Extension
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| 1084 - Agriculture and Extension Leadership Development | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1084.9) | 200 |
Number of producers who mentored, advised or assisted new and/or young producers in agriculture |
| 1084.1) | 100 |
Number of clientele increasing agriculture awareness due to Extension Programming |
| 1084.3) | 30 |
Number of people impacted by Advisory Councils,community organizations, and other volunteers including County Ag Investment Program (CAIP), Chamber of Commerce Ag Committee, farm bureau, county fairs, festivals, etc. |
| 1084.4) | 15 |
Number of clients who shared information learned from Extension about local agriculture and/or environmental issues |
| 1084.5) | 15 |
Number of clients who advocated for agriculture and/or environmental issues locally |
| 1084.6) | 15 |
Number of clients who shared information about agriculture and/or environmental issues with elected officials |
| 1084.8) | 10 |
Number of clients who advocated for agriculture and/or environmental issues to elected officials |
| 1084.11) | 50 |
Number of people trained by Extension who serve as members/ leaders of advisory councils, community development committees and/or in leadership roles with agriculture organizations |
| 1084.2) | 20 |
Number of clients trained in agricultural leadership development |
Author: Jessica James
Major Program: Agriculture and Extension Leadership Development
I partnered with Daviess County Agents to have an Annie's Project Program. This is a program for any women in the agriculture field whether they run their own business, married a farmer or work in agriculture. It was a 6 week long program and we had speakers come in to cover various different topics. Some of the topics included working with family and employees on a farm, production risk management, grain marketing, financial terminology and mental health just to name a few. The educational
Author: Jessica James
Major Program: Agriculture and Extension Leadership Development
I went to the Boys and Girls Club to teach then how to make some healthy snacks. The Boys and Girls Club is where a lot of kids will go for safe after school programming or even during the summer. We made trail mix one session and the next session we made butter. The kids really enjoyed it and most of them enjoyed the snacks. The participants were all elementary school age and they seemed to enjoy both sessions. The goal of these program sessions were to teach the kids something that they
Author: Jessica James
Major Program: Agriculture and Extension Leadership Development
There was a field day at Cate's Farm and they invited Extension to come and teach one of the rotations. Myself and 4-H both went to help with this. I taught the kids how to make butter. There were schools there from all over Henderson County. The goal of this program was to teach kids about where dairy products come from and what you can make with dairy products. A lot of the kids had an understanding of dairy products but many were surprised at the various foods that dairy products are in.
