The Kansas Agricultural Growth Strategy project has been a collaborative effort involving leaders from throughout the Kansas agriculture industry. Sector discussions and development of sector documents were coordinated by staff members at the Kansas Department of Agriculture, to facilitate and organize the process. If you would like to participate in the growth strategy project, or if you would like more information about a particular sector and the progress being done to this point, please contact one of the individuals who has served as a facilitator for that agricultural sector.
Mike Beam
Growth project role: Corn
Phone: 785-564-6700
Email: Mike.Beam@ks.gov
Tessa Beeman
Growth project role: Pet Food, Specialty Livestock
785-564-6700
Tessa.Beeman@ks.gov
Robin Dolby
Growth project role: Cotton
Phone: 785-564-6756
Email: Robin.Dolby@ks.gov
Sammy Gleason
Growth project role: Food Processing, Specialty Crops
Phone: 785-564-6755
Email: Sammy.Gleason@ks.gov
Brittney Grother
Growth project role: Specialty Crops
Phone: 785-564-6797
Email: Brittney.Grother@ks.gov
Jen Hill
Growth project role: Poultry, Specialty Livestock
Phone: 785-564-6759
Email: Jennifer.Hill@ks.gov
Dana Ladner
Growth project role: Ag Technology, Soybeans & Other Oilseeds
Phone: 785-564-6660
Email: Dana.Ladner@ks.gov
Tori Laird
Growth project role: Poultry, Sorghum
Phone: 785-564-6726
Email: Tori.Laird@ks.gov
Trace Mulligan
Growth project role: Animal Health, Pork
Phone: 785-564-6758
Email: Trace.Mulligan@ks.gov
Kim Nettleton
Growth project role: Feed & Forage
Phone: 785-564-6709
Email:
Kim.Nettleton@ks.gov
Kelsey Olson
Growth project role: Wheat
Phone: 785-564-6700
Email:
Kelsey.Olson@ks.gov
Russell Plaschka
Growth project role: Ag Equipment Manufacturing & Sales, Dairy
Phone: 785-564-7466
Email:
Russell.Plaschka@ks.gov
Suzanne Ryan-Numrich
Growth project role: Beef, Equine
Phone: 785-564-6704
Email:
Suzanne.Numrich@ks.gov