

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Beyond the Fields: Rural Issues Town Hall
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 04 Apr, 2026 at 01:00 pm – Sat, 04 Apr, 2026 at 02:30 pm (-05:00)
- **Event Description**: Join us for a town hall-style discussion about the issues shaping life in rural and small-town communities across Kansas.

This conversation will explore the challenges, opportunities, and policy decisions that affect rural Kansans and the communities that sustain our state.

Topics will include:
➡️ Agricultural economics and rural policy
➡️ Rural healthcare access
➡️ Education in rural communities
➡️ The issues most top-of-mind for Kansans in small towns and farming communities

The panel will be moderated by the K-State Young Democrats and the Kansas Black Farmers Association, and will feature community leaders including:

➡️ Will Westmoreland, Back 40
➡️ Kansas Senator Cindy Holscher
➡️ Kansas Representative Mark Schreiber
➡️ Christy Davis, Former USDA Appointee

Registration:
Please register in advance here:
https://mobilize.us/s/pfowDQ

Community Engagement:
Questions may be submitted during registration, and there will be time for audience discussion with speakers following the panel. Local organizations will also host tables with resources and opportunities to connect.

Accessibility:
This event is free and open to the public, ADA accessible, and will include ASL interpretation and wheelchair-reserved seating.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/manhattan/beyond-the-fields-rural-issues-town-hall/200029850521422
- **Event Categories**: Art, literary-art
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 0

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://mobilize.us/s/pfowDQ?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=manhattan-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Manhattan
- **state**: KS
- **country**: United States
- **location**: K-State Student Union
- **lat**: 39.188121561015
- **long**: -96.58244021016
- **full address**: K-State Student Union, 918 Martin Luther King Jr Dr, Manhattan, KS 66506, United States

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 04 Apr, 2026 at 01:00 pm (-05:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** K-State Student Union, 918 Martin Luther King Jr Dr, Manhattan, KS 66506, United States
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** Art, literary-art
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Beyond the Fields: Rural Issues Town Hall ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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