage students to think about the wide range of challenging and rewarding careers in companies like ours to help develop and deliver what farmers need to feed the world."

To help educators integrate this virtual event into classroom instruction, the FFA Organization, Syngenta and Discovery Education made a number of pre-and post-virtual field trip teaching resources available for classroom use at agexplorer.com/virtual-field-trip. In addition, educators and classrooms were invited to deepen their experience by joining the conversation and asking questions of participants on Twitter @NationalFFA, @DiscoveryEd and using the hashtag #AgExplorerVFT.


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