Youth Guidelines

Large group of brown cows in a green grassy field.
Cattle at Fetcher Ranch

4-H Art of Ranching Project

  1. Identify a Historical Topic related to Colorado agriculture (a ranch, farm, family, business, entity or landscape) who wants to participate. This could be their own family ranch/farm, a local ranch/farm/business/landscape, or a local long-time agricultural family.
  2. Make contact with a local historian, historical society, library, or museum to learn more about local history and to do some research on their project. Complete the History Sketch found in the 4-H manual.
  3. Complete the Oral History training.
  4. Schedule the interview. Be prepared with a list of interview questions and bring the completed History Sketch. Make sure to secure the narrator’s signature on the Informed and Use Permission form (found in the manual).
  5. Complete a narrative of your Historical Topic and submit it to the Art of Ranching project historian at CSU for submission to History Colorado’s Colorado Encyclopedia.
  6. Present your completed project twice (ex. – club demonstration, local museum, classroom, assisted living program, etc.).

Project Resources:

Leaders

Leaders helping youth with the Art of Ranching project can access project leader resources.
Leader Resources