(KNZA)--Doniphan County has a new county extension agent.

Katharine Sharp, of DeKalb, Missouri, began work January 8, serving as the new agriculture, natural resources, and 4-H agent.

Doniphan County Extension Director Kathy Tharman said they are happy to have a second agent in the county.

Sharp recently held a position with the USDA National Animal Germplasm program in Fort Collins, Colorado. Prior to that, she worked as a genetic support specialist for DNA Swine Genetics in Columbus, Nebraska.

Sharp earned her bachelor's degree in animal sciences from the University of Missouri and her master's degree in animal sciences from Purdue University.