Source: COLLEGE OF SOUTHERN IDAHO submitted to
COLLEGE OF SOUTHERN IDAHO BRIDGE TO PRECISION AGRICULTURE PROGRAM
Sponsoring Institution
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Project Status
ACTIVE
Funding Source
OTHER GRANTS
Reporting Frequency
Annual
Accession No.
1028960
Grant No.
2022-38414-37913
Cumulative Award Amt.
$53,118.00
Proposal No.
2022-04298
Multistate No.
(N/A)
Project Start Date
Sep 1, 2022
Project End Date
Aug 31, 2025
Grant Year
2022
Program Code
[SPECA]- Secondary Challenge Program
Project Director
Cooper, J.
Recipient Organization
COLLEGE OF SOUTHERN IDAHO
315 FALLS AVE
TWIN FALLS,ID 833013367
Performing Department
Agriculture
Non Technical Summary
The overarching goal of the CSI Bridge to Precision Ag program is to develop an improved pipeline for agriculture workforce development by increasing student and educator access to technology and skillsthat will link students to the college and to the agriculture field while increasing enrollment at the college and improving the job readiness of dually enrolled students across the region. This will be achieved through the development of curriculum and a set of supplies that will be provided to secondary Agriculture teachers, along with the training they will need to incorporate the content into their existing classrooms. Evaluation and assessment of student skill achievement will occur at field day events at the college.
Animal Health Component
(N/A)
Research Effort Categories
Basic
(N/A)
Applied
(N/A)
Developmental
(N/A)
Classification

Knowledge Area (KA)Subject of Investigation (SOI)Field of Science (FOS)Percent
90301993020100%
Knowledge Area
903 - Communication, Education, and Information Delivery;

Subject Of Investigation
0199 - Soil and land, general;

Field Of Science
3020 - Education;
Goals / Objectives
Objective 1: Prepare 20 high school level agriculture instructors to teach the fundamentals of precision agriculture in their classrooms.Activity 1: Development of precision agriculture curriculum for high school studentsActivity 2: Assemble and disseminate non-consumable "Lab in a Box" precision agriculture kitsObjective 2: Provide hands on precision agriculture experiences for 2,000 high school agriculture students.Activity 3: Provide annual precision agriculture institute for high school instructorsObjective 3: Connect 2,000 high school agriculture students with post-secondary agriculture programs and educators at the College of Southern Idaho Activity 4: High school student precision agriculture campus event
Project Methods
1. Development of precision agriculture and GIS curriculum for high school students2. Assemble and disseminate "Lab in a Box" non-consumable precision agriculture kit3. Provide annual precision agriculture / GIS institute for high school instructors, and4.Host a precision agriculture / GIS campus field day event forhigh school students

Progress 09/01/23 to 08/31/24

Outputs
Target Audience:Target audience reached during this reporting period were two-fold: secondary educators and their students. The primary goal was to dissemeniate curriculum to the educators to be delivered to students during the academic year. Changes/Problems:The reach will likelynot hit the target of 2,000 students as involvement and participation by instructors was not as high as anticipated. However, continued effort is being made to make the goal. What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?TheHands-on Precision Agriculture Institute for High School Instructors, that was adverstised and held during summer, 2024, allowed attending individuals to recieve continuing education units (CEUs) required as professional development for secondary-ed teachers. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest? Nothing Reported What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?Complete Objective 3, Activity 4 by holding an on-campus event for high school students during the next reporting period.

Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals? Objective 1, Activity 1:Precision Agriculture curriculum was successfully developed for high school students. Objective 1, Activity 2: "Lab in a box" precision agriculture kits were assesmbled and dissemeniated. Objective 2, Activity 3: Hands-on Precision Agriculture Institute for High School Instructors was adverstised and held during summer, 2024. Objective 3, Activity 4:Preparations are being made towards a campus event.

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    Progress 09/01/22 to 08/31/23

    Outputs
    Target Audience: Nothing Reported Changes/Problems: Nothing Reported What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided? Nothing Reported How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest? Nothing Reported What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?Finalized development of curriculum and hold the first annual training meeting, completing both Objectives 1 and 2.

    Impacts
    What was accomplished under these goals? Objective 1: Activity 1: Development of curriculum for high school students. Curriculum was developed during the progress report period as a portion of overall curricula. This curriculum was specific to the UAS/UAV integraton and included five (5) independent modules and a waiver of liability. Objective 2: Activity 3: Provide annual precsion agriculture institute for high instructors. Coordination with high school instructors has been iniated to find most conducive time to deliver the training.

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