Kenton County CES Program Indicators and Success StoriesJul 1, 2020 - Jun 30, 2021





4021 - Agriculture
4021.1) 663

Number of youth who demonstrated a skill that was learned or improved by participating in 4-H agriculture programming (PRACTICE)

4021.2) 150

Number of youth who gained an understanding of the role of agriculture in the production of food, fiber, and wood products (KOSA)  

4021.3) 5

Number of youth who indicated “yes or usually” to the Common Measures Experience Survey Question #6 “Is 4-H A place where you get to figure out things for yourself?” (SEEC)

4021.4) 5

Number of youth who indicated “yes or usually” to the Common Measures Experience Survey Question #13 “Is 4-H a place where you have a chance to be a leader?” (SEEC)



Success Stories

4-H Volunteers help Farmers during Cov-19 pandemic

Author: Ola Donahue

Major Program: Agriculture

Volunteers have a positive impact where they live and work. They make communities stronger, connect communities to each other, improve community health and increase overall civic involvement. The value of 4-H volunteers extends far beyond the scope of youth development into every part of their community. (UMN Extension Volunteer Survey)Kenton County is always looking for ways to get our 4-H Volunteers Leaders more involved in our community, however with  the Cov-19 Pandemic this has ch

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KY Cooperative Extension provides youth livestock education

Author: Diane Kelley

Major Program: Agriculture

KY Cooperative Extension provides youth livestock education

Kenton County 4-H Livestock sets dates for livestock education hours a year in advance and follows a planned schedule of meeting times.   Due to the Covid-19 pandemic the opportunity to meet in person changed in mid-November 2020 and resulted in the adaptation of lesson preparation, lesson materials, and planned programs.   Fortunately, the Kenton 4-H Certified Livestock volunteers had discussed this potential eventuality since early in the pandemic 2020 and at their yearly re-certific

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4-H youth science education

Author: Diane Kelley

Major Program: Agriculture

4-H youth  science education

“…the research on cognitive processing supports the importance of a teacher initiating activities that require students to process and apply new information” Rosenshine, Barak (ASU).The Kenton County Cooperative Extension Service 4-H agent with agriculture responsibilities presented two teacher orientation programs for educators hosting egg incubators in local classrooms. 6 teachers participated, representing 3 school districts.  Due to the current covid protocol and pote

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