Exposing 7th Graders in Caldwell County to All of the Possibilities Within Agriculture!
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Collapse ▲Caldwell County 4-H was a proud participant in this year’s Agriculture Expo held at the Caldwell Couty Fairgrounds on April 19th and 20th. This awesome event is put on in partnership with Caldwell County Schools and many different ag-related partners. Caldwell County Schools explains the event as “a unique opportunity for Caldwell County students and members of our community to explore the agriculture industry. Through this event, we hope to cultivate student interest, harvest opportunities for career exploration, and enable our students to envision themselves prospering in future agriculture careers.”
Youth were able to come through and learn about different careers and opportunities related to agriculture in their local community. We had a wonderful time explaining what 4-H is and how they can get involved. Some other booths that they had the opportunity to visit where are local Soil and Water Conservation District, Western Piedmont Community College’s Horticulture Program, and many many others.
Outside in the barns, youth were able to visit a variety of farm animals from different farms in our community. A fan favorite was Princess Petunia who is a Hampshire pig weighing at 500 pounds!
7th Graders gather around Caldwell County 4-H Livestock Club Member, Shelby Ford’s show cow to learn about beef cattle.
There were also horses, donkeys, goats, sheep, chickens and rabbits. Many FFA members from South Caldwell and West Caldwell helped teach the youth that came through about all of the animals.
In the show barn, we had a beef cow and a dairy cow-calf pair. Seth Nagy, Caldwell County Extension Director taught youth about the differences in the types of cattle and what they are used for. We also had several different types of farm equipment as well as a border collie doing sheep herding demonstrations out on the midway! Overall it was an awesome event, and we hope that we opened the eyes of local youth to all the amazing opportunities within agriculture.
To learn more about how youth can participate in 4-H or what is currently offered locally, contact
Caldwell County 4-H Agent Gabby Whorley at glwhorle@ncsu.edu or call (828)757-1258. Families can also view local 4-H information online at caldwell.ces.ncsu.edu.
Caldwell County 4-H is a proud member agency of United Way. Gabby Whorley is the 4-H Youth Development Agent with Caldwell County Cooperative Extension. The Caldwell County Cooperative Extension Center, 120 Hospital Ave. NE #1 in Lenoir, provides access to resources of N.C. State University and N.C. A&T State University through educational programs and publications.