With increased challenges facing our communities and the agriculture industry, it is essential to design youth-driven programs dedicated to identifying ways to improve health, agriculture and food. One local innovator of tomorrow; Rachaell Suhr, a senior at Lavina High School, recently got the chance to hone her Agri-science skills at the National 4-H Youth Summit on Agri-Science in Washington, D.C.

For three dynamically engaging days Rachaell participated in a variety of sessions on topics focused around precision agriculture, food security, hydroponics, biotechnology, animal science and h...