\u201cTeaching; that\u2019s the most important thing we can do.\u201d<\/p>\n
Dr. Amy Johnson, new Ag Institute Coordinator of General Agriculture and Field Crop Technology, also teaches Crop and Soil Fertility classes in the Ag Institute. \u201cTeaching. That\u2019s the most important thing we can do.\u201d<\/p>\n
A native of Satellite Beach, Florida, Amy earned her B.S. at Warren Wilson College outside Asheville, NC, where she worked on a student-run farm and began her appreciation of soil. She earned her M.S. and Ph.D. in Soil Sciences here at NC State, then taught at the University of Tennessee and University of Mount Olive.<\/p>\n
And now that she\u2019s on board in Crop and Soil Sciences? \u201cEverywhere you go in this state, every farmer, anybody involved in agriculture in North Carolina has a connection to NC State. That\u2019s pretty cool.\u201d<\/p>\n
After both university research and teaching, she\u2019s realized she prefers the latter. \u201cI came here to have the chance to teach Ag Institute kids. It\u2019s all hands-on, and \u2018How does that relate to me?\u2019 I really like that.\u00a0 It\u2019s more challenging and rewarding.\u201d<\/p>\n
Her students are definitely hands on. \u201cWe\u2019re in the planning stages for growing barley, for malting. The local microbreweries want to know how to grow barley, to say they use all local.\u201d Another hands-on project:\u00a0 \u201cWe\u2019re working to get the Fike Teaching Garden up and going again. It\u2019s moved to a new site. The students will plan it\u2026it will be an outdoor teaching field lab!\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI can make a huge difference teaching students to go on into agriculture. We can make a huge difference by giving them a different perspective. After they earn their degree, even if they never leave North Carolina, at least I will have given them a perspective of something else. They\u2019ll realize our trade with Brazil, or China–they\u2019ll know why it\u2019s important:\u00a0 \u2018If my family\u2019s growing cotton, and China\u2019s involved in the global cotton market, how does that affect my farm\u2019s cotton sales?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
Dr. Amy Johnson sees teaching as a bridge, making it possible for Ag Institute students to use their agricultural knowledge to interact with the rest of the world. \u201cIt\u2019s no longer just you living on your farm, doing your thing.\u00a0 It\u2019s global agriculture now.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false,"raw":"\u201cTeaching; that\u2019s the most important thing we can do.\u201d\r\n\r\nDr. Amy Johnson, new Ag Institute Coordinator of General Agriculture and Field Crop Technology, also teaches Crop and Soil Fertility classes in the Ag Institute. \u201cTeaching. That\u2019s the most important thing we can do.\u201d\r\n\r\nA native of Satellite Beach, Florida, Amy earned her B.S. at Warren Wilson College outside Asheville, NC, where she worked on a student-run farm and began her appreciation of soil. She earned her M.S. and Ph.D. in Soil Sciences here at NC State, then taught at the University of Tennessee and University of Mount Olive.\r\n\r\nAnd now that she\u2019s on board in Crop and Soil Sciences? \u201cEverywhere you go in this state, every farmer, anybody involved in agriculture in North Carolina has a connection to NC State. That\u2019s pretty cool.\u201d\r\n\r\nAfter both university research and teaching, she\u2019s realized she prefers the latter. \u201cI came here to have the chance to teach Ag Institute kids. It\u2019s all hands-on, and \u2018How does that relate to me?\u2019 I really like that.\u00a0 It\u2019s more challenging and rewarding.\u201d\r\n\r\nHer students are definitely hands on. \u201cWe\u2019re in the planning stages for growing barley, for malting. The local microbreweries want to know how to grow barley, to say they use all local.\u201d Another hands-on project:\u00a0 \u201cWe\u2019re working to get the Fike Teaching Garden up and going again. It\u2019s moved to a new site. The students will plan it\u2026it will be an outdoor teaching field lab!\u201d\r\n\r\n\u201cI can make a huge difference teaching students to go on into agriculture. We can make a huge difference by giving them a different perspective. After they earn their degree, even if they never leave North Carolina, at least I will have given them a perspective of something else. They\u2019ll realize our trade with Brazil, or China--they\u2019ll know why it\u2019s important:\u00a0 \u2018If my family\u2019s growing cotton, and China\u2019s involved in the global cotton market, how does that affect my farm\u2019s cotton sales?\u2019\u201d\r\n\r\nDr. Amy Johnson sees teaching as a bridge, making it possible for Ag Institute students to use their agricultural knowledge to interact with the rest of the world. \u201cIt\u2019s no longer just you living on your farm, doing your thing.\u00a0 It\u2019s global agriculture now.\u201d"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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