Registration is OPEN and will close Nov 15!
Register with Chelsea at 785-448-6826 or crichmon@ksu.edu
The next session of the Fresh Conversations senior nutrition program will be held on November 21, 2024, at 8:15 a.m. at the Ottawa Recreation Commission Goppert Building, 705 W. 15th. The program is open to any Kansan 60 or older and will continue the 3rd Thursday of every month. Each program will include recipe tastings, and attendees will receive a free pass to work out that day, which will be valid for Silver Sneakers as well. More information is available in this flyer, or contact Kris Wallace, SNAP-Ed Nutrition Educator in the Frontier Extension District Ottawa office, at 785-229-3520 or krwall@ksu.edu
Approximately 90 individuals from across Kansas gathered in Garnett on Sept. 10 to get an up close look at agricultural uses of unmanned aerial vehicles, commonly called drones. Speakers covered issues from herbicide application to feedyard research to natural resource conservation sensing to pasture research. In addition, Spencer Schrader, flight operations manager for K-State Salina’s Uncrewed Aircraft Systems program, gave an overview of topics that included regulations, types of drones and their applications, and making aerial applications with a drone. Schrader also flew a drone for participants to observe. The meeting was sponsored by the Frontier Extension District and the Coffey County Extension office, as well as the Anderson County and Coffey County conservation districts.
Presentation: Applications for Drone Use in the Feedyard; Haley Larson, Ph.D.
Presentation: Unmanned Aircraft Systems – State of the Industry: Drones; Spencer Schrader, UAS Flight Operations Manager
Presentation: KDA’s Role When Applying Herbicides Using Drones; Kelly Navinsky-Wenzl, Program Manager Pesticide and Fertilizer
Presentation: Using Drones in the Pastures; Jaymelynn Farney, Ph.D.
Crops: Drones for Spraying and Mapping
Read the Frontier District's 2023 Annual Report. We look forward to working with you and serving you in 2024!
The inaugural Women in Agriculture conference held in the Frontier Extension District brought together 70 individuals with a common goal of exploring topics relevant to today’s agriculture industry. Participants from seven counties in east central Kansas had the opportunity to learn from experts in agricultural advocacy, land lease basics, coping skills and building resiliency, FSA/NRCS programs, crop and livestock insurance, and grain marketing. In addition to the Frontier Extension District, the March 20th conference was sponsored by the Conservation Districts in Franklin and Osage counties, the Farm Bureau Associations in Franklin and Osage counties, the Kansas Association of Conservation Districts, Ottawa Coop, and Frontier Farm Credit. Due to the generosity of sponsors, there was no charge for registration or lunch, which made for a terrific day focused on learning!
To see the slides of each presentation, click the links below:
Lancaster's weed management presentation
Onofre's Corn Tar Spot presentation
Catch us on the radio!
Don't forget to tune in to KOFO 103.7 FM or 1220 AM three days a week to get Frontier Extension District updates.
Missed a program? Go to the KOFO Recordings page to hear previous radio programs.
All Frontier District Offices
Open
8:00 am-noon and 1:00-5:00 pm
Closed
noon-1:00 pm for lunch
Frontier District
2024 Holiday Schedule
The Garnett, Lyndon
and Ottawa Offices
will be closed on
Monday, November 11
Thursday, November 28-Friday, November 29
Wednesday, December 25-Wednesday, January 1, 2025
Ottawa Office
County Annex Building
1418 S. Main, Suite 2
Ottawa, KS 66067
785-229-3520
785-229-3527 fax
Lyndon Office
128 W. 15th
PO Box 400
Lyndon, KS 66451
785-828-4438
785-828-3427 fax
Garnett Office
411 S. Oak
PO Box 423
Garnett, KS 66032
785-448-6826
785-448-6153 fax