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| 4011 - Agriculture 4-H Core Curriculum | ||
|---|---|---|
| 4011.1) | 0 |
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 |
| 4011.2) | 0 |
Number of youth that can keep production, performance or financial records on their 4-H agriculture projects |
| 4011.3) | 400 |
Number of youth who understands the role of agriculture in the production of food and fiber |
| 4011.4) | 0 |
Number of youth who are more aware of local farmer’s markets and community gardens |
Author: Heather Cassill
Major Program: Agriculture 4-H Core Curriculum
Kentucky is home to 85,500 farms, tied with Oklahoma as the 4th ranking state in the number of farms (National Agricultural Statistics Service, 2012). The average farm size in Kentucky is 164 acres, compared to the national average of 421 (National Agricultural Statistics Service, 2012). Between 2007 and 2012, the Bluegrass State had a 6.7% decrease in the number of acres of farmland, which is the greatest percentage decrease any state in the country (Census of Agriculture, 2012). While Kentucky
Author: Heather Cassill
Major Program: Agriculture 4-H Core Curriculum
The life cycle of animals are a part of the science curriculum for a variety of grade levels. The Clark County 4-H program offers the chick incubation project to Preschool through 3rd graders to enhance their classroom curricula while seeing real life examples of the life cycle represented. 4-H Extension Staff provides the curriculum, incubation equipment and in classroom lesson talking about the chicken lifecycle and parts of the egg for the chick project. The chick incubation eggs are obtained
Author: David Davis
Major Program: Agriculture 4-H Core Curriculum
Kentucky is home to 85,500 farms, tied with Oklahoma as the 4th ranking state in the number of farms (National Agricultural Statistics Service, 2012). The average farm size in Kentucky is 164 acres, compared to the national average of 421 (National Agricultural Statistics Service, 2012). Between 2007 and 2012, the Bluegrass State had a 6.7% decrease in the number of acres of farmland, which is the greatest percentage decrease any state in the country (Census of Agriculture, 2012). While Kentucky
