Youth in Agriculture & Natural Resources 2023Plan of Work

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Warren County CES

Title:
Youth in Agriculture & Natural Resources 2023
MAP:
Agriculture
Agents Involved:
Janet Turley & Julie Brown
MAJOR PROGRAM 1:
Agriculture
MAJOR PROGRAM 2:
Natural Resources
MAJOR PROGRAM 3:
Camping
MAJOR PROGRAM 4:
Science, Engineering, and Technology
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.

Long-Term Outcomes:
Intermediate Outcomes:
Initial Outcomes:
Evaluation:

Outcome: Youth plan and implement an agriculture/natural resource/science, engineering, & technology project

Indicator: Youth complete an agriculture/natural resource/science, engineering, & technology project

Method: 

4-H Common Measures Experience Survey

Program Indicators


Learning Opportunities:

Audience: 4-H Poultry Project Members

Project or Activity: Poultry Club

Content or Curriculum: Avian Bowl, Poultry Judging, Poultry Exhibition

Inputs: Volunteer time, poultry learning lab, project books, facilities

Date: July 1, 2022 – June 30, 2023


Audience: 4-H Horse Project Members

Project or Activity: Horse Club 

Content or Curriculum: Horsemanship, Hippology, Judging, Exhibition, Certified Leaders Curriculum, Showmanship, Horse Judging Manual, Award Recognition

Inputs: Agent’s Time, Judging Classes, Judging Cards, Computer Announcer, Written Tests, Ribbons, Staff Assistant’s Time, volunteer time, horse learning lab, project books, facilities

 Date: July 1, 2022 – June 30, 2023


Audience: 4-H Livestock Project Members

 Project or Activity: Livestock Club

 Content or Curriculum: Livestock Volunteer Certification, judging, skillathon, exhibition, meats judging

 Inputs: Volunteer time, livestock learning lab, project books, facilities, livestock CD, live animals

 Date: July 1, 2022 – June 30, 2023


Audience:  4-H/FFA Livestock Project Youth

Project or Activity:  SOKY Fair Small & Large Animals

Content or Curriculum: Showmanship, market animal classes

 Inputs: Coordination for each show, volunteers, registration, data entry, results, facilities

 Date: July 2022 – July 2024


Audience: School Aged Youth

Project or Activity: Forestry Field Day

Content or Curriculum: project books, compasses, Biltmore stick

Inputs: Agent’s Time, facilities

Date: Fall 2022


Audience: 4-H Campers

Project or Activity: 4-H Camp/Cloverbud Camp

Content or Curriculum: West KY 4-H Camp Resources 

Inputs:   Agent’s Time, Staff Assistant’s Time, facilities, volunteer time, copies

Date: July 2023


Audience: Elementary School Children

Project or Activity: Embryology

Content or Curriculum: Project book, Chick development chart

 Inputs: Agent’s Time, teacher’s time, incubation supplies, producers

 Date: August 2022 – May 2023


Audience: Warren County 4-H Youth

Project or Activity: 4-H Shooting Sports Club

Content or Curriculum: Shooting Sports Curriculum

Inputs: Volunteer’s time, facilities, 4-H handbook, promotion items, project book

Date: July 1, 2022 – June 30, 2023


Audience: 4-H Rabbit Project Members

Project or Activity:  Rabbit Club

Content or Curriculum: Rabbit Curriculum

Inputs:  Volunteer Time, Learning Lab, Project books, facilities, live animals

Date:  July 1, 2022 - June 30,2023


Audience: 4-H Alpaca Project Members

Project or Activity: Alpaca Clubs

Content or Curriculum: Alpaca Curriculum

Inputs: Volunteer time, learning lab, project books, facilities, live animals

Date: July 1, 2022 – June 30, 2023


Audience: 4-H Country Ham Project Members

Project or Activity: Country Ham Project

Content or Curriculum: Livestock Volunteer Certification, Country Ham Project Book

Inputs: Volunteer time, facilities

Date: July 1, 2022 – June 30, 2023


Audience: 4-H Dog Project Members

Project or Activity: Dog Club

Content or Curriculum: Dog Volunteer Certification, skillathon, exhibition

Inputs: Volunteer time, learning lab, project books, facilities, live animals

Date: July 1, 2022 – June 30, 2024



Success Stories

Extension Program Connects Urban Children to the Farm via the 4-H Alpaca Project

Author: Janet Turley

Major Program: Agriculture

Extension Program Connects Urban Children to the Farm via the 4-H Alpaca Project

The average American is at least three generations removed from the farm. There is a real need to educate youth about agriculture and provide them with on-farm experiences so that they will appreciate where their food and fiber comes from.Seven years ago, the Warren County 4-H Program piloted the 4-H Alpaca Project by partnering with Alive N’ Fuzzy Alpaca Farm in Rockfield, KY. This project was unique from other 4-H projects in that it provided on-farm experiences for non-farm/urban youth.

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4-H Leaders Teach Firearm Safety

Author: Janet Turley

Major Program: Volunteer Development

The Warren County 4-H Shooting Sports Program has a long history of a strong and vibrant program with 60-80 enrolled participants and a large group of certified coaches. After the pandemic, many parents were interested in getting their children out of the house and into the great outdoors and found that the 4-H shooting sports program was a perfect fit. In 2022 enrollment in the shooting sports program jumped 43% to 103 participants and in 2023 enrollment increased to 123 participants. This incr

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