In Greenup County, the livestock program is the biggest project area we have. Youth that participate in the project learn how to select, care for, and feed the animals they raise. They also learn about different aspects of animal health as well as animal husbandry and how to properly treat their animals. Youth complete record sheets to help them understand the cost management and understanding the rate of gain from the amount of feed consumed by the animal. 

At the 2022 Greenup County Fair, the community support was very strong. Various political officials, business owners and 4-H/FFA supports were they to purchase animals from the youth participants. We had 113 4-H youth and 20 FFA youth show at least one livestock project at the fair. The total of the sale for a total of 97 animals that went through the auction was $162,396.77. 

As enrollment forms for the new year have been coming in, the livestock project is still growing and we are up to 166 youth that will be participating this year. That is am 18.5% increase in enrollment for livestock projects from last year.