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25 Sep

Posted at 07:21h in Industry News
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Despite cancellation of the 2020 Kansas Agri Business Expo, Kansas Grain and Feed Association (KGFA) will still be raising money for its scholarship fund with a two-week online auction beginning at noon on Monday, November 16, 2020 and ending at noon on Tuesday, December 1. "Our scholarship committee and board of directors recognize the importance of the annual auction to our scholarship program's ability to assist students in pursuing their educations," KGFA President and CEO Ron Seeber said. "Although we aren't able to gather in person this year and hold the auction, we are pleased to still be able...

25 Sep

Posted at 07:03h in Regulatory
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Today the Federal Register published a U.S. Department of Labor proposed rule offering clarity to the determination whether a worker is an employee under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) or an independent contractor.  In the proposed rule, the Department would: Adopt an “economic reality” test to determine a worker’s status as an FLSA employee or an independent contractor. The test considers whether a worker is in business for himself or herself (independent contractor) or is economically dependent on a putative employer for work (employee);Identify and explain two “core factors,” specifically: the nature and degree of the worker’s control over...

25 Sep

Posted at 06:33h in Industry News
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https://youtu.be/56QMNVMhkYU Thank you to our sponsors This message is to express our sincere gratitude for our 2020 Kansas Grain and Feed Association sponsors. This year in particular, our sponsors have been a buoy of support in lieu of canceled event income, reduced training revenue and other detrimental budgetary effects of the pandemic. As a small sign of gratitude, please view the video at right we produced expressing our thanks. As always, we are here to assist with anything our members may need. Please let us know how your association can continue to be of...

24 Sep

Posted at 12:43h in Regulatory
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Date: Thursday October 8, 2020 Time: 2 PM (EST) 11 AM (PST) With thousands of OSHA Standards, many employers find the rules are too numerous to memorize, not to mention they are often difficult to decipher and implement. Each year, OSHA publishes a list of "Top Ten Most Frequently Cited Standards" in an effort to alert employers about standards the agency has issued the most citations for. The hope is employers will learn from these results and take steps to find and abate the hazards addressed in this list of standards, before an issue occurs and OSHA...

16 Sep

Posted at 07:25h in Regulatory
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This week, Governor Laura Kelly signed Executive order No. 20-65, extending conditional and temporary relief from certain motor carrier rules and regulations. The rule is set to expire at 11:59 p.m. on December 31, 2020 or until the statewide State of Disaster Emergency extended by House Bill 2016 expires, whichever is earlier. In accordance with the FMCSA's declaration under Title 49 C.F.R. § 390.23(a)(l)(i), Title 49 C.F.R §§ 390-399 are hereby suspended for motor carriers and persons operating commercial vehicles actively participating in COVID-19 relief or restoration efforts, except that 49 C.F.R. §§ 392.2, 392.3, 392.80, and 392.82 remain in...

16 Sep

Posted at 06:15h in Industry News
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Kansas Grain and Feed Association will conduct its 7B/4, fumigation & seed treatment, recertification program at Tony's Pizza Event Center (800 The Midway) in Salina on Wednesday, November 4, 2020. For the first time, attendees will have the option to recertify in-person or online via recorded Zoom sessions. Both in-person and online programs are slated to be FULL RECERTIFICATION programs, including the Core Hour, needed to recertify. On-site attendance includes meals and handouts for $140. In-person attendees must practice social distancing, wear masks in all common/gathering areas and be seated six feet apart. Attendees who wish to recertify remotely with...

11 Sep

Posted at 12:21h in Regulatory
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On Friday, September 11, 2020, the State Finance Council met to consider Governor Kelly’s request to extend her COVID-19 related disaster declaration which is set to expire on Tuesday, September 15th. On a vote of the members, the State Finance Council extended the Governor’s emergency disaster declaration for 30 days until October 15th, with additional language included stating that the Governor does not intend to close businesses. Without the extension of the emergency declaration, Kansas would lose access to federal CARES funding. Further extensions of the disaster declaration after October...

04 Sep

Posted at 06:50h in Advocacy, Regulatory
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Kansas Grain and Feed Association has joined other industry stakeholders and signed onto efforts of supporting the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and appearing in opposition for H.R. 7940 / S. 4406. The proposed legislation undermines 70 years of regulatory advancement of pesticides based on best-available science. The letter cites FIFRA has been amended by Congress on several occasions to strengthen the regulatory standard for safety – most recently by the Food Quality Protection Act that added specific protections for infants and children among other things. FIFRA provides...

03 Sep

Posted at 12:49h in Advocacy
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As we have reported previously, Kansas has some of the highest electric utility rates in our region. In order to make Kansas a more competitive state to operate your business, your Association joined with other stakeholders in pushing for legislation to lower those rates. Kansas public utilities have historically included in their rates, an amount to compensate them for the state corporate income taxes that they pay. In fact, while the utilities have collected those monies, they have not actually paid those taxes to the State for at least...

02 Sep

Posted at 06:02h in Industry News
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Jeffery D. (Jeff) Christensen, age 57, passed away early Sunday morning, August 30, 2020, at the Meade District Hospital, Meade, Kansas. Visitation will be Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2020 from noon to 7:00 p.m. A memorial service will be held Saturday, Sept. 5 at 11 a.m. Attendance at service will follow the guidelines set for social distancing to be maintained. This is for safety and the best interest of community health. The use of social media is encouraged in lieu of attending. For those that wish to take advantage of social media, please follow the following link. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCk9UMlwOeJANqUA25BzAgBw He was born...

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