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Youth Agriculture Education
4-H Agriculture Education
Prim, Farley, Sorrell, Linepensel, Harney, Agnew
4-H Agriculture Core Curriculum AND Natural Resources
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 2019 - June 2020
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 2019 - June 2020
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 2019 - June 2020
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 2019
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 2019
Audience: 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 2019 – May 2020
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 2019
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 2020
Audience: 4-H members
Project or Activity: Livestock judging and Horse
Content or Curriculum: state supported materials
Inputs: Extension staff, volunteers, program monies
Date: July 2019 – June 2020
Audience: 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 monies
Date: March/April 2020
Audience: Campbell County Youth 9-18 years
Project or Activity: 4-H Country HamContent or Curriculum: 4-H Livestock Volunteer Certification Materials
Inputs: Extension staff, volunteers, UK meats, Country Ham State Fair
Date: December 2019 – August 2020
Audience: Campbell County Youth 9-18 years
Project or Activity: 4-H PoultryContent or Curriculum: 4-H Poultry Resources
Inputs: Extension staff, volunteers, club meetings, UK Poultry Resources
Date: August 2019 – September 2020
Audience: Campbell County Youth 9-18 years
Project or Activity: 4-H Day CampsContent or Curriculum: 4-Desert Dish Garden and Terrariums
Inputs: Extension staff, 4-H Resources
Date: July 2019
Audience: Newport High School Youth (7-12 graders)
Project or Activity: Youth Agriculture and Plant Science
Content or Curriculum: Ag and Horticulture Resources, KY Agriculture and Environment in the Classroom Resources
Inputs: Extension staff, 21st Century Grant
Date: September 2019 – May 2020
Author: Owen Prim
Major Program: 4-H Agriculture Core Curriculum AND Natural Resources
The Kentucky 4-H Country Ham Project gives young people the opportunity to learn about food preservation and the time honored tradition and history of country hams. This project continues to grow in popularity in Campbell County and across Kentucky.The project begins in the cold weather month of January when each participant receives two raw hams. Project members must trim the hams, apply cure mix. wrap them and put them in socks to hang until spring. Next, the hams are cleaned
Author: Don Sorrell
Major Program: Sustainable Agriculture
At a recent beef cattle genetics program I was very pleased with the number of young/beginning farmers who were in attendance. 7 of the 21 in attendance were under the age of 30. This is a much larger percentage than in years past. Why is that? Beginning in 2016 the Campbell County ANR agent made a conscious effort to develop/help develop specific agriculture programs that would address the needs of young and beginning farmers. Programs such as Homes
