Union County CES Program Indicators and Success StoriesJul 1, 2023 - Jun 30, 2024





4021 - Agriculture & Natural Resources
4021.1) 441

Number of Youth (5-18) engaged in AG 4-H programming

4021.2) 0

Number of Volunteers (19+) engaged in AG 4-H programming

4021.3) 0

Number of Youth (5-18) engaged in NR 4-H programming

4021.4) 0

Number of Volunteers (19+) engaged in NR 4-H programming



Success Stories

Ag in the Classroom Pre-K Schools Flowers Program

Author: Katie Hughes

Major Program: Agriculture & Natural Resources

Ag in the Classroom Pre-K Schools Flowers Program

The problem: Ag in the classroom is help the younger students understand about Ag/hort  within the community and across the state. The educational program response: I went to the local pre-k school to talk about flowers and how they help our environment. Students then created a snack flower to eat where they put different vegetables/fruits on a sheet to make a flower. After that the students then got a ice cream cone to fill with soil and put flower seeds in to take home and grow them.

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Ag in the Classroom Pre-K Schools Dairy Cattle

Author: Katie Hughes

Major Program: Agriculture & Natural Resources

Ag in the Classroom Pre-K Schools Dairy Cattle

The problem  Ag in the classroom is help the younger students understand about Ag/hort  within the community and across the state. The educational program response: The dairy cattle program was to teach the students about how ice cream is made and all the hard work that goes into being a dairy farmer. The book that was read to the students was the Tales of the Dairy Godmother Chuck’s Ice Cream Wish (which is a Ag in the Classroom National book). After the students learned al

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Green River Area Horse Camp

Author: Annette Buckman

Major Program: Agriculture & Natural Resources

Annette Buckman, Brianna Hill, and Stacey Potts, the Extension Agents for 4-H Youth Development in Union, Henderson, and Daviess counties respectively, are the contact agents for the 2024 Green River Area 4-H Horse Camp. The planning involved four meetings with a committee that included six adult volunteers from Daviess, Ohio, McLean, Henderson, and Union counties. This camp marks the first overnight horse camp for the Green River Area since 2019, targeting youth aged 9-18. The camp saw particip

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