Boone County CES Program Indicators and Success StoriesJul 1, 2017 - Jun 30, 2018





4011 - Agriculture 4-H Core Curriculum
4011.1) 152

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) 79

Number of youth that can keep production, performance or financial records on their 4-H agriculture projects

4011.3) 77

Number of youth who understands the role of agriculture in the production of food and fiber

4011.4) 52

Number of youth who are more aware of local farmer’s markets and community gardens



Success Stories

Soil/Vegetables/Fruits

Author: Stephen Conrad

Major Program: Agriculture 4-H Core Curriculum

Florence Elementary put out a request for help in soils/gardening. Because of their location, the vast majority of the students are never around a flower or vegetable garden. In an effort to answer their request, the Boone County Cooperative Extension Service offered a soils/vegetable lesson. 215 3rd and 4th grade students learned about the appropriate make up of soil, proper aeration, and why vegetables/fruits are important to our diet. The lesson ended with each student filling a pot with pott

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Livestock Judging Teams help Youth Develop Life Skills

Author: Christy Eastwood

Major Program: Agriculture 4-H Core Curriculum

Throughout the history of 4-H youth programming, the development of valuable life skills such as communication, problem solving, and understanding one’s self have been taught through experiential learning activities (Boyd, Herring, & Briers, 1992). When youths learn the process of evaluation through livestock judging, these same skills can be integrated into other real life situations. McCann and McCann (1992) reported that the livestock judging activity provides youth with an opportun

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