Lehigh County 4-H announce that Corteva Agriscience donated $2,500 toward the 4-H Livestock Club Barnyard Zoo as part of its company sponsorship program.

“We are very thankful of this donation to make improvements to our educational exhibits for several local fairs and events. The funds helped to make the area more secure for animals as well as providing high quality educational posters about where food comes from. Many of the consumers in Lehigh County are far removed from the farm, so this opportunity helps area residents connect what they use and eat to the farm that produced it,” said Lehigh County 4-H Educator Kelly Weisner.

4-H is a community of encouraging adults and welcoming kids who love to roll up their sleeves and learn by doing. The Lehigh County Livestock club welcomes youth who are interested in learning about beef, sheep, meat goats, and hogs. Youth do not need to own or have a livestock animal to join, just a desire to learn about livestock health and meat production.

Corteva makes contributions to community-based organizations on behalf of the company and employees. Consideration for outreach grants is given to communities where Corteva sales representatives, farmer dealers, employees and customers live and work and that support quality-of-life initiatives to create an improved, sustainable lifestyle for people worldwide.

For more information about the above events or other 4-H activities, call the 4-H office in your county: Lehigh 610-391-9840 or LehighExt@psu.edu.