AGRICULTURE/NATURAL RESOURCES AND 4-H YOUTH DEVELOPMENT COOPERATIVELY USING A PRIVATELY FUNDED COMPUTER LAB FOR FARM MANAGEMENT EDUCATION AND JR. FAIR LIVESTOCK AUCTIONS
Extension Education
Wm. Bruce Clevenger
Associate Professor and Field Specialist, Farm Management
Ohio State University Extension
Napoleon
Abstract
\r\n Computer technology has vastly improved the efficiency of farm business across the U.S. Computer software has also been successfully adapted to clerk the Jr. fair livestock auction of many county and state fairs. In 2000, Northwest Ohio 4-H Educators solicited Ag Credit to financially support the purchase 5 laptop computers to clerk multiple county Jr. fair livestock auctions and sales. Ag Credit agreed to purchase 5 laptops, 1 laser printer, 1 wireless router, 1 monitor and 4 power back up packs to support the Jr. fair livestock auction at 8 Northwest Ohio county fairs. County Sr. fair boards agreed to lease back the computer equipment at approximately $400 annually for 4 years. While the computer lab was primarily used July through September for Jr. fair sales, the computer lab remained stored and unused October through June. ANR and 4-H educators determined the potential to use the computer lab year round. 4-H and ANR educators requested of Ag Credit permission to use the lab for farm management education offered by OSU Extension. Ag Credit generously approved the use and continues to support the dual use of their investment and gift to 4-H and ANR farm management education. Annually, 8 county fairs benefit by having the computer lab available for the livestock auctions. ANR has used the computer lab during the winter 2010/2011 for three computerized farm recordkeeping workshops serving over 40 farm families.
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Authors: W.B. Clevenger, T.M. Johnson
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Clevenger, W. Assistant Professor and Extension Educator, Ohio State Univeristy Extension, Ohio, 43512
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Johnson, T. Extension Educator, Ohio State University Extension, Ohio, 43512