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 23 county, district and state 4-H programs and activities through the Clover Cash Grant Program.

“This program is important because it seeks to encourage county, district and state 4-H programs to continue their educational efforts in a variety of ways,” said Jordan Walker, TFB associate director of Organization Division, Educational Outreach. “The applications present unique, exciting and creative projects that provide students with training and experiences that ultimately equip them to take on valuable roles as leaders, change-makers and active community members. TFB believes in investing in the next generation of leaders, and this program does just that.”

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

“4-H members involved in these projects truly have the opportunity to learn so many different skills, lessons and information,” Walker said. “Our hope is that the projects funded by this grant will foster an environment of growth, challenge students to think critically and create a community of life-long learners.”

Programs that received county-level grants include:
Anderson County 4-H
Amount: $750
Activity: Egg to Chick Update

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

Cass County 4-H
Amount: $1,000
Activity: Cass County Community Outreach Garden

Concho County 4-H
Amount: $250
Activity: Path to the Plate – “Advocating Agriculture From the Back of the Pickup”

Grayson County 4-H
Amount: $1,000
Activity: The Great Farm Escape

Harris County 4-H
Amount: $250
Activity: Who Grew My Pizza

Channing 4-H Club
Amount: $250
Activity: Soar With 4-H

4-H Greenville – Hunt County
Amount: $500
Activity: Dairy Goat Project

Leon County 4-H
Amount: $500
Activity: Leon County 4-H Entomology Project Group

Preston Smith PTA – Lubbock County
Amount: $500
Activity: Preston Smith Star Garden

Evening Star 4-H Club – Montgomery County
Amount: $750
Activity: Robots – The Way of the Future

Mildred GT Classroom 4-H – Navarro County
Amount: $500
Activity: Seeds of Victory and Thanksgiving

Roberts County 4-H
Amount: $250
Activity: Youth Leadership Through Livestock

TGC 4-H & ANR Coalition – Tom Green County
Amount: $500
Activity: Tom Green 4-H Quiz Bowl

Cooperative Extension Program – Willacy County CEP Agents
Amount: $750
Activity: Teaching Agriculture Sustainability Through Economics

Williamson County 4-H
Amount: $750
Activity: Special Edition – A Day at the Fair

Young County 4-H Program Area Committee
Amount: $500
Activity: Young County BEE Exploration

Programs that received district-level grants include:
District 1 4-H
Amount: $1,500
Activity: D1 4-H Grilling Games

District 8 4-H
Amount: $1,500
Activity: District 8 4-H Youth Ag Tour

Hamilton County 4-H District Event
Amount: $1,500
Activity: Wild Life on the Ranch

District 2 4-H
Amount: $1,500
Activity: Grilling Games

Programs that received state-level grants included:
4-H Water Ambassadors Program
Amount: $2,000
Activity: Extreme Weather Impacts on Texas Agriculture

Texas 4-H Council
Amount: $2,000
Activity: Junior Leadership Lab

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