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Impact Report
| For plan | Expanded 4-H & School Enrichment(Santa Fe County) |
| Date | October 11, 2007, 11:30 pm |
| For Objective | Short-term Show short-term objectives |
| Impact Report | Kid & Kows & More is an educational program designed to teach youth about where food and fiber comes from and for them to understand the importance of agriculture to their local communities. This program was once again offered to 500 fourth grade students from the Santa Fe area elementary schools as well as to 300 fourth grade students from the southern Santa Fe County and Torrance County elementary schools. The Agents secured funding to offset the cost of transporting the youth to the Santa Fe County Fair Grounds and the Moriarty Civic Center where the educational programs were conducted. The youth were rotated through the various stations where they learned about vegetables production and marketing, field crops, ranching, water quality and conservation, bees and apple production, the dairy industry and also got to see and pet some live farm animals. The program information was presented by representatives from various organizations including, Cooperative Extension Service, Cowbelles, New Mexico Apple Council, Edgewood Soil and Water Conservation District, Farm to Table, Moriarty FFA, and the Southwest Dairy Producers. The agents also noticed a slight decrease in the number of participants in the past couple of years, particularly at the Santa Fe sight. This was due to transportation conflicts that had to be resolved last minute. As a result the agents re-organized the program this year offering longer workshops and incorporating a lunch break. The new schedule alleviated transportation issues and offered the students more time to spend at each workshop. The presenters had more time to deliver their information. The students and teachers responded positively to the change and participation increased from the previous years. |