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:
Agriculture
MAJOR PROGRAM 2:
Equine
MAJOR PROGRAM 3:
Small Ruminants (includes sheep, goats) and Exotic animals
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



Audience: Club members

Project or Activity: County Fair

Content or Curriculum: University of Kentucky Extension Resources and/or curriculum; monthly meetings/educational clinics/livestock and horse and dog shows throughout the year

Inputs: •Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service (CES) agents, program assistants, specialists, and volunteers, Boyd County Fair Board and volunteers

Date: Annually in late summer


Audience: Club members

Project or Activity: Chick Hatching

Content or Curriculum: University of Kentucky Extension Resources and/or curriculum

Inputs: •Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service (CES) agents, program assistants, specialists, and volunteers, local schools and teachers

Date: Spring 2025 

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