UK Minorities In Agriculture, Natural Resources Conference

The National Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Related Sciences (MANRRS) Conference will be held April 4 through April 7, 2018 in Greensboro, North Carolina. MANRRS is a non-profit professional leadership development organization that welcomes membership of people of all racial and ethnic groups to participate in agriculture and related fields. Forty (40) University of Kentucky students plan to attend the National MANRRS Conference, which promotes professional development in agriculture and related fields. KRS 246.247, authorizes the Commissioner of the Kentucky Department of Agriculture to promote and encourage agricultural organizations and associations, and to expend funds to encourage the agricultural industry of the state. The Commissioner of Agriculture has determined that it is in the best interest of the promotion of Kentucky agriculture to make this grant.