Success Story Feb 2023

A year and a half ago, Perry Co. 4-H began working diligently to revitalize the agricultural community within the Perry Co. youth. Due to many variables such as losing the agricultural program at the school and COVID, participation in these activities had dwindled greatly. In the short time we’ve had in 2023 so far, we feel that we have made incredible strides to create a bright future for the agriculture of this region.

While finances can be a burden when developing any program, farming is something that can have very high start up costs. In an attempt to curb that burden, we have developed a sheep program, where students apply for sheep and attend monthly educational classes to continue their education in sheep. In partnership with SEKSPA, the 7 students participating this year received bred ewes that they will have the opportunity to raise as their own. We hope to continue this program for years to come and have the opportunity to develop sheep farming in this region.