Click here to register your class for the 2026 Farm Science Review.
FIRST STEP Educational Orientation Guide
The FIRST STEP Program encompasses the total visit to Farm Science Review for a field trip. It all starts with the registration form that eliminates the need to handle single tickets and worrying if you have the exact number the day of the trip. First Step also includes an orientation on the bus from the local FFA chapter in London.
FSR Student Passports will be available in the Student Engagement Center located at Booth #1 on Beef St and Conservation Ave immediately as you enter Gate J from the buses. Have your students stop back at the Student Engagement Center for activities and information from Junior Achievement, Ohio Farm Bureau, and OSU. Please use the Student Engagement Center as a meeting point for loading the buses at the end of your visit.
Don’t Miss Exploring Hands-On Ag-STEM experiences in the Ohio 4-H STEM Tent and Mobile Design Lab located on Friday Avenue!
- Construct with hempcrete to explore sustainable building solutions.
- Investigate artificial intelligence and machine learning through a pollination bee robot simulation.
- Explore buzz pollination, observe a beehive, and make bees wax candles.
- Build a DNA sequence to probe the world of genetics.
- Engineer a self-supporting bridge and test its strength and stability by walking across the bridge
- Make ice cream using liquid nitrogen or a food sensitivity cake in a mug in our food science lab.
- Create an herb mini greenhouse to investigate environmental controlled agriculture.
- Design agricultural equipment and attach to the autonomous tractor (Sphero) to test your design.
- Discover the STEAM in agriculture by creating branded cowhide keychains.
- And So Much More
Other resources that your students may enjoy:
- Get your hands dirty at the Ohio 4-H Science and Technology display in Ag, which gives students the chance for hands-on learning (427 Friday Ave.)
- Ask the Experts isn’t just for adults! Student Spotlight Hour runs from 10:00 A.M. – 11:00 A.M. on Tuesday and Wednesday with sessions tailored to students covering commercial and animal agriculture (425 Friday Ave.)
- Log some time with Forestry CDE Training by Jim Downs each day at the Lawrence G. Vance Soil and Water Conservation Park (239 Farm Ave.)
- Curious about starting a farm some day? The Small Farms Zone will include information and demonstrations for small farm growers and first-time farmers (197 Equipment Ave.)
- Get all your burning swine-related questions answered from the experts at the Swientist Biosecurity Mobile Unit, located in the Swine Industry Ohio State Big Top Tent (427 Friday Ave.)
- FSR will always feature technological innovations. Experts will preview the latest drones, autonomous equipment and other cutting-edge technology. Don’t miss the latest field demonstrations every day at 12:30 P.M. at the Ag Innovations area (427 Friday Ave.)
- Learn more about becoming a Buckeye by visiting the CFAES Academic Programs Team in the Bailey Building (383 Friday Ave.)
Site Location
The Ohio State University's 2100-acre Molly Caren Agricultural Center is located two miles north of London on U.S. Route 40.
Farm Science Review Hours:
Tuesday, September 16 8:00am-5:00pm
Wednesday, September 17 8:00am-5:00pm
Thursday, September 18 8:00am-4:00pm