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

Fair activities without a fair

Author: Christy Eastwood

Major Program: Agriculture

2020 has seen many activities/events canceled due to COVID19, including the Boone County Fair.  The Boone County Extension Service, along with the Boone County Fair Board, felt it was important to give our 4-H youth a little bit of “normalcy” by holding all the 4-H livestock & horse shows along with 4-H cloverville.The 4-H livestock shows were held over 3 days with the 4-H horse show occurring on the 4th day.  A total of 51 different 4-H’ers participated in the li

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Chick Incubation

Author: Stephen Conrad

Major Program: Agriculture

To assist teachers with their Lifecycle lessons, and to bring a little “normalcy” to the school students, the Boone County Extension Service placed incubators at 6 schools for chick incubation. We placed a total of 17 incubators and 17 dozen fertilized eggs at six of our schools.  A total of 665 students, ranging from kindergarten to sixth grade, witnessed the miracle of life when the eggs began hatching. 100% of the teachers reported that the program had positive impact on thei

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