Welcome to the Cottonwood District

The Cottonwood District proudly serves Barton and Ellis Counties. Our offices are located in Great Bend and Hays. We provide relevant, reliable information related to Agriculture and Natural Resources, Family and Consumer Sciences, Horticulture, 4-H and Youth Development, Family Life, Healthy Living, and much more!

Our philosophy is to help people help themselves by taking university knowledge to where people live, work and play. We strive to be responsive to the needs of the people by focusing our resources on providing quality, research-based information, education and problem-solving programs.