Youth Education
Agricultural Awareness for Arkansas' Youth
Why Agriculture Education for
Youth? • Facilities
• Planned Hands-On Activities • Curriculum
• When Do Classes Begin?
Why Agriculture Education for Youth?
Only a few generations ago, nearly everyone was involved in agriculture. In
many cases, the whole family - men, women, and children - worked on the family
farm or ranch. Today, less than 3% of the population is directly involved in
agricultural production.
Tomorrow's citizens, consumers, business leaders, legislators, and educators
must be agriculturally literate in order to protect and preserve the advantages
we gain from a strong agricultural industry. Even though most of our citizens
will continue to live in cities, all of us will continue to depend on
agriculture. Providing our youth an opportunity to better understand
agriculture, its industry, and its communities is of great importance.
Facilities:
Key elements of a working farm will be established on a 7 acre plot around
the U A P B Lonoke farmhouse museum. Day camp groups will travel to the farm to
enjoy a day of hands-on learning related to agricultural science.
Planned Hands-On Activities:
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Taking and identifying soil samples
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Basic experiments with soils
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How to improve soils for agriculture / forestry
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Scouting for insects
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Planting and maintaining field crops
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Learning the history of agriculture
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Surveying with G P S
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Much more!
Curriculum:
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History of Agriculture in Arkansas
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Importance of Arkansas Agriculture
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Agricultural Economics
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Field Crop Production
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Horticulture
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Forestry Management
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Farm Machinery
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Disease and Pest Management
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Water Quality and Resources
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Aquaculture
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Plant and Soil Science
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Farm Animals and Care
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Precision Agricultural Technologies
Classes will begin
in the Spring. For more information on camps, curriculum, or instructors please
contact the Willa Williams,
Assistant Specialist - Youth Agriculture Education at 501-671-2225.
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