MANHATTAN, KS – On Tuesday, May 2, U.S. Representative Tracey Mann (KS-01) will host U.S. House Agriculture Committee Chairman Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson (PA-15) in Kansas to meet with local farmers, ranchers, agricultural producers, and leaders in Kansas agriculture.

RSVP is required prior to attending the events below.

RSVP to Michaela Todd at Michaela.Todd@mail.house.gov.

WHO:

·     U.S. Representative Tracey Mann

·     U.S. Representative Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson, Chairman of the U.S. House Agriculture Committee

WHAT: A discussion between members of the U.S. House Agriculture Committee and Kansas agricultural producers about the upcoming Farm Bill reauthorization and issues currently facing American producers. *Press availability with the members will be offered at the close of the event.

WHEN: Tuesday, May 2, 2023, from 9:00AM CT – 10:15AM CT

WHERE: 6229 South Kipp Road, Gypsum, KS 67448

Following the listening session, members of the press are also invited to join Rep. Mann, Chairman Thompson, and the Farm Journal Foundation for a discussion titled, “The Role of Innovation in Global Food Systems”.

WHO:

·     U.S. Representative Tracey Mann

·     U.S. Representative Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson, Chairman of the U.S. House Agriculture Committee

·     Dr. J. Ernest Minton, Dean of K-State College of Agriculture

·     Gregg Doud, Vice President of Global Situational Awareness & Chief Economist of Aimpoint Research

·     Tyler Lund, Farm Journal Foundation Farmer Ambassador

WHAT: A discussion about The Role of Innovation in Global Food Systems

WHEN: Tuesday, May 2, 2023, from 1:30PM CT – 2:30PM CT

WHERE: Kansas State University; Stanley Stout Center

The Big First is home to 60,000 farms and ranches and is the third-largest agriculture production district in the country. Representative Mann proudly serves on the House Agriculture Committee, and as Chairman of the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry, and on the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development, and the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture.