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| 4021 - Agriculture & Natural Resources | ||
|---|---|---|
| 4021.1) | 19 |
Number of Youth (5-18) engaged in AG 4-H programming |
| 4021.2) | 3 |
Number of Volunteers (19+) engaged in AG 4-H programming |
| 4021.3) | 19 |
Number of Youth (5-18) engaged in NR 4-H programming |
| 4021.4) | 3 |
Number of Volunteers (19+) engaged in NR 4-H programming |
Author: Ralph Hance
Major Program: Agriculture & Natural Resources
As technology continues to advance, young people’s written and verbal communication skills continue to lack, which are important life skills they need to acquire; therefore, the Trimble County 4-H program promotes the 4-H Country Ham Project where youth gain these life skills. The 4-H Country Ham Project also teaches 4-H members about food preservation and the time-honored tradition and history of curing country hams.This is the third year that Trimble County has participated in the
Author: Ralph Hance
Major Program: Agriculture & Natural Resources
Chick embryology inspires a child’s natural curiosity about living things. The embryology project also conforms to the Kentucky Department of Education and National Science Standards competencies. The Trimble County Cooperative Agents for Agriculture and 4-H responded to a request from a Bedford Elementary School kindergarten teacher for assistance with this project in 2013. Agents conducted the program and provided leader materials and supplies for the project in which more than sixty kin
Author: Ralph Hance
Major Program: Agriculture & Natural Resources
Trimble County is a very rural county along the Ohio River about half way in-between Louisville and Cincinnati OH. with 95% of the residents residing in Trimble County considered rural and only 5% making up urban residents. The Trimble County 4-H program, being in a more rural county, has had programs focused mainly on Agriculture topics. However there has been less and less kids each year growing up on or around farms, Trimble County 4-H is attempting to shift some of that focus from Agricultur
