New Interim 4-H Program Coordinator

Hello Clearwater County 4-H members! My name is Kayla Nyegaard and I just started as your Interim 4-H program coordinator.  I am very excited to meet all of you and get to know you! I’m a third generation Extension employee, both my grandfather and father were involved in Extension for many years.  I was in 4-H for 9 years and was very involved in many areas of the program.  Dog, Horse, Dairy and Dairy Goat were my main project areas of interest.  I also participated in local, regional, state and national 4-H opportunities.  I was a Clearwater County Ambassador and a Key Award recipient. I was also a Sandhill 4-H Camp Counselor, a MN State Ambassador, as well as MN State Arts In participant. At the National level, I attended Citizenship Washington Focus and the National 4-H Dairy Conference.  This conference is what brought me to my collegiate and professional aspirations. 

After high school, I attended the University of Wisconsin Madison and earned a Bachelor of Science in Dairy Science.  The National 4-H Dairy Conference is where I realized all of the different possibilities within the dairy industry.  I was involved in the industry for about five years after college.  I lived and worked on dairy farms in New Zealand and Australia for a year, focusing on reproduction management of the lactating herd and heifers.  Since returning home, I have been involved in the reproduction, milk quality, sanitation and herd management areas of the dairy industry.  Without my experiences in 4-H, none of that would’ve been possible.  

Life has brought me back to Clearwater County 4-H and I couldn’t be more excited for the opportunities I will have to work with all of you.  Thank you so much for welcoming me back with open arms!  I can’t wait to get started, feel free to reach out to me for any reason!