Extension Agent – Midway District

4-H Youth Development, Midway District

Raine Bradshaw to serve as Midway District extension agent

MANHATTAN, Kan. – Raine Bradshaw will begin serving as the Midway District 4-H youth development extension agent, effective July 21. Midway District has extension offices in Ellsworth and Russell, Kansas.  Bradshaw’s primary office is in Russell.

Bradshaw earned her bachelor’s degree in kinesiology from Kansas State University and her Doctor of Physical Therapy degree from Wichita State University.  She has most recently been employed as a telehealth physical therapist for the VA Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans’ Hospital in Columbia, Missouri.

4-H youth development agents develop and deliver educational programs for school-aged youth.  This includes supporting community clubs, out-of-school programs, school enrichment, volunteer management, and outreach to create new program opportunities with new and existing community partners.

Local extension faculty are jointly employed in a partnership between K-State Extension, headquartered on the Kansas State University campus in Manhattan, and the local extension board.

The role of K-State Extension is to encourage the adoption of research-based information to improve the quality of life for Kansans. K-State Research and Extension is the short name for the Kansas State University Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service.

More information about K-State Extension – Midway District is available online at midway.k-state.edu.  Contact Raine Bradshaw via email at: rainek@ksu.edu.

Updated 7-15-25

Extension Agent – Meade County

Shelby Robertson, Meade County Extension Agent

Shelby Robertson will begin serving as the Meade County agriculture and natural resources extension agent, effective Aug. 18. Meade County’s extension office is in Meade, Kansas.

Robertson earned her bachelor’s degree in agriculture from Northwestern Oklahoma State University. She has most recently been employed as an extension educator for Oklahoma State University Extension’s Major County office in Fairview, Oklahoma.

Agriculture and natural resources agents develop and deliver educational programming related, but not limited, to agronomic and livestock production; agricultural economics; management and public policy; horticultural production and management; natural resources conservation; and environmental stewardship.

More information about K‑State Extension – Meade County is available online at meade.k-state.edu. Contact Shelby Robertson via email at srrobertson20@ksu.edu.

(Updated 8-8-25)