This year, 1,163 youths in Missouri participated in the 4-H Ag Innovators Experience Aerial Ag Challenge. The challenge focused on how drones can be used in precision agriculture, and 22 4-H teen leaders spent the summer teaching others how to use line-following robots to simulate drone operations.
Teen leaders showed others how to solve a real farming problem using their smarts. They used robots that follow lines to show how drones can help farmers do their job better. They also learned about all the cool jobs you can have working with drones in farming. Farming is always changing and trying new things to help plants grow better and keep the Earth healthy.
The teen leaders also met kids from Honduras. They talked about drones and showed them how they work. They helped them learn about 4-H in Missouri and what life is like for teens in the U.S.
The 4-H Ag Innovators Experience is a program that asks young people to use science and math to solve a real problem. It helps them understand how farming is getting better and shows them jobs they can have in farming. Kids from Iowa, Indiana, Nebraska, Ohio, and Missouri all took part in the Aerial Ag Challenge in the spring and summer.
This program is run by the National 4-H Council and Bayer. It's a great chance for kids to learn about the newest farming technologies and how they can use them to make the world a better place.
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