Jackson County Points of Pride

• More than 1,000 landowners attended programs on pesticide recertification, farm management, beef and sheep production, forages, agricultural literacy and Master Gardeners.
  
• In 2001-2002, the 4-H program had 40 community clubs with more than 845 youths participating. Of that number, 80 were Cloverbuds (pre-4-H).
  
• The Progressive Farmer Safety Day Camp provided rural life safety tips to all of the county’s 300+ fourth-graders.
  
• Teen Leadership has become a stable program, with the number of members holding at 92. With this group, we are getting more participation in the Charting (self-discovery) program.
  
• The Yellow Ribbon Teen Suicide Prevention has helped 120 youths since November 1999.
  
• More than 100 agriculture producers participated in wool marketing (19,500 pounds), lamb marketing (390 lambs), and the W.Va. Beef Quality Assurance Program (nearly 950 calves).
  
• More than 500 youths participated in a comprehensive 4-H and FFA educational livestock program. The Junior Fair Market Livestock Sale grossed more than $231,000. Youth exhibitors (including all exhibits) received nearly $19,000 in premiums.
  
• Thirty-four adults in a rural area participated in a Dining with Diabetes cooking school presented by Extension, Jackson General Hospital, Jackson County Health Department, and Winding Roads Health Consortium.
  
• Parents of all children in kindergarten through third grades (1,500) received 10 issues of the Family Times Newsletter encouraging them to become more involved in their children’s learning.
  
• A total of 163 adults completed the eight-week Family Nutrition Program where they received educational information, shared in food tasting demonstrations, and received donated food items.
  

WVU Jackson County Extension Office
Jackson County Junior Fairgrounds
Route 2 Box 280
Cottageville, WV 25239-9512
(304) 372-8199
FAX (304) 372-8042

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