The country ham program provides an opportunity for youth to learn about a rich Kentucky tradition through hands on experience of curing and preserving country ham while also building their communication skills. Despite restrictions and cancellations of the public speaking portion of the program, 19 Madison County youth created independent videos of presentations for use in our annual country ham auction. Invitations to bidders were made by the youth themselves giving them additional experience with making phone calls and talking with business professionals. The purpose of the event was to showcase their public speaking and livestock knowledge gained from the program and give local businesses the opportunity to invest in our youth. The auction brought in over $18,000 for the participants and Madison County 4-H. At the conclusion of the program all youth reported being more comfortable with public speaking and speaking with business professionals.