Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly shakes hands with a dairy producer Thursday morning at Hildebrand Farms. (Courtesy photo)
Gov. Laura Kelly and others, including Sen. Tom Hawk and Ag Secretary Mike Beam, as well as a contingency from Hildebrand Farms pose for a signing of the proclamation for Kansas Dairy Month. (Courtesy photo)
Governor Laura Kelly proclaimed June as Kansas Dairy Month Thursday with a stop at Hildebrand Farms Dairy.
During her visit, which also included Secretary of Agriculture Mike Beam, Kelly pledged support for dairy farmers, who produce over 4 billion pounds of milk each year, generating over $668 million to the Kansas economy. Last year, the Kansas dairy industry increased milk production by more than 5 percent.
Hildebrand Farms has been in operation since the 1930s and continues to sell milk in glass bottles at 120 stores throughout Kansas.
Gov. Kelly will return to the Flint Hills for a ribbon cutting at Bev-Hub in Manhattan. That will take place at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday.
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