MANHATTAN, Kan. — Several advisory boards that advise the Kansas Department of Agriculture will meet on Thursday, Sept. 12, at the Kansas State Fair in Hutchinson. The meetings are open to the public.

They include the Kansas Board of Agriculture and will meet from 9 a.m. to noon in the Encampment Building: Kansas Farm Service Activity Room.

The Kansas Board of Animal Health/Kansas Pet Animal Advisory Board will meet from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Prairie Pavilion Beef Offices.

The Kansas Marketing Advisory Board will have a meeting from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the Kansas State Fair Office board room.

The State Conservation Commission will also meet. That meeting will be from 9 a.m. to noon in Cottonwood Court in the upstairs meeting room.

Individuals who have questions about any of the meetings should contact the Kansas Department of Agriculture at 785-564-6700 for more information.

Persons who require special accommodations must make their needs known at least two days before the meeting.