Youth learn the importance of agriculture and the impact it has on their everyday lives. Agriland teaches children and adults about the importance of agriculture and its impact on the state of Kansas. Agriland is set up in the Pride of Kansas Building at the Kansas State Fair. This attraction is a partnership between the Kansas Department of Agriculture, Kansas Foundation for Ag in the Classroom, Kansas Corn Commission, Kansas Grain Sorghum Commission, Kansas Dairy Commission, Kansas Soybean Commission, Kansas Wheat, Kansas Sunflower Commission, Kansas Beef Council, Kansas Agri-Women, Kansas Cotton, and Kansas Association of Conservation Districts. You can enter Agriland and learn how agriculture touches your life. Learn how our livestock and crops are used in thousands of products from toothpaste to crayons; shoes to fuel! Children and adults alike learn about animals raised in Kansas and learn what they eat. The big Food Guide Pyramid in the nutrition section shows the important role Kansas agriculture plays in good nutrition. You can also learn how farmers care for their livestock and crops and work to help keep the land, air and water in the Environmental Stewardship section! Be sure to weigh yourself on the scale and compare your weight to the informative chart with average weights of all kinds of Kansas livestock. The area also features a very popular combine attraction that gives participants the opportunity to experience a real harvest.
