Laurel County CES Program Indicators and Success Stories - Jul 1, 2017

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

4011 - Agriculture 4-H Core Curriculum
4011.1)	1940	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)	408	Number of youth that can keep production, performance or financial records on their 4-H agriculture projects
4011.3)	4916	Number of youth who understands the role of agriculture in the production of food and fiber
4011.4)	939	Number of youth who are more aware of local farmer’s markets and community gardens

4011 - Agriculture 4-H Core Curriculum

4011.1)

1940

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)

408

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

4011.3)

4916

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

4011.4)

939

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

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