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| 4011 - Agriculture 4-H Core Curriculum | ||
|---|---|---|
| 4011.4) | 1492 |
Number of youth who are more aware of local farmer’s markets and community gardens |
| 4011.2) | 1273 |
Number of youth that can keep production, performance or financial records on their 4-H agriculture projects |
| 4011.1) | 1625 |
Number of youth who demonstrate a skill that was learned and/or improved by participating in a 4-H ANR project, program, event or activity |
| 4011.3) | 2101 |
Number of youth who understands the role of agriculture in the production of food and fiber |
Author: Jeremiah Johnson
Major Program: Agriculture 4-H Core Curriculum
In a 2017 Article by the Washington Post, the author argued that fewer and fewer American youth know where their food comes from. In the article, it presented a 2010 study from California that showed on 50% of youth knew where tomatoes came from, for onions, that number was 39%, buns, 28% and pickles, a whopping 22%. Similar studies conducted by agricultural education professionals in more recent years, seem to show about the same percentages. This past fall, the Henderson Count
Author: Mary Anne Garnett
Major Program: Agriculture 4-H Core Curriculum
“My grandfather used to say that once in your life you need a doctor, a lawyer, a policeman, and a preacher but every day, three times a day, you need a farmer.” -Brenda Schoepp. Since starting in 1985, Farm Day is long standing program in Christian County 4-H that is provided to all first-grade students in the Christian County Public School System, Private Schools, and Homeschool. For the 2019 Farm Day a total of 644 students and 93 teachers and volunteers attended during one o
Author: Jeremiah Johnson
Major Program: Agriculture 4-H Core Curriculum
For many years, Henderson County has had a strong livestock program. Due to its size, it sometimes was difficult to make sure all youth were being served and given the same opportunities. Since 2014 Henderson County has been in the process of developing a livestock club to help organize our local livestock program. Currently there are 31 youth that completed club work in 2015-2016 year. The 4-H members completed record books this year to help them determine their profits and losses, as well as k
