Kansas State horticulture center might not close
January 18, 2019
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas State University's horticulture center near Wichita might not be closing after all.
The university in June said it planned to close the John C. Pair Horticulture Center in Haysville, as part of a $3.5 million budget reduction for the College of Agriculture and Research and Extension.
The center's director, Jason Griffin, and a task force were asked to develop a plan to find $230,000 in new revenue sources each year for a center with annual revenue of about $30,000.
The Wichita Eagle reports those plans include research on industrial hemp. The center said in a news r...
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