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Impact Report
| For plan | Youth Development (Eddy County) |
| Date | October 15, 2008, 4:19 pm |
| For Objective | Short-term Show short-term objectives |
| Impact Report | Providing youth from Eddy County with a better understanding of agriculture commodities is the goal of the Kids, Kows, and More program. The Home Economist planned and implemented the first annual Kids, Kows, and More program in Carlsbad. The program offered fourth grade students from Carlsbad schools an opportunity to participate in an outdoor classroom setting where they learned about chile pepper production, cotton production, milk and cheese production, beef cattle ranching, and the 4-H youth development program. Participants were bused to the Eddy County Sherriff’s Posse Arena where they rotated through a series of short classes. The participants brought their lunches and ate at the arena. Five hundred and five youth and adults participated in the Carlsbad event. The Home Economist also assisted other county agents and the South West Dairy Farmers organization to coordinate the Roswell Kids, Kows, and More event. Fourth grade students from the Artesia School District are invited to attend this event. The Home Economist worked to schedule busing for the Artesia students as well as recruited group leaders from the Artesia High School FFA program for the event. During the event, the Home Economist assisted the Chaves County Home Economist in presenting a food safety workshop for the students. Concepts of food safety, dairy production, honey bees, entomology and more were taught to the youth, teachers, and other volunteers who attended the event. |