Agriculture is big business in Kansas, with just shy of 88% of Kansas land being farmland. Reno County has more than 1,500 farms and 17% of its workforce dedicated to agriculture. That’s why the Hutchinson/Reno County Chamber of Commerce gathered a group of community leaders, businesspeople and farmers together to tour the several agricultural facilities on Jan. 5 in Manhattan, Kansas. Kansas Rep. Joe Seiwert, Reno County Commissioner Ron Hirst, Hutchinson’s new mayor and vice-mayors, Jon Richardson and Greg Fast, former Kansas Sen. Ed Berger and Hutchinson’s new city manager Kendal Francis, joined agricultural manufacturer Mike Bergmeier, chamber CEO Debra Teufel and others on the tour. Many are on the agriculture committee at the chamber. While touring the KDA building, the group was given lots of facts that will help them understand the impact that agriculture has on Reno County and Kansas.
Source: Hutch News
