4-H AgriculturePlan of Work

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Boone County CES

Title:
4-H Agriculture
MAP:
Agriculture, Horticulture and Environmental Awareness
Agents Involved:
Christy Eastwood, Steve Conrad, Gina Ligon
MAJOR PROGRAM 1:
Agriculture
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Wendell Berry (1990), Kentucky novelist, poet, environmentalist, and farmer, stated that “…eating is an agricultural act” (p.1). Unfortunately, for many, there is a disconnect between the food we eat and where that food comes from. Today’s society lacks understanding regarding agricultural production and processing (Spielmaker and Leising, 2013). The Kentucky 4-H Youth Development Program strives to increase agricultural literacy among youth in Kentucky. The Agricultural Education in Secondary Schools Committee established by the National Research Council (1988) described an agriculturally literate person as one who’s “…understanding of the food and fiber system would include its history and its current economic, social, and environmental significance to all” (p. 8). The National Agriculture Literacy Logic Model defines an agriculturally literate person as one “…who understands and can communicate the source and value of agriculture as it affects our quality of life” (Spielmaker et al., 2014, p. 2). One of the key initiatives in Kentucky 4-H is to increase a young person’s awareness of the impact agriculture has on his/her daily life.

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Success Stories

A Business Based on a Love of Goats

Author: Christy Eastwood

Major Program: Agriculture

If a child is given the opportunity to participate in their county 4-H program many doors can become open to them.  The Boone County 4-H program assists youth in developing life skills that can make them become productive citizens as adults. This process takes many years and as time goes by, as an agent, we see these important skills develop. Occasionally, we see a 4-H member accomplish great things and attribute their success to their participation in 4-H.   A young child started

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4-H Livestock Judging helps Youth Develop Life Skills

Author: Christy Eastwood

Major Program: Agriculture

Throughout the history of 4-H youth programming, the development of valuable life skills such as communication, problem solving, and understanding one’s self have been taught through experiential learning activities (Boyd, Herring, & Briers, 1992). When youths learn the process of evaluation through livestock judging, these same skills can be integrated into other real life situations. McCann and McCann (1992) reported that the livestock judging activity provides youth with an opportun

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