1890 Nationwide program working in partnership with the Land Grant University, 4-H students are trying to pair with mentors that can help them pay attention to college career paths in radical agriculture. The number of black farmers in the United States continues to climb 61 years old in the middle of the black farmer.
“We are all trying to make the purpose of the black and brown children to become agricultural careers and college specialties,” he said.
Yea Reap works with medium and high school students who participate in 4-H and are paired with college student mentors. During the year, mentors and hinges will work on a monthly variety of root, college training and soft skill development. In addition, quarterly zoom sessions are held for the whole cohort.
At the end of the program, the participants are invited to a weekly intensive summer camp in the city of 1890 Land Grant University in connection with agricultural education.
Mentorship part of the program has become the central part of the program, because the young people are taking their college life early with their interaction with college students.
“For me, I opened my eyes a lot, and if I could see what I have been exposed to different things, and what my personal strengths are and how to apply in different areas.” Said, the blue-Terry leaders young people, families and communities at the North Carolina Agriculture and Technical University.
It feels, the mentors themselves are reflected in their goals.
“It has helped to grow up to be a mentor. He taught me patience, and he deepened my goal as a tutor, and the seeds showed the power of seeds in others,” said Ulma Cain.
This program was created by a group of 1890 Land Grant Universities – a group of southern history, black college or universities (HBCUS), the U.S. Agricultural Department for the U.S. Agricultural Department. The aspect of the organization and the mentor of the mentoring last year was really formed this year.
One goal of the program is to teach students about the capabilities of agricultural career paths.
“For example, we are talking about drones and some technologies used in farms, some technologies used some technologies, because many young people think that many young people are a very high technological job, and you can use this technology skills.” Blue-Terry said.
Inquiries are filled in survey forms to pair mentors and hinges and decisions are accepted based on interests and career goals. College athletes in A & T in A & T represent the majority of mentors due to the existing relations with A & T Athletics Department.
“This is really well developed because many young people in the program are athletes, so it is a connection point,” said Blue-Terry.
Because the mentors are not a curriculum related to agriculture, they are also a learning experience for them. AG Tech Series teaches the technical aspect of agriculture to facilitate both hinges and information. In other cases, materials are given and mentors are responsible for explaining concepts.
Mentors are important for the program for ensuring college training for the program and facilitate the development of soft skills such as leadership, recovery and interview skills. They are prestigious to young people because they are close to their age and can talk to their personal experiences.
At the end of the summer, the participants meet each other in the 1890th Land Grant campus. In this village-based educational environment, they are able to connect with years of year and through the year and expert research and expansion staff. This time is the center of the program, because the participants allow the participants to build a network and get a sense of campus.
“This was one of what we tried to focus on, and are confident that youth in the campuses in our campuses and our teachers belonging to the research of our teachers and faculty members.”
For 2025, they plan to visit the Prairie campus of the University of A & M University and excited.
Entering the second year, Yea-Reap continued to develop a focus and college training aspect to prepare a college career in agriculture, a college career in agriculture. This is part of the “Ready” initiative of the National 4-H Council “Ready” initiative – make sure young people are preparing for life after high school.
“Everything that is ready to be ready to be ready for the college’s interview process, we want anyone to be ready for this,” said Blue-Terry.