By Julie Tomascik
Editor

Engaging students and the community in activities to increase agricultural literacy and awareness is part of Texas Farm Bureau’s (TFB) educational and youth outreach efforts.

To help do that, TFB awarded $20,000 to 18 county, district and state 4-H programs through the Clover Cash Grant Program.

“This program helps encourage county, district and state 4-H programs to continue their educational efforts about agriculture in creative, innovative and engaging ways,” McKenna Bush, TFB youth outreach coordinator, said.

Now in its third year, the grant program was established to fund hands-on activities that grow students’ knowledge of food, fiber and fuel. Programs funded by Clover Cash grants strive to help students understand the importance of agricultural advocacy.

“Activities through 4-H are a great opportunity for students of all ages to connect and engage with agriculture,” Bush said. “The projects that received funds will foster an environment of growth and learning to help expand students’ knowledge of agriculture and agricultural advocacy in ways that are meaningful and memorable.”

Programs that received county-level grants include:
Austin County 4-H
Amount: $750
Activity: Egg to Chick in the County Libraries

Alvin County 4-H
Amount: $1,000
Activity: Farm to Table Minding Your Own Business

Burnet County 4-H
Amount: $500
Activity: Let’s Get Grillin’

Culberson County 4-H
Amount: $1,000
Activity: Culberson County 4-H Learning Garden

Dickens County 4-H Food and Nutrition Club
Amount: $750
Activity: Can you Grow your own Pizza? Local Farm to Fork Project

Franklin County 4-H
Amount: $1,000
Activity: Farm to Table

Gonzales Robotics Club
Amount: $750
Activity: Robotics Club

Karnes County 4-H
Amount: $500
Activity: Karnes County 4-H Marine Science Day

McCulloch 4-H Food and Nutrition Group
Amount: $500
Activity: McCulloch 4-H Crockin’ Kids

Mildred Classroom 4-H
Amount: $500
Activity: Vermicomposting – Worms at Work with the Next Generation

Keller 4-H Club
Amount: $750
Activity: Club Manager

Programs that received district-level grants include:
District 2 4-H
Amount: $1,500
Activity: Kool Kidz “AG” Stravaganza

District 4 4-H
Amount: $1,500
Activity: Natural Resources Youth Education

District 8 4-H
Amount: $1,500
Activity: Live, Learn, Love Outdoors

District 9 4-H
Amount: $1,500
Activity: Southern Classic Livestock Experience

Programs that received state-level grants included:
Texas 4-H Conference Center
Amount: $2,000
Activity: Texas 4-H Camp Ambassadors

SPARK – Junior Leadership Retreat
Amount: $2,000
Activity: SPARK – Junior Leadership Retreat

Texas 4-H Water Ambassadors Program
Amount: $2,000
Activity: Advancing Technology for Efficient Irrigation Strategies in Texas

For more information about the Clover Cash grant program, visit https://texasfarmbureau.org/youth/youth-opportunities or contact youthactivities@txfb.org.