September  08, 2026 

Assistant Vice President and Director of Extension Gregg Hadley highlights the Wyandotte County staff to illustrate the satisfaction of accomplishing hard things in our system.

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Shawnee County bookkeeper Joanne Domme is retiring on Sept. 30 after 29 years serving the extension office.

Mark your calendar to attend a retirement reception on Tuesday, Sept. 22, for Ron Wilson, director of the Huck Boyd National Institute for Rural Development. Ron has been the director of the Institute since 1990. The reception will be from 3- 5 p.m. at RC McGraws Blue Hills Room in Manhattan, including a short program at 4 p.m. All are welcome.

Help shape the 2027 Women Grow the Farm Conference. Submit a proposal for a conference session by Sept. 15.

A 12-year-old Sedgwick County 4-Her's fossil discovery has drawn national and even international attention. Corbin Bullard's project, Harry the Tylosaurus, is among more than 10,000 projects on display during the Kansas State Fair in Hutchinson, which begins this weekend.

This week, the Shout Out is from the Butler County extension agents, and is sent for Darla Deaton, Butler County finance secretary.

Two upcoming workshops led by K-State Extension's Community Food Systems team will help participants better understand what they can do to access retail space, unlock funding opportunities, utilize available assets, and learn food safety skills.

We spend a lot of time talking about artificial intelligence. On Sept. 25, K-State AIBrarian Jason Coleman is going to show us how to use it. Come join this free session.

The 4-H Dog Conference will be held October 17-18 at Rock Springs.

VOYA retirement program representative Trey Hartwich will be available to meet with K-State Extension employees during annual conference, which will be held Oct. 20-22 at the K-State Student Union in Manhattan. Follow this link to select a time to meet with Trey.