Graves County CES Program Indicators and Success StoriesJul 1, 2019 - Jun 30, 2020





4021 - 4-H Agriculture Core Curriculum AND Natural Resources
4021.1) 22

Number of youth who indicated they are interested in learning more about animal science (Common Measures – SC 1)

4021.2) 200

Number of youth who indicated they are interested in learning more about plant science (Common Measures – SC 2)

4021.3) 200

Number of youth who indicated they are interested in learning more about environmental science (Common Measures – SC 3)

4021.4) 200

Number of youth who indicated they like science a lot or a little (Common Measures – SC 6)

4021.5) 0

Number of youth who indicated yes or sort of to having a job that uses science (Common Measures – SC 7)

4021.6) 0

Number of youth who indicated that, through 4-H, they learned new things about science (Common Measures – SC 16)

4021.7) 0

Number of youth who talked about how science can be used to solve everyday problems in 4-H (Common Measures – SC 18)

4021.8) 7

Number of youth who have shared their science related project with others (Common Measures – SC 19)

4021.9) 7

Number of youth who demonstrated a skill that was learned or improved by participating in 4-H natural resource programming

4021.10) 7

Number of youth who used the skills and knowledge learned in 4-H to conserve natural resources

4021.11) 7

Number of youth who have gained an understanding of ecosystems in Kentucky

4021.12) 7

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

4021.13) 7

Number of youth who gained an understanding of the role of agriculture in the production of food and fiber



Success Stories

Graves County 4-H Starts Livestock Club

Author: Kelsey Chadwick

Major Program: 4-H Agriculture Core Curriculum AND Natural Resources

This year for the first time in recent memory, Graves County has started a 4-H Livestock Club under the volunteer leadership of Certified Livestock Volunteer Matthew Dowdy. Graves County is a very agricultural county and tops all other counties in total agricultural sales--with over 346 million dollars in agricultural receipts. The next county in second place brought in 215 million. Because of the county's makeup, a 4-H Livestock program was considered a high-priority need by the Extension D

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