Educating Youth in Farm Knowledge and SkillsPlan of Work

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Boyd County CES

Title:
Educating Youth in Farm Knowledge and Skills
MAP:
Livestock and Equine Issues
Agents Involved:
Stahler, Harned
MAJOR PROGRAM 1:
Volunteer Development
MAJOR PROGRAM 2:
Agriculture
MAJOR PROGRAM 3:
Natural Resources
MAJOR PROGRAM 4:
Beef
Situation:

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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References:

Berry, Wendell. (1990). The Pleasures of Eating: In what are people for?. Center for Ecoliteracy. North Point Press.

National Research Council. (1988). Understanding Agriculture: New Directions for Education. National Research Council. https://doi.org/10.17226/766

Spielmaker, D. M., and Leising, J. G. (2013)National agricultural literacy outcomes. Utah State University, School of Applied Sciences and Technology. http://agclassroom.org/teacher/matrix

Spielmaker, D. M., Pastor, M., and Stewardson, D. M. (2014). A logic model for agricultural literacy programming. Proceedings of the 41st annual meeting of the American Association for Agricultural Education, Snowbird, UT. https://www.agclassroom.org/get/doc/logicmodel_handout.pdf

USDA Economic Research Service (USDA ERS). (2020). Kentucky Data Fact Sheet. USDA ERS. https://data.ers.usda.gov/reports.aspx?StateFIPS=21&StateName=Kentucky&ID=17854#P61c7c85317364f0a88d64410cc9ccda2_3_527iT18R0x0

USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). (2019). 2017 Census of Agriculture – Kentucky State and County Data. USDA NASS. https://www.nass.usda.gov/Publications/AgCensus/2017/Full_Report/Volume_1,_Chapter_1_State_Level/Kentucky/kyv1.pdf



Success Stories

Chicks in the Classroom

Author: Rebecca Stahler

Major Program: Agriculture

The Boyd County 4-H Youth Development Agent and staff have implemented an Extension program for elementary students. The program, called "Chicks in the Classroom", offers interactive experiences by which students can learn about various aspects of agriculture. Interactivity is accomplished through interaction with teachers/educators and other learning materials. The overall programmatic goal is to increase agriculture awareness and enhance education among elementary students. Over the

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