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Impact Report
| For plan | Youth Development (Colfax County) |
| Date | October 31, 2007, 9:26 pm |
| For Objective | Short-term Show short-term objectives |
| Impact Report | “Kids, Kows, and More” The Kids, Kows, and More program was conducted once each in Raton and Springer where the 4-H agent served as the main coordinator of the program. The 4-H agent invited schools from Union, Mora, Harding, and Colfax Counties. The schools in attendance were Des Moines, Raton, Springer, Maxwell, Cimarron, Eagle Nest, Mosquero, Maxwell, and Wagon Mound. The agent prepared packets for each of the schools which included the rotation schedule, group leader name tags, RSVP forms, evaluations, “what to wear” information flyer, and some teacher kits provided by the Southwest Dairy Council. The idea behind this program is to reach beyond the barriers of the 4-H clubs to take 4-H into the classroom. The Kids, Kows, and More program is an excellent means of providing non-rural children with a taste of the farm, ranching, and general agriculture. It allows the students the chance to get out of the classroom and keep learning. This particular program focuses on agricultural production of area commodities. As a result of the small class sizes in Colfax County, the Kids, Kows, and More program was offered to students in grades first through sixth throughout the county and neighboring communities compared to second through fifth. Prior to the event the 4-H agent gathered the supplies for the goodie bags, which were gathered from the New Mexico Beef Council, New Mexico Game and Fish Department, and the Southwest Dairy Producers. The Silver Spur Cowbelles helped the County Director and the 4-H agent stuff the 600 bags that were going to be needed based on the estimated RSVPs. Milk was ordered to be given to the students after they completed the program. Present contacted and sent packets on times of presentations, estimated number of participants, and locations of stations for the two day event. Presenters included the New Mexico Beef Council’s “Ranching Demonstration”, Southwest Dairy Producer’s “Curds and Whey” and “Live Cow Milking Demonstration”, New Mexico Environment Department “Water Quality presentation”, New Mexico Forest Service “Smokey the Bear presentation”, and New Mexico Game and Fish Department with their “Poaching Exhibit Trailer”. A total of 550 students were reached and 56 adults were in attendance as chaperones. A formal evaluation was obtained for Kids, Kows, and More. The evaluations indicated satisfaction with the program. It was asked repeatedly to have the program offered again next year. Some comments were “The presenters really held the interests of the students and more of these type of programs are needed in our rural area”, “It was fun I want to see the mouse again, please invite our school again next year”, “I want to go visit a dairy”. |