Agriculture agencies
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Chris Boyd, left, dumps a load of corn into a grain cart from a combine in October as Diana Boyd runs the tractor/grain cart, dumping grain in to a semi grain trailer driven by Greg Boyd at the harvest of a field at Farmland and Lowe roads. The trio are with Greg Boyd Farms.
Area agriculture agencies 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 serve the community, Addison says, adding that projects vary but involve community service. The Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service, through the U.S. Department of Agriculture, oversees 4-H as a national organization. 4-H began around the start of the 20th century — the seed of the 4-H idea of practical, hands-on learning came from a desire to increase the connection between public school education and country life. 4-H traditionally serves rural youth, but it also is involved in city and metropolitan areas where youth either live in town already or moved from the country. The four H’s on the clover symbolize head for critical thinking and problem solving; heart for self-discipline, integrity and communication; hands for serving others; and health for choosing a healthy lifestyle. For more information, or to join 4H, call 272-3670.
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A group of attendees fill a trailer during one of the K-State Southwest Research-Extension Center’s agriculture field day tours through one of the center’s milo fields. The research center is located northeast of Garden City. Finney County Extension The Finney County Extension office offers information and events related to, among other topics, agriculture, home economics, youth development, family life, business and economics
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and healthy living. The office is at 501 S. Ninth St., but the agents extend themselves beyond the location by taking programs to schools, gardens, community centers and elsewhere. From the Extension Lunch and Learn program — typically
the first Thursday of each month September through May at the Finney County Public Library — to the Finney County Fair, the office’s services run the gamut. See Agriculture agencies, Page 105
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