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Nov 15, 2022
To help support growth in agriculture, the Kansas Department of Agriculture conducted the second Kansas Agriculture Workforce Needs Assessment Survey. The survey findings will be used along with action items developed at the Kansas Summit on Agricultural Growth to help direct KDA’s vision in serving the farmers, ranchers and agribusinesses of Kansas.
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Nov 14, 2022
The Governor’s Wildfire Task Force will meet on Friday, November 18, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Kansas Highway Patrol Training Academy, 2025 East Iron Avenue in Salina.
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Nov 14, 2022
As the drought continues to intensify across Kansas, many farmers have struggled to keep their crops alive amid the scarce water supply. The Kansas Department of Agriculture’s Division of Water Resources encourages water right owners to be alert to their water use for 2022 and consider applying for a multi-year flex account (MYFA) if they believe they may exceed their annual water use allocation for this year.
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Nov 10, 2022
The State Conservation Commission will hold its regular meeting on Sunday, November 20, 2022, at 1:00 p.m. at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, 400 W. Waterman St. in Wichita.
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Nov 08, 2022
Holiday gift boxes are now available to order for the 2022 holiday season from the From the Land of Kansas state trademark program. Each gift box contains an assortment of products grown, raised or produced in Kansas, with two size options available: the Konza Box and the Ad Astra Box.
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Nov 08, 2022
Kansans representing the Kansas Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Soybean Export Council participated in a U.S. Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service trade mission to Kenya and Tanzania on October 30–November 4, 2022.
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Nov 01, 2022
The Kansas Department of Agriculture and From the Land of Kansas state trademark program will host a marketing training academy in 2023 for Kansas specialty crop growers. The program is designed to bring marketing skills and strategies to specialty crop growers to expand the sale of specialty crop products in Kansas.
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Nov 01, 2022
Today, Governor Laura Kelly called on Kansans to share their thoughts on how the State of Kansas can better prevent, respond to, and recover from wildfires. The Governor’s Wildfire Task Force, established by Governor Kelly this past July, is seeking public input as it takes a comprehensive look at mitigating wildfire threats, reviews how local and state officials respond to such emergencies, and considers how to better support communities impacted by wildfires.
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Oct 27, 2022
Together with the U.S. Livestock Genetics Export, Inc. and the Beefmaster Breeders United, the Kansas Department of Agriculture hosted an inbound trade team in mid-October 2022, ahead of the annual Beefmaster Breeders United convention.
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Oct 20, 2022
The Kansas Department of Agriculture has identified a case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in a backyard flock in Shawnee County. This is the third confirmed case of HPAI in Kansas this fall; there were six cases in March and April for a total of nine counties across the state affected so far in 2022.