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House Agriculture Committee passes pilot for Kentucky Urban Youth Agriculture Initiative
Summary
The committee approved House Bill 356, establishing a pilot Kentucky Urban Youth Agriculture Initiative to expand 4‑H and Cooperative Extension programming for urban youth, with changes including a lower minimum age, broader agribusiness content and removal of a farmland-access requirement.
The Kentucky House Agriculture Committee on Wednesday approved House Bill 356 as amended by the committee sub, creating a pilot Kentucky Urban Youth Agriculture Initiative aimed at expanding agricultural education for urban youth.
The initiative, sponsored by Representative Neema Kulkarni, would broaden an earlier proposal focused on urban farming to include agribusiness, agricultural advocacy and best practices for efficient land use, lower the minimum participant age from 6 to 5, remove a requirement that participants have access to farmland, and add structured internships and apprenticeships.
Representative Neema Kulkarni, sponsor of the bill, told the committee the committee-substitute strengthens educational opportunities while keeping the core mission of engaging urban youth in…
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