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  • KDA Offers Specialty Crop Webinar Series

    Feb 08, 2022
    During the month of March and the first week of April, the Kansas Department of Agriculture will offer a Specialty Crop Lunch and Learn Webinar Series for those interested in the specialty crop industry. The six-part webinar series will be held at noon every Tuesday from March 1 through April 5.
  • State Conservation Commission Meeting January 31

    Jan 25, 2022
    The State Conservation Commission will hold its regular meeting on Monday, January 31, 2022, at 1:30 p.m. at the Kansas Agribusiness Retailers Association, 816 SW Tyler in Topeka. A virtual meeting option can be accessed on request.
  • Farmers’ Market and Direct-to-Consumer Virtual Workshop Series

    Dec 30, 2021
    The Kansas Department of Agriculture and K-State Research and Extension will offer virtual workshops January 31–February 4, 2022, to assist farmers’ market vendors and managers, and also for those wanting to sell food products directly to consumers.
  • KDA Industrial Hemp Advisory Board to Meet January 4

    Dec 28, 2021
    The Kansas Department of Agriculture’s Industrial Hemp Advisory Board will meet at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 4, 2022, via teleconference. The advisory board will meet to receive an update concerning the 2021 hemp growing season, permanent rule and regulation adoption, and future program changes for the Kansas Commercial Industrial Hemp Program.
  • Recovery Continues Following Devastating Wildfires and Storm

    Dec 21, 2021
    On Monday, Secretary of Agriculture Mike Beam and Animal Health Commissioner Dr. Justin Smith visited local officials, farmers and ranchers in several of the Kansas communities which are working to recover from the wildfires and storm that raged through the area last week.
  • Agriculture Marketing and Promotions Advisory Board to Hold Meeting on December 17

    Dec 13, 2021
    The Kansas Department of Agriculture’s Marketing and Promotions Advisory Board will meet at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, December 17. This is a regularly scheduled board meeting that will be held at the KDA office, 1320 Research Park Dr. in Manhattan.
  • Arkansas River Compact Administration to Meet December 9 in Garden City

    Dec 02, 2021
    The Arkansas River Compact Administration (ARCA) annual meeting will be held on Thursday, December 9, 2021, at 9:00 a.m. CST at the Clarion Inn at 1911 E Kansas Ave. in Garden City, Kansas. The meeting agenda will be posted on the ARCA website.
  • State Board of Agriculture to Meet December 8

    Dec 02, 2021
    The Kansas State Board of Agriculture will meet for its regular quarterly board meeting on Wednesday, December 8, from 9:00 a.m. to noon at the Kansas Department of Agriculture, 1320 Research Park Dr. in Manhattan.