Farm To Stream: Water Quality Technology Virtual Field Trip
Middle and high school environmental science, biology and life science teachers: virtually connect your classroom to a working Ohio farm.
Stream live as Farmers Ben and Stephanie Bowsher discuss sustainable water quality practices.
Your classes will see how they:
• prevent nutrient runoff to protect Lake Erie
• responsibly manage water in their fields using tiles
• employ precision agriculture techniques with drone technology
Students will:
• Know… the importance of protecting water quality
• Understand… how tiling protects the watershed from runoff
• Be able to… talk knowledgeably about the ways precision agriculture benefits farmers, consumers and the environment