{"id":42653,"date":"2016-02-05T16:21:39","date_gmt":"2016-02-06T02:21:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=42653"},"modified":"2023-03-15T13:41:32","modified_gmt":"2023-03-15T23:41:32","slug":"summer-agdiscovery-program-for-teens-accepting-applications","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2016\/02\/05\/summer-agdiscovery-program-for-teens-accepting-applications\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer AgDiscovery program for teens accepting applications"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>
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AgDiscovery students in greenhouse with orchid specialist Teresita Amore.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Hawai\u02bbi<\/span> AgDiscovery Program, July 10\u201323, 2016, is now open for applications from students 14 to 17 years old. This unique, free summer program, hosted for the sixth year by UH<\/abbr> Manoa\u2019s College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, gives its teenage participants a first-hand look at the many career paths open to them in agriculture and natural resource management, including plant and animal sciences, wildlife management and agribusiness.<\/p>\n

Every summer, USDA<\/abbr>\u2019s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS<\/abbr>) partners with selected universities and colleges to deliver the AgDiscovery programs at different locations throughout the country. Students live on a college campus and learn about agriculture and related fields from professors, scientists and professionals.<\/p>\n

CTAHR<\/abbr>\u2019s educators and researchers open their labs and experiment stations to the students and APHIS<\/abbr> sends professionals from its plant protection and quarantine, veterinary services, biotechnology regulatory services and wildlife services branches. Other government agencies represented include the Hawai\u02bbi<\/span> Department of Agriculture and the Honolulu Zoo. From the private sector come professionals from Kualoa Ranch, Mari\u2019s Garden, Pioneer, and more.<\/p>\n

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AgDiscovery students work in a lo\u02bbi<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Educational and exciting<\/h2>\n

Students chosen to participate in Hawai\u02bbi<\/span> AgDiscovery Program will gain life-changing experiences through hands-on laboratories, workshops, field trips and character- and team-building activities.<\/p>\n

Students in past years have learned to perform water-quality analysis, use GPS<\/abbr> devices, identify microorganisms under the microscope, extract DNA<\/abbr>, color fabric using natural dyes and tend to taro in the lo\u02bbi<\/span>. In addition to learning by doing, participants get to network with professionals across the agricultural spectrum and observe careers in agriculture and natural resource management.<\/p>\n

To learn more about this unique opportunity and for a fillable application form, visit Hawai\u02bbi<\/span> AgDiscovery Program website<\/a> or call Charles Kinoshita at (808) 956-6997.<\/p>\n

The deadline for applying for the 2016 Hawai\u02bbi<\/span> AgDiscovery Program is March 7, 2016.<\/p>\n

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AgDiscovery students on field trip to aquaponics facility<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

View more photos on the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources Flickr site<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This free summer program, hosted by the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, gives its teenage participants a first-hand look at career paths in agriculture and natural resource management,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[222,212,544,9],"class_list":["post-42653","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-academic-news","tag-agriculture","tag-college-of-tropical-agriculture-and-human-resilience","tag-natural-resources-and-environmental-management","tag-uh-manoa","entry","no-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t