Laurel County CES Program Indicators and Success StoriesJul 1, 2018 - Jun 30, 2019





4011 - Agriculture 4-H Core Curriculum
4011.4) 506

Number of youth who are more aware of local farmer’s markets and community gardens
4011.2) 58

Number of youth that can keep production, performance or financial records on their 4-H agriculture projects
4011.1) 409

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
4011.3) 3085

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


Success Stories

Laurel County Agriculture Fair and Livestock Program

Author: William Adkins

Major Program: Agriculture 4-H Core Curriculum

From 2007 to 2012 the numbers of farmers in the U.S. decreased by 4.3%. The average age of a farm principal operator has increased by 8 years over the last thirty years and there was also a 23.3% decline in operators that had been on the farm for less than five years. This shows a decrease in the number of new farmers and especially young farmers.(USDA Census of Agriculture) Kentucky has also had the challenge of finding alternatives to the  mass exodus of tobacco production over the last d

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