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** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** THE CROSSING PATHS PROGRAM IS A COLLABORATION BETWEEN MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY (MSU) AND OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY (OSU) IN THE U.S. AND CHUNGNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY IN SOUTH KOREA. THIS PROGRAM ADDRESSES A GAP IN UNDERGRADUATE AGRICULTURE EDUCATION BY PROVIDING NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE(S) TO STUDENTS IN ORDER TO ENHANCING THE SOFT SKILLS AND CULTURAL AWARENESS NEEDED TO BE SUCCESSFUL MEMBERS OF THE FUTURE AGRICULTURAL WORKFORCE. THE PROGRAM WILL ALSO EDUCATE AND ENGAGE PARTICIPANTS IN CREATING A PREMIUM BEEF PRODUCT IN ORDER TO ADDRESS A BUILDINGMARKET NEED FOR HIGH QUALITY BEEF PRODUCTS TO MEET DEMANDS OF A CHANGING CONSUMER BASE. UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS (N=80) FROM THE U.S. WILL PARTICIPATE IN A SUITE OF EXPERIENCES -INCLUDING INSTRUCTION, EXTENSION, RESEARCH, AND A MARKETING COMPETITION - DESIGNED TO ENHANCE PARTICIPANTS' KNOWLEDGE, COMMUNICATION, AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS AS WELL AS THEIR ABILITY TO COMPETE IN A TIGHTENING MARKET FOR BEEF AND DAIRY PRODUCTS. SURVEYS AND INTERVIEWS WITH PARTICIPATING STUDENTS AS WELL AS PROGRAM MENTORS WILL EVALUATE THE EXTENT TO WHICH STUDENT KNOWLEDGE, ABILITY, AND INTEREST IN CATTLEMARKET CAREERS ARE ENHANCED BY THE PROGRAM. THROUGH BROAD RECRUITMENT, ATTENTION TO CROSS-CULTURAL EXCHANGE, AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR RESEARCH ENGAGEMENT, THE PROGRAM ANTICIPATES TWO IMPORTANT SOCIETAL OUTCOMES. FIRST, THE PROGRAM SEEKS TO INCREASE THE PARTICIPATION OF UNDERREPRESENTED ETHNIC MINORITIES AND WOMEN IN AGRICULTURAL CAREERS. SECOND, THE PROGRAM ANTICIPATES PRODUCING VITAL COLLABORATIONS AND RESEARCH OUTCOMES THAT WILL INFLUENCE HOW CROSS-BREEDING IMPACTS BEEF PRODUCT QUALITY AND MARKETABILITY.

$499,994FY2021National Institute of Food and AgricultureUSDA

Michigan State University, East Lansing MI

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** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** THE CROSSING PATHS PROGRAM IS A COLLABORATION BETWEEN MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY (MSU) AND OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY (OSU) IN THE U.S. AND CHUNGNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY IN SOUTH KOREA. THIS PROGRAM ADDRESSES A GAP IN UNDERGRADUATE AGRICULTURE EDUCATION BY PROVIDING NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE(S) TO STUDENTS IN ORDER TO ENHANCING THE SOFT SKILLS AND CULTURAL AWARENESS NEEDED TO BE SUCCESSFUL MEMBERS OF THE FUTURE AGRICULTURAL WORKFORCE. THE PROGRAM WILL ALSO EDUCATE AND ENGAGE PARTICIPANTS IN CREATING A PREMIUM BEEF PRODUCT IN ORDER TO ADDRESS A BUILDINGMARKET NEED FOR HIGH QUALITY BEEF PRODUCTS TO MEET DEMANDS OF A CHANGING CONSUMER BASE. UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS (N=80) FROM THE U.S. WILL PARTICIPATE IN A SUITE OF EXPERIENCES -INCLUDING INSTRUCTION, EXTENSION, RESEARCH, AND A MARKETING COMPETITION - DESIGNED TO ENHANCE PARTICIPANTS' KNOWLEDGE, COMMUNICATION, AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS AS WELL AS THEIR ABILITY TO COMPETE IN A TIGHTENING MARKET FOR BEEF AND DAIRY PRODUCTS. SURVEYS AND INTERVIEWS WITH PARTICIPATING STUDENTS AS WELL AS PROGRAM MENTORS WILL EVALUATE THE EXTENT TO WHICH STUDENT KNOWLEDGE, ABILITY, AND INTEREST IN CATTLEMARKET CAREERS ARE ENHANCED BY THE PROGRAM. THROUGH BROAD RECRUITMENT, ATTENTION TO CROSS-CULTURAL EXCHANGE, AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR RESEARCH ENGAGEMENT, THE PROGRAM ANTICIPATES TWO IMPORTANT SOCIETAL OUTCOMES. FIRST, THE PROGRAM SEEKS TO INCREASE THE PARTICIPATION OF UNDERREPRESENTED ETHNIC MINORITIES AND WOMEN IN AGRICULTURAL CAREERS. SECOND, THE PROGRAM ANTICIPATES PRODUCING VITAL COLLABORATIONS AND RESEARCH OUTCOMES THAT WILL INFLUENCE HOW CROSS-BREEDING IMPACTS BEEF PRODUCT QUALITY AND MARKETABILITY. · GrantIndex