Clayton Lester ctlester@ksu.edu
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About MeIn Cherokee County, my goal is to support farmers, landowners, and community members in adopting sustainable agicultural practices that strengthen their operations and improve their future. I enjoy partnering with agicultural communities to deliver education, resources, and practical solutions that empower people to succeed, strengthen local agriculture, and promote its long-term sustainability.
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About Me
In Cherokee County, my goal is to support farmers, landowners, and community members in adopting sustainable agicultural practices that strengthen their operations and improve their future. I enjoy partnering with agicultural communities to deliver education, resources, and practical solutions that empower people to succeed, strengthen local agriculture, and promote its long-term sustainability.
- Clayton
- Clayton
Agriculture
According to the most recent information from the Kansas Department of Agriculture, the impact Cherokee County agriculture and agriculture related sectors directly contribute $357 million in output and 976 jobs in the county's economy. Including indirect and induced effects, agriculture and agriculture related sectors have a total impact of $442 million in output. These numbers are pulled from 27 agriculture and agriculture related sectors. Cherokee County's grain farming sector is the top contributor in output with $80 million in total output. While beef cattle ranching and farming, including feedlots and dual-purpose ranching and farming supports the most jobs in the county with 273 jobs.