About the Kansas Ag Research & Technology Association (KARTA)
The Kansas Ag Research and Technology Association is an organization of innovative people including farmers, researchers and industry persons who share a common desire to learn more about production agriculture. The group was organized in May 2000.
KARTA is the premier resource for providing information about agricultural technologies and on-farm research. Originally known as KARA (Kansas Ag Research Association), a new name and logo was adopted in 2012 to more closely reflect the focus on technology and to uniquely identify the organization in Kansas.
KARTA is a non-profit organization and is governed by a Board of Directors whose members represent the producers, Kansas State University and the agricultural industries in Kansas. The by-laws outline the structure of the organization.
Our Organization's Goals:
-
facilitate on-farm research by providing educational workshops to teach techniques and analysis methods
-
provide funding for on-farm research through research grants
-
sponsor the annual Precision Ag Conference
-
maintain a website to facilitate information sharing
-
adopt new information sharing tools
Meet Our Board of Directors
Darren Hofmann, President
John West, Vice President
Chris Lobmeyer, Secretary/Treasurer
Matt Splitter, Board Member
Francis Kelsey, Board Member