** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** DATA SCIENCE IS AN INTEGRATED PART OF 21ST-CENTURY AGRICULTURE, YET THE EDUCATIONAL NEEDS HAVE NOT BEEN ADEQUATELY MET IN SCHOOLS AND UNIVERSITIES. THE SUPERMINDS PROJECT GOALS ARE TO TRAIN THE NEXT GENERATION OF PROFESSIONALS WITH DATA SCIENCE SKILLS AND FILL KEY GAPS IN AGRICULTURAL DATA AND INFORMATION.TO ACHIEVE THESE GOALS, THREE DIVERSE STUDENT GROUPS ARE MET WITH THREE SETS OF IMMERSIVE RESEARCH AND EXTENSION ACTIVITIES. OUT OF THE 5-YEAR TOTAL OF 72 SUPERMINDS STUDENT PARTICIPANTS, 20 STUDENTS WILL BE RECRUITED FROM COLLEGE OF SOUTHERN IDAHO, IDAHO'S FIRST HISPANIC-SERVING INSTITUTION; 24 FROM RANDOLPH COLLEGE, A FORMER WOMEN'S COLLEGE; AND 28 FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO MAIN CAMPUS.THE THREE PROJECT OBJECTIVES DICTATE THAT SUPERMINDS ACTIVITIES SHOULD ENCOMPASS TRAINING IN ALL ASPECTS OF DATA SCIENCE WITH DIRECTLY APPLICABLE RESULTS FOR IDAHO AGRICULTURE: STUDENTS INVOLVED IN DATA-GATHERING ACTIVITIES WILL ENGAGE WITH LOCAL STAKEHOLDERS AND PRODUCE UP-TO-DATE ENTERPRISE BUDGETS FOR MAJOR IDAHO CROPS; STUDENTS INVOLVED IN DATA ANALYTICS ACTIVITIES WILL UTILIZE BIG DATA ANALYTICS TECHNIQUES TO PRODUCE REAL-TIME FORECASTS, WHAT-IF CALCULATORS, AND RISK MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES FOR IDAHO FARMERS AND RANCHERS; AND STUDENTS INVOLVED IN DATA MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES WILL USE A VARIETY OF CODING SOFTWARE TO MANAGE THE GATHERED DATA, VISUALIZE RESULTS FROM DATA ANALYTICS, AND DESIGN USER-FRIENDLY WEBSITE.THE DIVERSE GROUP OF MENTORS WILL LEVERAGE THEIR PAST SUCCESS TO GAUGE INTEREST FROM TARGET STUDENTS AND WORK CLOSELY WITH THE PROJECT EVALUATOR TO MEASURE SHORT-TERM LEARNING AND LONG-TERM METRICS, SUCH AS STUDENT PLACEMENT AND WHERE THE EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING OCCURS. THE LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY OF THE PROGRAM IS MAINTAINED THROUGH INDUSTRY PARTNERS, DIRECTED STUDIES, AND CAPSTONE PROJECTS.