Kansas Department of Agriculture

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Kansas Department of Agriculture

Agency overview
Formed	1862 adopted by Kansas Legislature as Kansas Agriculture Society (1857 - first public meeting)
Headquarters	1320 Research Park Drive Manhattan, Kansas
Employees	About 314
Agency executive	Mike Beam, Secretary of Agriculture
Website	website

The Kansas Department of Agriculture (KDA) is a department of the government of Kansas under the Governor of Kansas. It is responsible for providing services and expertise that promote agriculture and protect Kansas' food supply and natural resources while stimulating economic growth. The head of the Department is the Secretary of Agriculture, who is appointed by the Governor, with the approval of the Kansas Senate.^[1]

The current Secretary of Agriculture is Mike Beam, who was appointed by Governor Laura Kelly in 2019.