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4-H'ers walking dairy cows to practice for the upcoming Dairy Show.

What is 4H in Pamlico County?

Each month I get to write two or three articles about 4-H, and what Pamlico County 4-H is doing. Sometimes I write about our 4-Her’s accomplishments at tournaments, sometimes about the cool things we…

Two youth standing at a counter, cooking together in a Chopped! International 4-H class, preparing a recipe from another country.

Agriculture Education: Why It’s Important

Why Agricultural Education Matters Of course 4-H thinks agricultural education is important. You’re the 4-H Agent, and 4-H is all about agriculture. Well… 4-H might have started in North Carolina…

Pamlico County 4-H members standing in front of the sleepaway camp sign

Youth Programs in Pamlico County: A Look Back at 4-H Summer 2025

Summer has a way of surprising us—one moment we’re welcoming the warm breeze of early June, the next we’re flipping through calendars and wondering where the days went. In our 4‑H youth program, it…

Child demonstrating a mini Tesla coil by holding a small light near it to show how the light activates wirelessly.

It's Electric 4-H Fun

Why STEM Education Still Matters STEM, or Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math, has been a buzzword in youth development for decades—so prevalent in the conversation that sometimes we don’t…

Children practicing how to halter dairy cows under a covered structure during a 4-H agricultural education activity.

Fun 4-H Ag Education

4-H: Rooted in Agriculture, Growing with Opportunity When most people hear “4-H,” they think agriculture—and for good reason. Agriculture is where it all began. 4-H started back in 1909 with corn…

Youth learning to put a halter on a dairy calf tied to a fence.

The Calves Have Arrived!

Perhaps one of the greatest things about 4-H is that there is always something to look forward to: 4-H Embryology, Summer camp, Presentations, Horse Shows, State Fair Exhibits. This year we have been…

A collage of four images with the title 'Pamlico County 4-H Fall Programs'. The image shows various 4-H activities: youth holding crops in a garden, sewing in a classroom, building an electrical project, and preparing food in a cooking class.

Agriculture Education. It’s Important.

Of course 4-H thinks agriculture education is important. You’re the 4-H Agent, and 4-H is all about agriculture. Well… 4-H might have started in North Carolina with corn clubs in 1909, but it’s been…