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  • KDA Announces Specialty Crop Block Grant Opportunity

    Mar 12, 2019
    The Kansas Department of Agriculture is accepting applications for the 2019 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. The funds are in turn granted to projects and organizations that promote the competitiveness of specialty crops.
  • KDA to Host Jon Schallert Business Development Workshop on March 20

    Mar 05, 2019
    The Kansas Department of Agriculture will host a business development workshop in Hays on Wednesday, March 20. Jon Schallert, internationally recognized speaker and business expert, will present a workshop titled: “Transform Your Business into a Consumer Destination.”
  • KDA Offers Morel Mushroom Identification Classes

    Feb 21, 2019
    The Kansas Department of Agriculture, in partnership with K-State Research and Extension, is offering two classes to help people earn the necessary approval to sell wild morel mushrooms. The classes will take place in South Hutchinson on March 12 and in Eureka on March 19.
  • Industrial Hemp Research Program Applications Now Available

    Feb 08, 2019
    Applications to obtain a license to participate in the new Kansas Industrial Hemp Research Program are now available on the Kansas Department of Agriculture website. Applications are now posted as the regulations for the program became effective today.
  • KDA Pet Animal Advisory Board to Meet Feb. 13

    Feb 06, 2019
    The Kansas Department of Agriculture’s Pet Animal Advisory Board will meet at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2019. This is a regularly scheduled board meeting, and is expected to adjourn around noon.
  • Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. Wins 2018 Governor’s Mined Land Reclamation Award

    Feb 05, 2019
    Kansas Lt. Governor Lynn Rogers awarded the 2018 Governor’s Mined Land Reclamation Award to Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. in January at the Kansas Aggregate Producers Association meeting in Olathe.
  • Kansas State Board of Agriculture to Meet Feb. 4

    Jan 30, 2019
    The Kansas Department of Agriculture’s Board of Agriculture will meet at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 4.
  • Livestock Mortality Workshop in Garden City

    Jan 24, 2019
    The Kansas Department of Agriculture is sponsoring a Livestock Mortality Workshop in Garden City on March 20 for cattle, swine and dairy owners to learn about options for managing large-scale mortality in their herds. The workshop will feature a keynote presentation by Gary Flory of G.A. Flory Consulting, a nationally recognized expert in agricultural and environmental challenges as part of animal disease and natural disaster response.