Kansas Department of Agriculture

Environment January 24, 2024 - 5:48 pm

Kansas edges closer to ban on planting Callery pear trees; critic warns: ‘Stay out of my yard’

Under a permanent quarantine the Kansas Department of Agriculture has endorsed, the Callery pear tree couldn’t be sold or planted anywhere in Kansas after Jan. 1, 2027.

Environment January 14, 2024 - 5:07 pm

Kansas could be the next state to stop people from planting Bradford pears

by Celia Llopis-Jepsen, Kansas News Service

Local conservationists will cheer if Kansas moves forward with a ban on selling popular but invasive ornamental pear trees in the state.

Food November 20, 2023 - 11:59 am

Kansas moves ahead with $6.46 million grant program to bolster local food supply chains

by Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector

The Kansas Department of Agriculture began accepting applications Monday under a $6.46 million grant program designed to improve local or regional food supply chain infrastructure.

Kansas edges closer to ban on planting Callery pear trees; critic warns: ‘Stay out of my yard’

Kansas could be the next state to stop people from planting Bradford pears

Kansas moves ahead with $6.46 million grant program to bolster local food supply chains

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