MANHATTAN, Kan. — If you come to the Kansas State Fair, one of the things you’ll be able to do is ride in a virtual combine, sift grain between your fingers and milk Blossom, the mechanical dairy cow, in Agriland. They will be located in the Pride of Kansas building where the cooperative agriculture education exhibit will provide an interactive experience for children to learn more about agriculture.

Visitors have the opportunity to touch different Kansas-grown grains, “drive” a combine, walk through the soil tunnel trailer for an under-the-scenes look at Kansas soils, and much more.

Agriland will be open Friday daily from 9 am to 9 pm except for the final Sunday when the hours will be from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Teachers who visit Agriland can sign up for free lesson plans provided by the Kansas Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom. These lesson plans connect classrooms to Kansas agriculture by exploring various facets of agriculture and learning how agriculture is important and full of opportunities.

For more information about Agriland, check out the exhibit’s Facebook page at www.facebook.com/kansasagriland.