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Community Guide - Southwest Kansas Agriculture
Brad Nading/Telegram Elizabeth Murrell moves her pig along the rail as judge John Nagle, Wamego, left, takes a closer look at it during the 2011 Finney County Fair's swine show.
4-H activities, lifestyle a family affair
Published 5/2/2012 in Community Guide - Agriculture
By LAURIE SISK
lsisk@gctelegram.com
Jacob Norquest, 15, holds a 5-week old lamb as he assists his 8-year-old sister, Audrey, in bottle-feeding the newest addition to the Norquest's flock of 15 sheep.
It's not an unfamiliar scene at the Norquest family farm north of Garden City — rather more of a nightly occurrence, and one in which families spend valuable time together as children grow withi ...
Area agricultural agencies and organizations
Published 5/2/2012 in Community Guide - Agriculture
Area agricultural agencies and organizations
Finney County 4-H
Finney County 4-H is a community of young people engaged in learning, citizenship and life skills.
Finney County has eight 4-H community clubs and three project clubs, including horse, rabbit and dog clubs. Club members strive to se ...
Area extension offices
Published 5/2/2012 in Community Guide - Agriculture
Grant County Extension: 1100 W. Patterson Ave., Ulysses, (620) 356-1721
Gray County Extension:17002 W. U.S. Highway 50, Cimarron, (620) 855-3821
Greeley County Extension: 1001 Ingalls Ave., Tribune, (620) 376-4284
Hamilton County Extension: 520 N. Hamilton St., Syracuse, (620) 384-5225
H ...
Extension agent dispels myths about 4-H
Published 5/2/2012 in Community Guide - Agriculture
By SHAJIA AHMAD
sahmad@gctelegram.com
One of the misconceptions about 4-H is that it's only about agriculture and raising animals.
"But we're not all agriculture," Barbara Addison, Finney County's K-State extension agent for 4-H and youth development, said. "People think you have to have livest ...
Finney County 4-H Clubs
Published 5/2/2012 in Community Guide - Agriculture
Finney County 4-H Clubs
For more information about contacting 4-H Clubs in Finney County, call the Finney Co. Extension Office at 620-272-3670
4-H Clubs meet once a month, as planned.
Beacon Boosters: 2nd Monday in the 4-H Building — 7 p.m.
Leaders: Keith Strasser, Alicia Harp
Finney Fly ...