EXTENSION TRENDS: LEWIS COUNTY University of Idaho Extension, Lewis County • www.uidaho.edu/lewis
2019 Impact The UI Extension, Lewis County 4-H program continues to be the premier youth development program in Lewis County with nearly half of the eligible youth in the county enrolled in the program. Youth not enrolled in 4-H are also impacted through support of FFA, the North Central Idaho Farm and Forest Fair, and the Spring into 4-H Fun Day.
2019 By the Numbers • 1,970 direct contacts • 454 youth participants • 37 volunteers • 1,110 volunteer hours • $5,320 extramural funding
Our Advisory Council Special thanks to our volunteers who help shape programming and inform the work we do for UI Extension in Lewis County: Kaci Ralstin, Sheri Fowler, Patti Watson, Michelle Koepl, Mary Duuck, Patti Watson, DeeDee Morris, Marty Lux, Clark Tacke, Brent Uhlorn and Andy Baldus.
UI Extension Educator Ken Hart 208-937-2311 khart@uidaho.edu
Crop programs provided by UI Extension, Lewis County help farmers receive annual information on variety trials and other University of Idaho crop research through cereal schools, crop tours, and educational certification for pesticide applicator's licensing. UI Extension, Lewis County partnered with the U of I Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology and other UI Extension educators to offer the North Idaho Outlook for 2019 and 2020. Farmers and bankers in attendance at the event stated that the information provided helps them greatly in their preparations and planning for the upcoming crop year. Upper Clearwater Idaho Master Gardeners and UI Extension educators taught Idaho Victory Gardens to nearly 12 participants in Kamiah who said the program helped them plan and implement better gardens at their homes.
4-H in Lewis County The completion rate of 4-H projects by UI Extension, Lewis County 4-H members is 92%. Project enrollment was 279 in 2019 with 256 projects completed and over 143 market animals sold at the Lewis County Fair. The Spring Into 4-H Fun Day was brought back with 47 youth participants. This is a fun and educational program held during spring break for youth to learn about the projects that 4-H has to offer.
On the Horizon UI Extension, Lewis County is working with UI Extension, Idaho County to offer the first every Idaho Master Gardener course in Grangeville, which will take place this fall. UI Extension Educator Ken Hart is now a certified Annie's Project trainer and will work with other UI Extension educators in North Idaho to offer Annie's Project. Hart is working with fellow UI Extension educators Jim Church and Doug Finkelnburg on a study of annual forages yield and feed quality. The study should be completee after the 2020 harvest and published as an UI Extension bulletin. Hart is also working on new educational programs and materials as a member of the UI Extension Cultivating Success and beginning farm education teams.