Haysville horticulture research center fights to save itself after K-State cuts - RAFAEL GARCIA, Wichita Eagle

Staffers and people who rely on one of Kansas State University's research centers just south of Wichita are trying to find a way to keep the center open after the university announced it would close the center. Landscapers and gardeners in the state could lose a valuable information resource in the John C. Pair Horticulture Center in Haysville, members of the horticulture industry said, if the center can't find new sources of revenue once it's cut from the university's budget. The center has seen its share of budget cuts over the years, but K-State's decision to close the center seemed abrupt to the center's staff and faculty, who said they weren't consulted. There's no other center in Kansas quite like it, Jason Griffin, director of the center, said. Although the university has other horticultural research centers in Manhattan and Olathe, the Haysville center experiences conditions that are unique to the southern half of the state. https://www.kansas.com/news/local/article213680529.html