Following three months of limited operations and remote instruction, Kansas State University’s Department of Grain Science and Industry brought the Hal Ross Flour Mill back online to manufacture flour for those in need in the community, reports WIBW.
At the start of the safer at home orders, faculty noticed that local supermarkets were unable to keep up with the demand for flour, and decided to find a way for the Grain Science and Industry Department to help.
Department faculty milled 20,000 pounds of wheat, which took 10 hours to mill, and yielded 15,000 pounds of flour.
The university will host a drive-thru flour distribution Thursday, June 18, from 3-7 p.m., at the Hal Ross Flour Mill, on Kimball Avenue in Manhattan, KS. There is no charge for the flour, which will be limited to one 10-pound bag per vehicle and is not for resale.
