Union Parish Staff
Serving Union Parish
Through Education
Carol B. Remy
Parish Chair/Extension Agent (4-H)
Jason E. Holmes
County Agent (ANR/4-H)
Rafash E. Brew
Area Horticulture Specialist
Odis Hill
Assistant County Agent
Southern University
Classified Support Staff
Nona B. Everett
Administrative Coordinator 3
NOTE:
If you have a disability which
requires special assistance for
your participation in any of the
meetings or activities, please
contact:
Carol B. Remy
Union Parish Extension Office
at
(318) 368-9935
Marianna Langston
Food & Nutrition Program Educator 2
Regional Support Staff
Dr. Allen Nipper – North Central Regional Director
Karen Martin – Regional 4-H Coordinator
Dora Ann Hatch – Extension Agent (CRD)
Cathy S. Judd – Extension Agent (FCS)
Cynthia Stephens – Extension Agent (FCS)
Johnnie Whitmire – Asst. Extension Agent (Poultry)
It is the policy of the Louisiana Cooperative
Extension Service that no person shall be subjected
to discrimination on the grounds of race, color,
national origin, gender, religion, age, or disability.
Union Parish
Cooperative
Extension Service
Program Highlights
Spring Semester 2009
210 East Water Street
Farmerville, LA 71241-3030
Office: (318) 368-9935
(318) 368-2999
Fax: (318) 368-2997
E-Mail: union@agctr.lsu.edu
Visit our website at:
www.lsuagcenter.com
Louisiana State University Agricultural Center
William B. Richardson, Chancellor
Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service
Paul D. Coreil, Vice Chancellor and Director
Issued in furtherance of Cooperative Extension work, Acts of
Congress of May 8 and June 30, 1914, in cooperation with the
United States Department of Agriculture. The Louisiana
Cooperative Extension Service provides equal opportunities in
programs and employment.
4-H Youth Development
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4-H project leaders conducted once-a-month programs in the
areas of art, clothing, out door skills, photography and wildlife.
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4-H Wildlife Club worked
with the D’Arbonne State
Park to establish a deer
food research plot.
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Fifty youth, teens, volunteer leaders and agents attended 4-H
youth camp at Camp Grant Walker.
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Agent presented “Our Lives, Our Water” video to over 500
youth stressing information concerning the Sparta Aquifer.
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Volunteers secured funding and a storage building was
constructed for the 4-H Shooting Sports program.
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4-H agent conducted monthly 4-H club meeting programs at all
Union Parish schools stressing a variety of science, engineering
and technology topics.
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Fourteen 4-Hers exhibited 42 market and breeding animals.
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Numerous sewing clinics
were conducted.
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Over sixty-five youth gave speeches and demonstrations as a
part of the 4-H Speak-Up program.
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Twelve students out of seventeen were blue ribbon winners at
4-H University. They included: Cody Kenly and Cole Griffin,
Automotives; Dana Bennett and Andrea Deason, Ag
Demonstration; Reva Carpenter, Child Development; Victoria
Alexander, Horticulture Demonstration; Mary Bush, Horticulture
Demonstration; Victoria Bryan, Dog Care; Katie Knight, Fashion
Revue; Conrad Cable, Diesel Operations; and Taylor Snell, 4-H
has Talent.; Cody Kenly won high individual in the state
Automotives Contest and won trip to San Antonio, TX.
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Conrad Cable served as 2008-09 Regional Representative on
the State 4-H Executive Board.
Bethany Rhodes placed 1st in State Beef & State Dairy Poster
contests.
Tiffany Johnson, Shaniqua Nation, DaNesha Williams and
Shantoria Kidd attended La. Co-op Leadership Conference.
Shantoria was named one of the top leaders at the conference
and received a trip to San Antonio, TX.
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Jordan Dunn and Derek Warden received the 4-H Scott Truck
and Tractor Scholarship.
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Agent presented over 30 basic life skills classes.
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Agent conducted once-a-month workshops to 35 youth at
Bernice High School.
Secured funding to purchase Genesis bows, arrows, targets
and safety equipment for 4-H Archery program.
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FCS agent conducted a three day “Celebrate Girls” self-esteem
workshop for Lincoln and Union junior high girls. A total of 38
girls completed the course.
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Agent conducted a three day “Babysitting Clinic for Lincoln and
Union Parish youth. A total of 35 youth completed the course.
Agriculture and Natural Resources
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County Agent presented programs on farm finances and taxes;
U.S. Bio-fuel Industry and Opportunities for La. Agriculture;
Pesticide Applicator Recertification Classes; firearm safety and
shotgun discipline training for 4-Hers age 9-13; hunter education
classes; and Global Positioning Systems.
Four probationers attended educational program on car buying.
Participants learned the importance of knowing their credit
scores prior to shopping, how to negotiate the price of a new
and used vehicle, and selecting a vehicle that meets their
families needs.
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Two potential home buyers attended a home buyer’s education
program and have been approved for a home loan.
Completed construction of poultry demonstration houses at the
Hill Research Farm.
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Southern Agent conducted Ag Days of Summer Camp for St.
Landry and Pointe Coupee youth to introduce them to various
agriculture enterprises in north Louisiana.
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Community garden project started at nursing home for
residents.
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Four Union Parish residents became Master Gardeners.
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Presented programs to Summer Job Training Employees
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Conducted farm demonstration plots using 15 different varieties
of seedless watermelons.
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68 entries in the La. Watermelon Festival Interior Quality
Contest.
Family and Consumer Sciences
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Bernice Community Center GED participants along with their
children completed a 6 week series of lessons on basic
nutrition. The series combined books on nutrition with hands on
activities and food tasting.
123 students at Marion School, Farmerville Head Start and
Bernice Head Start completed the 6 week series of nutrition
lessons from the “Show Me Nutrition” curriculum. The lessons
focused on basic nutrition using books and food sampling.
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839 Union Parish residents receive nutrition information with
their monthly commodity boxes.
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Nutrition lessons are presented monthly to the residents of the
Farmerville Square and Marion Manor Apartments.