If you are not familiar with the Cooperative Extension System, it is an effort of the United State Department of Agriculture; the land-grant university, Kansas State University; and the local extension board representing local citizens. Simply put a Federal, State and Local partnership.
K-State Research and Extension is a short name for the Kansas State University Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, a partner in the nationwide land-grant system of universities that was created in the 1860s to educate people from all walks of life and to generate and distribute useful public knowledge. K-State scientists and extension faculty can draw on the expertise and accumulated studies and discoveries of the land-grant system, other universities, state and federal agencies, and industry. Headquartered on campus in Manhattan, K-State Research and Extension includes statewide county/district extension offices, research centers, and experiment fields supported by county, state, federal, and private funds.
In 1863, the nation’s first land-grant university, Kansas State University was founded. It was created to improve the quality of life of all Kansans through on-campus classes, research and outreach beyond the campus. The outreach mission, through the Cooperative Extension Service, makes the land-grant university unique. We still carry our commitment to our original purpose – making research-based information available to you!
Hopefully you find our blog full of useful and practical information that can change your everyday life!
Many old-timers remember us helping the farmers, were more just that. Meade County Extension has two agents (Christine McPheter & Elly Sneath) that work to help with Agriculture and Natural Resources, Family and Consumer Science and also 4-H Youth Development. Just some of the programming we offer include Adult Development & Aging, Community Vitality, Crop Production, Family Finances, Farm Management, Horticulture, Livestock Production, Nutrition, Youth Development and more. These areas will be the focus our blogs.
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As always, Meade County Extension is here for you. Have a question? Let us know, we are happy to help! Drop a question below or e-mail us at me@listserv.ksu.edu.
Ely starting to find some striped rust on the lower leaves in Meade County.
Thanks Shawn! That would be a good blog!