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

  • New Commissioners Elected to Kansas Commodity Commissions

    Mar 26, 2019
    The Kansas Department of Agriculture announced the results of recent elections held for the state’s five grain commodity commissions — corn, grain sorghum, soybeans, sunflowers and wheat in districts Seven, Eight and Nine in the eastern region of the state. Commissioners serve three-year terms and the terms will commence on April 1, 2019.

  • KDA Celebrates Kansas Ag Day on March 14

    Mar 26, 2019
    In honor of Kansas’ largest industry, employer and economic driver, the Kansas Department of Agriculture observed Kansas Agriculture Day on March 14 with a day at the Capitol.

  • KDA Garden City Field Office to Move Locations

    Mar 26, 2019
    The Kansas Department of Agriculture Division of Water Resources’ Garden City Field Office will be closed on Friday, March 29, and Monday, April 1, while it moves to a new location.

  • State Conservation Commission Meeting Scheduled for March 25

    Mar 13, 2019
    The State Conservation Commission will meet on Monday, March 25, 2019. The meeting will take place at 9:00 a.m. at Kansas Department of Agriculture, 1320 Research Park Drive in Manhattan.

  • KDA–DWR Exceeds Goals in Online Water Use Reporting

    Mar 13, 2019
    As 2019 began, the Kansas Department of Agriculture’s Division of Water Resources initiated a statewide effort to assist water users in online filing of water use reports, in an effort to save resources and improve efficiency.

  • 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.