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Worthington students, partners report hands‑on learning and modest net returns from LandLab project
Summary
Ag department and students described partnerships, curriculum integration and field results for a school-run LandLab: 32 acres corn, 38 acres soybeans, donor seed and measured net returns of $7,507 (corn) and $10,894 (soybeans) for the 2024 season.
Bridal Schmidt, an Ag department presenter, said the high school's LandLab benefited from local partnerships including Minnesota West, Titan Machinery, Wiffles Hybrid Seed, Pioneer Seed and Compeer Financial and brought 260 unduplicated middle- and high-school students to the site during the 2024 year.
Student Autumn Lunenburg described classroom and field activities, including guest presentations on crop insurance (Ben Kron, Frontier Financial), fertilizer recommendations from Minnesota West faculty and hands-on groups that selected seed varieties…
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