MANHATTAN — The Kansas Department of Agriculture announced it is now accepting nominations for the first ever Kansas Agriculture Heroes Program. Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Kansas farmers, ranchers, and agribusinesses have performed essential functions to keep food on the tables of people worldwide. KDA established this program as a way to recognize those in the agriculture industry who went above and beyond to serve others and better their community when it was needed most. 

KDA encourages Kansans to nominate any individual, family or business in Kansas agriculture which you feel provided a notable contribution to the agriculture industry or their community as a whole this year. Nominations will be accepted through Aug. 10. The nomination instructions can be found at www.agriculture.ks.gov/AgHeroes. 

KDA leadership will review each nomination and will recognize a select number of agriculture heroes virtually during the Kansas Summit on Agricultural Growth webinar on Aug. 20. The recognition ceremony will be recorded and posted online at a later date. 

For questions about the Kansas Agricultural Heroes Program nomination process, contact Brittney Grother at 785-564-6797 orBrittney.Grother@ks.gov.