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Impact Report
| For plan | Youth Development (Torrance County) |
| Date | October 15, 2008, 1:38 am |
| For Objective | Short-term Show short-term objectives |
| Impact Report | Before the county fair, the Agent held a 4-week long, county-wide lamb showmanship clinic attended by 12 4-H members. Each week the youth worked for 3 hours learning all aspects of lamb showmanship. The success was evident at the county fair where numerous exhibitors won their classes for the first time and one of the attendees earned grand champion honors. The Agent was an instructor at the State Lamb School, but his time was cut short by an emergeny in the County that required asstistance from him in the capacity of Ag. Agent. Five teams participated at the NM State 4-H Conference in meats, livestock, consumer decision,and wool. The 5 participants took home 1st place honors in consumer decision making with the high individual. Kids, Kows, and More is an educational program designed to teach youth and adults about all aspects of agriculture. Emphasis is placed on the importance of agriculture to the community. Approximately 300 elementary students from Moriarty, Mountainair, Estancia, and Corona schools participated in 7 different presentations throughout the day. The Agent presentated a program on field crops and the history of agriculture in Torrance County. Other stations included ranching, apple production, dairy, bees, and marketing. The Agent worked in conjunction with the East Torrance Soil and Water Conservation District, Moriarty FFA, Southwest Dairy Producers, and Cowbells. The Agent believes one of the most gratifying aspects of being a 4-H Aget is assisting 4-H members throughout the county in the selection, care, and fitting of livestock projects for various fairs. The Agent assisted exhibitors with their lamb, pig, goat and steer projects. |