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County Impact Statements - Greene County
4-H Horse and Pony Project Group and 4-H Broiler Projects
Situation: 4-H Horse and Pony Project Group and Broiler Contest
The potential youth audience for Greene County is 6908. The target audience
for these programs were youth between and including the ages of five to 19. The
expected benefits of these programs were to strengthen and develop the following
characteristics is leadership, responsibility, reliability and team work.
Program Description: The audience for these programs were rural youth.
The grassroots efforts in development of these programs included forming a 4-H
Horse and Pony Project Group back about six year ago. From this beginning the
club has grown and participated in events from the county level to the regional
level.
Stakeholder Satisfaction: 15 staff days were devoted to these
programs. The target audience participated in these programs daily with feeding
and taking care of their horse and broiler projects. The program qualities that
appeal to the youth are the opportunities to participate in a project they enjoy
and the opportunity to compete against other 4-H’ers with the same projects.
Accomplishments and Impacts: Youth participating in these programs
were taught leadership skills, they how to work together as a team in
competitions, they learned responsibility and they learned reliability. One
Greene County 4-H’er’s Broiler Project was selected as the Grand Champion Pen of
Broilers, during this program year. Other Greene County 4-H’ers placed at the
Arkansas State Fair and the Buffalo Island Junior Livestock Show. One Greene
County 4-H’er placed first in their class on the regional 4-H Horse Show level
of competition. Other Greene County 4H’ers placed at competitions beginning at
the county level progressing to the District level, then the State level, and on
to the Regional level.
4-H’er, Luke Foster had the Grand champion Pen of Broilers
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Impacts
- One Greene County 4H’ers Broiler project was selected as the AR State
Fair Grand Champion Pen of Broilers
- 15 - 20 Greene County 4-H’ers participate in the Broiler project at
Buffalo Island and at the AR State Fair each year
- The Greene County Fair conducted its first broiler contest in 2001 with
5 participants
- One Greene County 4H’er was awarded State 4-H Horseshow Queen
- One Greene County 4-H’er won 1st place in their class at the 4-H
Regional Horseshow
- The 4-H livestock projects teach Greene County Youth many life skills
including responsibility and leadership
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