K-State Research and Extension

 Agents News Releases (2024):

Wade Reh (Director & Community Vitality)

• You’re Serving on a Board – Now What?
• Marissa Hurst to Serve as River Valley District 4-H Agent

Jordan Schuette (Adult Development & Aging)

• Upcoming Alzheimer’s Education Series

• May is Older Americans Month
• National Grandparents Day
• Medicare Basics Program
• Reviewing Medicare Program
• Open Enrollment for 2025 Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Plans
• Fall Fling
• Preventing Falls

Katilin Moore (Foods & Nutrition)

• American Heart Month & Metabolic Syndrome
• K-State Extension Wants to Help You Take Charge of Your Health, Register Today for the Upcoming Chronic Disease Self-Management Program
• K-State Extension Wants to Help You Take Charge of Your Health, Register Today for the Upcoming Chronic Disease Self-Management Program
• Walk Kansas Enters Its 23^rd Year!

• It’s Simple, It’s Free, It’s Effective… It’s Walking!

• Before Following That Canning Trend You Saw on Social Media, Reach Out to the Extension Office to determine if it is Safe!

• Canning Season is Among Us.

• Vacuum Sealing Mason Jars Are They Safe for Preservation
• Pumpkin: The Fall Superfood
• Strength Training Program for Older Adults Starting in Jamestown January 6^th

Macy Hynek (4-H Youth Development)

• 2024 4-H Regional Club Days Results for River Valley District 4-Her’s.
• Fair Season

Marissa Hurst (4-H Youth Development)

• National 4-H Week
• Winter Break is a Great Time for 4-H

Kelsey Hatesohl (Horticulture)

• Women in Action Series to be Held in Washington
• Landscape Design Workshop
• Time to Plant Potatoes
• Mushroom Cultivation Workshop
• Pruning Storm Damaged Trees
• River Valley Hosts Ladies Night Out Event
• Tomato Leaf Spot Diseases
• Work Garden Soil in the Fall

• Fall Gardening To-Do List Programs to be held in Concordia and Mankato

• River Valleys Holiday Wreath Decorating Party
• Watering Landscape Plants Before Winter

Kaitlyn Nelson (Livestock)

• Land Leasing Strategies Program to be Held in Washington and Concordia, Kansas
• Preparing the Calf for Market Program to be Held in Clay Center
  
  
• Pond Management Program to be held in Belleville
• Winter Weather Creating Challenges for Beef Producers
• Tractor Safety Classes offered by K-State Research and Extension Districts for 2024.

• Prescribed Burn as a Management Tool

• Poultry Meeting to be Held in Clay Center, May 24^th

• June is National Dairy Month
• When to Remove Bulls from the Breeding Pastures
• Preparing and Marketing Calves
• River Valley District to Host a Managing Predation Program in Washington
• The Risks of Offering Wrapped Hay Bales to Cattle

Luke Byers (Crops)

• 2023 and 2024 ARC and PLC Outlook Predicts Minimal Payments
• Elevated Wheat Streak Mosaic Virus Risk for 2024 Crop
• Farm Income Diversification Strategies: A Program Supporting Farmer Entrepreneurship
• Mark Your Calendars for Wheat Plot Tours
• Local Residents Encouraged to KNOW YOUR WATER
• Agricultural Land Lease Survey is Now Available
• New Year Brings Changes to Private Pesticide Applicator Certification
•  KDA Postpones Effective Date for Changes to Private Pesticide Applicator Certification

Monica Thayer (Family Resources/Finance)

• Medicare Basics in February
• Medicare Basics in Concordia
• Medicare Open Enrollment Results
• Cut the Clutter
• High Yield Savings Account
• Republic County Mental Health Coalition offers free Youth Mental Health First Aid Training

• September is Suicide Prevention Month

• Medicare Open Enrollment
• Health Care Data Breach