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Welcome to K-State Research and Extension-Atchison County

We are your local link to K-State Research and Extension.  The Atchison County Extension Office is located at 405 Main in Effingham. Our mission is to provide Knowledge for Life.  In  addition to  providing information about  parenting, health, nutrition, food safety, crops, livestock horticulture, and youth development, we offer a variety of  educational programs in the community.

In the News          

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Rapid Reponse Center, February Newsletter
Healthy Breakfast, fresh pineapple and more

 

4-H Newsletters          
Walk Kansas          

Walk Kansas 2012 begins March 18 and continues through May 12. For more information click here

Atchison County Health          

Understanding The Health Of Atchison County

Click here to go to the link with County Level Estimates of Obesity.

Go to our Live Well Live Atchison Facebook page and click Like to help us go from worst to first in health behavior. Click here to go to our page.


Atchison County Ag Newsletter          
2011 Plot Results          
Hoarding          

An FCS lesson that will define and discuss the aspects of individuals who hoard. This lesson will be held January 31 at 10:00 at Mall Towers in Atchison. Call the Extension Office at 913-833-5450 if you have questions. Click here for more information.

 

Livestock & Waste Management Workshop          

Livestock producers of Northeast Kansas are invited to attend the February 16 workshop on Livestock Waste Management. For more information click here.

 

NEK Crops Day          

Atchison County crop producers are invited to take part in the Northeast Kansas Agronomy School in Highland. The second annual Northeast KS Agronomy School will be held Thursday, March 8 at the Highland Community Building in Highland starting at 10 a.m. Click here for more information.

 

WRAPS Best Management Practice Auction          

Crop and livestock producers in the targeted areas of the Delaware River watershed have the opportunity to receive cost-share for crop and livestock conservation practices through a new program sponsored by the Delaware River WRAPS and K-State Research and Extension. This program, known as a Best Management Practices Auction can provide producers with up to $5,000 on select practices within targeted areas. Click here to read more.
 

Delaware River Watershed BMP Auction Field Sign-Up Sheet

Delaware WRAPS Livestock BMP Auction Producer Sealed Bid Sheet (fill out one sheet per livestock operation)

 

Atchison County | 405 Main, P.O. Box 109 | Effingham, KS 66023-0109 | Phone: 913-833-5450 | Fax: 913-833-5450 | E-mail: AT@ksre.ksu.edu
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