As the percent of the population involved in agriculture and food production continues to decrease, the Mercer County Agriculture Advisory Council among other groups continue to prioritize the need to educate others on where their food, fiber, and fuel comes from. The ANR agent actively seeks out ways to continue programming based on past successes while also working to identify ways to reach new audiences. This year the ANR agent taught sessions at 4-H day camps about beef production, beef cuts and other products we use from cattle beside just food. Students learned a variety of information on different topics related to beef cattle production through interactive games from the KY Agriculture & Environment in the Classroom curriculum and other resources. 

In addition, the ANR agent continues to coordinate with the school (grades preschool-2nd) on the annual weeklong FarmSCool program which helps educate students about various agriculture commodities and food ranging from grains to meat and more. Other related programs the ANR agent is involved with includes the annual 6th grade safety day & 3rd grade Ag Day and KY Agriculture Literacy Week.