lthough this time of year is considered the slow time for our agricultural producers, it tends to be the start of the busy season for agricultural extension agents. I have been a part of several activities that have enhanced my programming efforts.
I traveled to Kansas City to help host the National Collegiate Crops Contest. This was my third year serving as assistant superintendent. I have enjoyed getting to be a part of this national event. It is a great way to connect with the college students who are interested in agronomy. It is also a great event to get to know the agronomy professors and leaders for all the universities who attend. This year a team from Sydney, Australia was also in attendance. I look forward to continuing to help with this event and help create a contest that will be a beneficial learning experience for all the students.
In addition, I helped to provide learning opportunities to the people in our extension district by offering a couple beneficial programs. Keith Martin and I hosted a sheep and goat meeting in Parsons. We had 85 people in attendance. We drew many participants from outside of our district and outside of the state. We received lots of good feedback and hope to provide more sheep and goat meetings in the future.
I was also able to offer a coyote management meeting in Girard. This was also a great meeting and the attendees indicated on their surveys they gained valuable knowledge and enjoyed the meeting. It was a very interactive crowd where nearly 50 percent had never attended an extension meeting in the past.
I have also been a part of many projects and events within the community. I judged speeches at the Southeast District FFA speech contest hosted at Caney, I was part of the Middle Neosho watershed meeting, I joined the ag advisory board for Allen Community College, and our ag team was also able to host a Program Development Committee (PDC) meeting. I have enjoyed working across the district to meet the needs of the community.
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Coyotes
Ag Trends
Hay Sampling
Wild Hogs