A lot of Kansas agricultural attention will be focused on Topeka for a number of reasons, including the opening of the Kansas Legislative session for 2000, along with the Topeka Farm Show and the unveiling of the new "Wheat People: Celebrating Kansas Harvest" exhibit, at the Kansas Museum of History.
The exhibit will open for the first time Tuesday, Jan. 11, at 9 a.m., to honor Kansas wheat people.
Participating in the opening day ceremonies and activities will be Brett Myers, executive vice president of the Kansas Association of wheat Growers, and Mark Simmons, special projects coordinator for the KAWG. The two wheat industry leaders will be on hand to answer questions about the Kansas wheat industry, and will be manning a booth in the lobby of the museum.
The exhibit will be in place through November, 2000, according to officials with the Kansas State Historical Society, and over that 11 months will include numerous special events, such as a speaker's series and panel discussions of Kansas wheat industry issues.
The exhibit is planned to be of interest to all ages and will have a number of hands-on activities, while exploring the wheat harvest as a root of Kansas identity and how it affects everyone, city or rural dweller.
The Kansas Museum of History, located at 6425 SW Sixth Ave., in Topeka, is open from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Saturday, and 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. Sunday. A free shuttle will be running between the farm show grounds and the museum on opening day.
The Kansas Association of wheat Growers represents nearly 3,000 members, who have joined forces under the common goal of maximizing members' profitability,
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