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





4011 - Agriculture 4-H Core Curriculum
4011.1) 150

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) 100

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

4011.3) 5500

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

4011.4) 100

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



Success Stories

Bringing Agriculture to Students

Author: Meagan Lucas

Major Program: Agriculture 4-H Core Curriculum

Bringing Agriculture to Students

Pulaski County 4-H hosted the KDA Mobile Ag Science Center this spring at three different middle schools. Over 800 seventh grade students from the Northern, Southern, and Meece Middle schools were in attendance. Students visited the Mobile Ag Center during their science class and created a project using Ag products. One such product was a biodegradable bouncy ball made of cornstarch. Students learned that corn is renewable resources that can be used to create plastics as opposed to petroleum whi

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