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| 4021 - Agriculture | ||
|---|---|---|
| 4021.4) | 397 |
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) |
| 4021.3) | 416 |
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) |
| 4021.2) | 665 |
Number of youth who gained an understanding of the role of agriculture in the production of food, fiber, and wood products (KOSA) |
| 4021.1) | 919 |
Number of youth who demonstrated a skill that was learned or improved by participating in 4-H agriculture programming (PRACTICE) |
Author: Gina Ligon
Major Program: Agriculture
Kelly Elementary - Fresh Produce Basket Boone County 4-H Agent Christy Eastwood and Gina Ligon, partnered with the Boone County Horticulture Agent, David Koester along with Shelley Hoxmeier from Kelly Elementary on the Fresh Produce Basket program. Low-income families from Kelly Elementary received fresh fruits, vegetables, three Snap-Ed recipes weekly, summer activity sheets for the children, Chop Chop magazines and my plate information for 6 weeks during the summer. Most of t
Author: Christy Eastwood
Major Program: Agriculture
If a child is given the opportunity to participate in their county 4-H program many doors can become open to them. The Boone County 4-H program assists youth in developing life skills that can make them become productive citizens as adults. This process takes many years and as time goes by, as an agent, we see these important skills develop. Occasionally, we see a 4-H member accomplish great things and attribute their success to their participation in 4-H. A young child started
Author: Christy Eastwood
Major Program: Agriculture
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
