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| 4021 - Agriculture | ||
|---|---|---|
| 4021.4) | 0 |
Number of youth who indicated “yes or usually” to the Common Measures Experience Survey Question #13 “Is 4-H a place where you have a chance to be a leader?” (SEEC) |
| 4021.3) | 0 |
Number of youth who indicated “yes or usually” to the Common Measures Experience Survey Question #6 “Is 4-H A place where you get to figure out things for yourself?” (SEEC) |
| 4021.2) | 154 |
Number of youth who gained an understanding of the role of agriculture in the production of food, fiber, and wood products (KOSA) |
| 4021.1) | 215 |
Number of youth who demonstrated a skill that was learned or improved by participating in 4-H agriculture programming (PRACTICE) |
Author: Samantha Saunders
Major Program: Agriculture
The 4-H Country Ham Project is very well known state-wide. It encourages over 800 youth on a yearly basis to learn the process of curing a country ham and sharpening their public speaking skills by preparing and presenting a speech at the Kentucky State Fair. Youth strive year after year to perfect their cure mixture and add those special touches to their speech to make them stand out. It is truly an amazing program that the state of Kentucky and Cooperative Extension Service can take pride in.&
Author: Samantha Saunders
Major Program: Agriculture
The problem: With the decreasing numbers of farms in the county, the younger generation is not being exposed to agriculture as much. Most of them do not even know what the word agriculture means until you say words like "farming, "animals", "gardening", etc. I wanted to take the notion during March, National Agriculture Month, to go into the classrooms and teach grades 1-5 about different types of agriculture. The educational program response: I utilized t
