Contact Information

Kansas Department of Agriculture

1320 Research Park Drive
Manhattan, Kansas 66502
Phone: 785-564-6700

Heather Lansdowne, Director of Communications


Kansas Department of Agriculture News Releases

  • Continuity of Kansas Ag Industry Remains a Priority

    Mar 18, 2020
    With Tuesday’s announcement by Governor Laura Kelly that state agencies will reduce their offices to essential services for a limited time beginning Monday, March 23, 2020, the Kansas Department of Agriculture assures the Kansas agriculture industry that we will continue to provide support across the state for critical services in agriculture.

  • Upcoming KDA Events Postponed, Cancelled

    Mar 16, 2020
    Based on the operational and workplace guidelines for state agencies shared over the weekend, the Kansas Department of Agriculture has made changes to plans for scheduled events through the next few weeks.

  • New Commissioners Elected to Kansas Commodity Commissions

    Mar 09, 2020
    The Kansas Department of Agriculture has announced the result of the elections held for the state’s five grain commodity commissions — corn, grain sorghum, soybeans, sunflowers and wheat — in districts four, five and six in the central region of the state.

  • KDA Announces Specialty Crop Grant Opportunity

    Mar 09, 2020
    The Kansas Department of Agriculture is accepting applications for the 2020 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program. Funds for the program are awarded to the agency by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service and granted to projects and organizations that promote the competitiveness of specialty crops.

  • School Science Programs Benefit from KDA’s Ag Lab Event

    Mar 06, 2020
    The Kansas Department of Agriculture was able to help support science programs in dozens of Kansas high schools by providing them with lab equipment. Schools from across the state came to the agricultural laboratory in Topeka to take advantage of a unique opportunity to acquire science materials for their schools.

  • KDA to Host Livestock Export Seminars

    Feb 28, 2020
    The Kansas Department of Agriculture will host two livestock export seminars featuring industry experts in exporting livestock and genetics. The seminars will be held on Thursday, April 2, in Hays and on Friday, April 3, in Manhattan.

  • KDA Announces Riparian Quality Enhancement Initiative

    Feb 28, 2020
    The Kansas Department of Agriculture’s Division of Conservation announces updates to the Riparian Quality Enhancement Initiative (RQEI) to provide financial assistance for the enhancement of riparian areas, the vegetation and habitats along rivers and streams.

  • State Board of Agriculture to Meet March 5

    Feb 25, 2020
    The Kansas State Board of Agriculture will meet for its regular board meeting on Thursday, March 5, 2020, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. in Room 560 of the Landon State Office Building at 900 SW Jackson Street in Topeka.

  • KDA Seeks Participants for Beef Genetics Trade Mission to Mexico

    Feb 24, 2020
    The Kansas Department of Agriculture is seeking individuals to participate in the trade mission which will take place April 23-27, 2020, in Aguascalientes, Mexico.

  • KDA Announces Irrigation Technology Initiative

    Feb 21, 2020
    The Kansas Department of Agriculture’s Division of Conservation is pleased to announce the availability of the FY 2020 Irrigation Technology Initiative.