K-State Research and Extension River Valley District

River Valley District

Welcome to the River Valley District

In north central Kansas, we cover Clay, Cloud, Republic and Washington Counties. The Republican River runs through the heart of the district affecting the nature of many of our agricultural practices. The Little Blue River runs through the eastern part of the District, and the Solomon River just clips the southwest corner.

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We're hiring a SNAP-Ed Educator

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Nees a speaker?

Need a speaker? Jordan Schuette, Adult Development and Aging Agent can cover Medicare, Alzheimer's, Making Active Habits Stick, Who gets Grandma's Yellow Pie Plate and Gray for a day (Schools). Contact Jordan at jschuette@ksu.edu or 785-325-2121
Need a speaker? Monica Thayer, Individual & Family Resources Agent can cover Medicare, Health Insurance, Financial Management, and Family and Home life. Contact Monica at mthayer @ksu.edu or 785-527-5084
Need a speaker? Kaitlin Moore, Nutrition, Food Safety, and Health Agent can cover canning, high blood pressure, dining for diabetes, knife skills, anything nutrition, and farmers market regulations. Contact her at kaitlinmoore@ksu.edu or 785-243-8185
Need a speaker? Livestock Agent Kaitlyn Nelson can present on forage sampling, feed analysis, understanding nitrate toxicity presentations, vaccine storage and handling. For Schools, she can cover unlock Ag innovations-these are breakout room simulations or she can do classroom tailored activities revolving around livestock. Contact Kaitlyn at khildebrand@ksu.edu or 785-325-2121
Need a speaker? Luke Byers, Agriculture & Natural Resources Agent can cover wheat genetics, soybean science, corn calculations and soil's value. Contact him at lsbyers@ksu.edu.
Need a speaker? Kelsey Hatesohl, Horticulture Agent can cover landscape Design, Gardening, Container Gardening, tree and lawn care. She can also go into schools and teach plants on your plate, soil builders, wonderful water, and Edible Soil Profile. Contact her at khatesohl@ksu.edu. or 785-325-2121
Need a speaker? 4-H Agents Macy Hynek and Marissa Hurst can present on topics such as STEM, Astronomy, Leasdership/team Building, Mindfulness, Table Setting, and Flag Folding. Contact them at mhynek@ksu.edu or mlhurst@ksu.edu

These are just a few topics that our agents can present on.
If you are wanting something different please reach out.

 

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