Derek Burns of Baltimore was one of 25 youth recently recognized with an Ohio 4-H Achievement Award for their outstanding efforts in Dairy projects.
Derek Burns, 16, is a nine year 4-H member. He is a member of the Wild About Animals and Tractor Maintenance 4-H Clubs. He has taken projects in dairy, hogs, sheep, rabbits and leadership. He is a sophomore at Liberty Union-Thurston High School and the son of Don and Sheila Burns in Baltimore, Ohio.
Derek Burns will attend the National 4-H Congress in Atlanta this fall with youth from all over the country.
The Ohio 4-H Achievement Awards are hosted annually by the Ohio 4-H Foundation at the Nationwide & Ohio Farm Bureau 4-H Center in Columbus.
Ohio 4-H is the youth development program of Ohio State University Extension, part of the Ohio State University College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences. More than 156,000 young Ohioans participate in 4-H clubs, groups and special interest programs.
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Derek Burns of Fairfield County received the 2018 4-H Achievement Award for Dairy. (A.J Zanyk Photography 2018)
Derek Burns received an Ohio 4-H Achievement Award for Dairy and is congratulated by the award sponsor Howard, Judy & Richard Warner. (A.J Zanyk Photography 2018)
CONTACT: Leslie Cooksey, cooksey.25@osu.edu