Kansas Department of Agriculture

Links from Ag Summit Conversations

• Carbon Sequestration Conversation

  Debbie Reed
  Executive Director
  ESMC - Ecosystem Services Market Consortium
  ecosystemservicesmarket.org

  Jason Weller
  Senior Director of Sustainability
  President of Truterra, LLC, the sustainability business of Land O' Lakes
  www.truterraag.com
  

  Dr. Charles Rice
  University Distinguished Professor
  Kansas State University Department of Agronomy
  https://www.agronomy.k-state.edu/people/faculty/rice-charles/index.html
  

  
  

  Kansas Soil Health Alliance: https://kssoilhealth.org
  

  KSU Eng. Ext. Pollution Prevention:
  Funding to build anaerobic digestion capacity has been recently available via EPA grants.  Oct deadline https://www.epa.gov/sustainable-management-food/sustainable-materials-management-2021-anaerobic-digestion-funding
  

  For more information or to register for the Soil Health Field Day next Thursday in Gypsum please visit: https://kscorn.com/event/gypsum-field-day/

   

• Ag Stress Conversation

  • Kansas Ag Stress Resources www.kansasagstress.org

     

  • Meg Moynihan
    Senior Advisor on Strategy and Innovation, Minnesota Department of Agriculture

     

  • MDOA Coping With Farm & Rural Stress website: https://www.mda.state.mn.us/about/mnfarmerstress

     

  • Several helpful resources for veteran & beginning farmers  http://www.agrability.org/Resources/Veterans

     

  • Minnesota Farm & Rural Helpline https://www.mda.state.mn.us/about/mnfarmerstress

     

  • Such important information and resources! www.ksre.k-state.edu/newstories/2021/05/rural-Kansas-mental-health-deserts.html  
  • Dedicated Farmer Counselors/Therapists: Monica McConkey 218-280-7785/ Ted Matthews 320-266-2390

     

  • Podcasts at https://www.rrfn.com/transFARMation/

     

  • US Men’s Sheds https://usmenssheds.org/

• Securing Local Food Systems Conversation

  • Juniper Hill Farms: http://www.jhf-ks.com/
  • Depot Market:     https://www.depotmarket.net/
  • Grazing Plains Farm, LLC:     https://www.grazingplains.com/
  • Raye's Grocery:    https://www.rayesgrocery.com/
  • Cunningham Community Hands of Hope
  • Cedar Vale Locker:  https://www.cedarvalelocker.com/

     

  • Speaking of grants this may be of interest: https://northcentral.sare.org/grants/apply-for-a-grant/farmer-rancher-grant/  Your local K-State Extension person will be a great contact on that.

     

  • Kansas DriftWatch registry: https://ks.driftwatch.org/map

     

  • From the Land of Kansas website   https://www.fromthelandofkansas.com/

     

  • USDA'S Farmers to Families Food Box Program: https://www.ams.usda.gov/selling-food-to-usda/farmers-to-families-food-box

     

  • Summary of the Securing Local Food Systems grant program can be found here: https://www.agriculture.ks.gov/docs/default-source/default-document-library/slfs-grant-program.pdf?sfvrsn=cc5197c1_4

     

  • Incubator Kitchen info: For your own space to be licensed, go to: https://agriculture.ks.gov/divisions-programs/food-safety-lodging/food-safety-licenses or call (785) 564-6767 or email KDA.FSL@ks.gov.  To find an incubator kitchen: https://agriculture.ks.gov/divisions-programs/food-safety-lodging/incubator-kitchen-resource-guide

     

  • Kansas Value Added Foods Lab https://www.ksre.k-state.edu/kvafl/ that help with labeling, etc.

     

  • Dr. Boyle can help with all meat related questions.  https://www.asi.k-state.edu/about/people/faculty/boyle/index.html

     

  • Link for nutrition labeling, shelf life evaluation, etc for meat products  https://www.asi.k-state.edu/research-and-extension/meat-science/value-added/index.html

     

  • The Kansas Healthy Food Initiative is an ongoing funding program (loans and grants) for projects aiming to increase access to healthy food in low-resource and underserved areas of KS.  Email khfi@ksu.edu for more info or visit our website: www.kansashealthyfood.org 

     

  • Kansas Specialty Crop Growers Association https://www.kscga.org/

     

  • Farm to School program:   https://www.kn-eat.org/F2S/F2S_Menus/F2S_Home.htm

• KDA Conversation

  Ag Heroes:    www.agriculture.ks.gov/ AgHeroes
  

  Economic Contribution reports by county:     www.agriculture.ks.gov/KSAg