Youth Agriculture Education
4-H Agriculture Education
Prim, Conrad, Farley, Sorrell, Linepensel, Harney, Agnew
Agriculture 4-H Core Curriculum
Agriculture is Kentucky’s largest employer and accounts for the greatest amount of revenue in the state’s economy. Every person in Kentucky is impacted by Agriculture every day in the food that we eat and the fibers that are used in our clothes, homes, work places and vehicles. 87% of the citizens of Campbell County live in urban communities. This increasing population has limited understanding or appreciation for the importance of agriculture.
Youth and adults to use life skills gained such as leadership, sportsmanship, responsibility and entrepreneurship in their daily lives.
Youth will be advocates for agriculture and healthy and sustainable food systems.
Youth and adults will develop valuable life skills including: decision making, communications, record keeping, leadership and service, through participation in 4-H animal science, plant science and horticulture projects and activities.
Youth will set goals and accomplish them.
Youth can and will explain the importance of agriculture to others.
Youth and adults will gain knowledge, understanding and appreciation about agriculture and of its importance by participating in 4-H projects and activities.
Long-term Outcome: Youth to use life skills gained such as leadership, sportsmanship, responsibility and entrepreneurship.
Indicator: Participation, Project Record Book, evaluation
Method: Record book completion and score, youth and teacher written evaluations, minimum of 6 educational hours completed by youth, 4-H Alumni testimonials
Timeline: July 2017 - June 2018
Intermediate Outcome: Youth and adults will develop valuable life skills through participation in 4-H animal science, plant science and horticulture projects and activities.
Indicator: Participation, Project Record Book, evaluation
Method: Record book completion and score, youth and teacher written evaluations, minimum of 6 educational hours completed by youth, shows and fairs, judging events
Timeline: July 2017 - June 2018
Initial Outcome: Youth and adults will gain knowledge, understanding and appreciation about agriculture and of its importance by participating in 4-H projects and activities.
Indicator: Participation, Project Record Book, evaluation
Method: Record book completion and score, youth and teacher written evaluations, minimum of 6 educational hours completed by youth, club meetings
Timeline: July 2017 - June 2018
Audience: 5th grade youth
Project or Activity: Grow It, Eat It, Wear It
Content or Curriculum: Food, Land and People
Inputs: paid staff, fairground facilities, district board funds, volunteers
Date: September 2017
Audience: 4-H/FFA Livestock project members
Project or Activity: 4-H/FFA Livestock Field Day
Content or Curriculum: Livestock Volunteer Certification
Inputs: paid staff, fairground facilities, district board funds, volunteers
Date: September 2017Audience: 4-H/FFA Livestock project members
Project or Activity: Monthly meetings 4-H/FFA Livestock Club
Content or Curriculum: Livestock Volunteer Certification
Inputs: paid staff, fairground facilities, district board funds, volunteers
Date: 3rd Monday of each month, October 2017 – May 2018
Audience: 4-H/FFA Volunteers
Project or Activity: 4-H Horse & Livestock Leader Certification Trainings
Content or Curriculum: Livestock Volunteer Certification
Inputs: paid staff, fairground facilities, district board funds, volunteers
Date: Fall 2017
Audience: 4-H Horse Project members
Project or Activity: Monthly meetings - Saddle Up 4-H club and MR Riders club
Content or Curriculum: Horse Industry Handbook, Horse Volunteer Certification Materials
Inputs: paid staff, fairground facilities, district board funds, volunteers
Date: 1st Thursday of each month
Audience: 4-H Horse Project members
Project or Activity: Horse Camp
Content or Curriculum: 4-H Horse Camp Guidelines, Horse Industry Handbook, Horse Volunteer Certification Materials
Inputs: paid staff, fairground facilities, district board funds, volunteers
Date: June 2018Audience: 4-H members
Project or Activity: Livestock judging
Content or Curriculum: state supported materials
Inputs: Extension staff, volunteers, program monies
Date: July 2017 – June 2018Audience: 4th & 5th Grade Youth
Project or Activity: Chick Incubation, life cycles
Content or Curriculum: OSU Chick Quest and state supported materialsInputs: Extension staff, volunteers, program moniesDate: March/April 2018Audience: Campbell County Youth 9-18 years
Project or Activity: 4-H Country HamContent or Curriculum: 4-H Livestock Volunteer Certification MaterialsInputs: Extension staff, volunteers, UK meats, Country Ham State Fair
Date: December 2017 – August 2018Audience: Campbell County Youth 9-18 years
Project or Activity: 4-H PoultryContent or Curriculum: 4-H Poultry ResourcesInputs: Extension staff, volunteers, club meetings, UK Poultry Resources
Date: August 2017 – September 2018Audience: Campbell County Youth 9-18 years
Project or Activity: 4-H Day CampsContent or Curriculum: 4-Desert Dish Garden and TerrariumsInputs: Extension staff, 4-H Resources
Date: July 2017Audience: Newport High School Youth (9-12 graders)Project or Activity: Youth Agriculture and Plant ScienceContent or Curriculum: Ag and Horticulture Resources, KY Agriculture and Environment in the Classroom ResourcesInputs: Extension staff, 21st Century GrantDate: September 2017 – May 2018
Author: Sarah Imbus
Major Program: Local Food Systems
Nestled in the urban sector of the county, Newport High School has a diverse student body where 100% of the school is enrolled in the federal free and reduce lunch program. The lack of knowledge of where our food comes from is the catalyst of this afternoon 21Centry program. Meeting weekly on Friday afternoon, Agriculture agent, 4H program assistant and Horticulture agent provide hands on programming for the youth. Introducing topics such has beef production, seed biology, equine science, and fr
Author: Owen Prim
Major Program: Agriculture 4-H Core Curriculum
The amount of farmland in Campbell County continues to decline each year. 87% of the citizens of Campbell County live in urban communities. This increasing population has limited understanding or appreciation for the importance of agriculture in our daily lives. To address this issue, the Campbell County Cooperative Extension Service developed an agriculture awareness and education program called "Grow It, Eat It, Wear It" that targets fifth grade students. &nbs
Author: Don Sorrell
Major Program: Agriculture 4-H Core Curriculum
Agriculture Awareness especially for urban youth, has become a focus of the Campbell County ANR agent and agriculture leadership groups such as the Campbell County Agriculture Council and the Campbell County Farmland Workgroup. The following are agriculture awareness programs coordinated/supported by the Campbell County ANR agent. Newport High School is an inner city school where concrete and blacktop are the dominant landscape features of their school and homes. During the fall of 2
Author: Owen Prim
Major Program: Agriculture 4-H Core Curriculum
Livestock Projects are some of the longest-running and easily identifiable aspects of 4-H. These projects range in all sizes and can work for families with lots of space or acreage and for those with limited space or acreage. In Campbell County, these projects include both market and breeding beef, goats, sheep and swine.To ensure that Kentucky 4-H members have a full and well rounded educational experience in the livestock projects, volunteers working with these project areas are re