The K-State Research & Extension is sponsoring the 2020 Speakers Bureau, featuring District Extension Agents. The agents will address elementary and secondary schools; civic and professional organizations; and community groups. This year’s topics are:  Check…

Attention cattle ranchers!  The Kansas State University Winter Ranch Management Seminar series will run from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Feb. 27 at the Woodson County 4-H building in Yates Center.  The meeting will begin with…

K-State Research and Extension is offering “Dining with Diabetes,” a program designed to boost the health and wellness of Kansans with Type 2 diabetes and help educate their family members, caregivers and others who support…

I love watching butterflies flit around my yard. Not only are they enjoyable to watch, but they also serve as pollinators for some plants.  If you want to get serious about attracting butterflies to your…

Iola classes Summer Cooking Classes by K-State Research and Extension begin Wednesday and run through Friday at the Iola High School Family and Consumer Science classroom in the Science Building.   This is for students…

Last year about this time a group of colleagues and I were able to tour the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in Kansas City, Mo. FEMA works in partnership with tribal, state and local emergency…

Kathy McEwan with K-State Research and Extension teaches a “Healthy Snacks” class at the LaHarpe City Hall kitchen. McEwan made a five-ingredient, five-minute stovetop granola snack for the class and encouraged participants to bring snacks…

The pets project is designed to help you learn about household pets. Whether you’re a fish-, hamster- or cat- lover, this project is intended for members to learn more about their household friends. You will…

It makes me happy to say that spring has arrived, on the calendar at least. After a seemingly endless winter, I think everyone is excited to know that spring is near. The frogs have been…

Groucho Marx once remarked, “Age is not a particularly interesting subject. Anyone can get old. All you have to do is live long enough.”   We can think of aging as marking time, such as…