The Boone County Extension County Extension Council and 4-H Council expressed need to develop additional opportunities for teenagers in Boone County. America After 3PM a 2014 report by the Afterschool Alliance revealed that 15% of youth in Kentucky participate in an afterschool program, yet 44% would be enrolled in a program if one were available to them. 76% of parents surveys agreed that afterschool programs give working parents peace of mind, more work needs to be done to ensure that all yout...
Jessica, a Boyd County, Kentucky native, earned her Bachelor of Fine Art in Ceramics from East Tennessee State University in Johnson City. After graduating, Jessica used her eye for design in curating... More
Funding year 2018 of the Kentucky Military Teen Adventure Camps (MTAC) has been yet another success! With a total of 5 camps from April 2018- August 2018. Families including service members or spouses... Read More
The state of Kentuckys agricultural education programs in high schools have several career pathways in which students may choose to emphasize. One career pathway is the agribiotechnoloy pathway, which... Read More
The U. S. Department of Commerce declared that science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) occupations are growing at a 7.2% quicker rate than other occupations. STEM employees play a critical ro... Read More
Ventilating pastured poultry farms is challenging because the openings to allow the birds onto the pasture create cold air drafts in the barn in winter. Through a relationship built with a farmer here... Read More