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13 Jan

Posted at 10:28h in Advocacy
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2023 Legislative Session Commences The Kansas legislature gaveled in on Monday, January 9, 2023, on the first day of the 90-day session of the two-year biennium. Kansas Grain and Feed Association’s (KGFA) government affairs staff was at the capitol to greet new members and welcome back returning legislators. House and Senate Leadership released their shared vision for this session. Governor Laura Kelly’s was sworn in, but her State of the State address was postponed while she recovered from symptoms of what was initially thought to be COVID-19, but later turned out not to be the case. Key issues anticipated this...

03 Jan

Posted at 09:54h in Industry News, Regulatory
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Late last week, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the prepublication availability of the final "Revised Definition of 'Waters of the United States'" rule, which will be effective 60 days after its publication in the Federal Register. The rule is slated to replace the 2020 Navigable Waters Protection Rule with the pre-2015 regulation, including a few additional clarifications. Last October, the United States Supreme Court received arguments on a matter, referred to as Sackett v. EPA, which centers on the extent of the U.S. EPA’s jurisdiction to enforce the Clean Water Act. The high court’s decision in...

30 Dec

Posted at 14:06h in Industry News
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Duane Boyd, 76, died Friday, December 30, 2022, at St. Catherine Hospital, Garden City, after a long battle with pulmonary fibrosis. Vigil service will be at 7:00 pm Tuesday January 3, 2023, at Ziegler Funeral Chapel, Dodge City. Funeral Mass will be at 10:30 am Wednesday at Sacred Heart Cathedral, 901 Central Ave., Dodge City, with Fr. Wesley Schawe presiding. Burial will follow in Greencrest Memorial Gardens, Dodge City. Visitation will be from noon to 7:00 pm Tuesday at Ziegler Funeral Chapel. The family suggests memorials to the Sacred Heart School Endowment in care of Ziegler Funeral Chapel, 1901 N. 14th Ave., Dodge...

27 Dec

Posted at 09:05h in Industry News
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Kansas Grain and Feed Association (KGFA) is offering 19 scholarships to graduating Kansas-based high school seniors in 2023. The deadline to submit applications is 5:00 p.m., on Friday, February 24, 2023. Since 1976, the KGFA scholarship program has awarded countless deserving students funds necessary to pursue agriculture-related fields of study. "Thank you so much for the generous scholarship," 2022 recipient Kate Ferguson said. "I am very honored to be selected as one of the recipients. I'm excited to begin my education in agribusiness with a minor in agronomy. Because of...

14 Dec

Posted at 09:18h in Industry News
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The selection committee for the Tomorrow’s Agribusiness Leaders (TAL) program met in early-December to review applications and select five members of the Kansas Agribusiness Retailers Association and five members of the Kansas Grain and Feed Association to comprise the 25th class of agribusiness’ premier leadership development course. The selection committee of TAL alumni chose: Andrew Breese (Kansas Grain Inspection Service); Todd Dingler (ProValue Insurance); Jeff Ellis (Syngenta); Brandi Hartley (Farmers Coop Equity at Isabel); Blake Malcolm (AgMark LLC); Jed Miller (Ag Partners Cooperative Inc.); Kent Nichols (MKC); Todd Schultz (Producer Ag, LLC); Jack Vincent (The Scoular Company); and Ed Zahn (Heartland Ag...

13 Dec

Posted at 10:10h in Industry News
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Materials, including the video recording and slide presentation, are now available from Kansas Grain and Feed Association's co-hosted virtual meeting with the Kansas Cooperative Council featuring Jarrod Kieffer of Stinson LLP discussing strategies to reduce your property taxes. VIEW SLIDES WATCH WEBINAR Jarrod Kieffer can be reached through the information below: Jarrod Kieffer PartnerSTINSON LLP1625 N. Waterfront Parkway, Suite 300Wichita, KS 67206-6620Direct: 316.268.7946 \ Bio LEARN MORE ABOUT JARROD KIEFFER Representing both taxpayers and taxing jurisdictions, Jarrod guides his clients through every step of the property tax process. He focuses on issues relating to real and personal property valuation and classification, value equalization,...

23 Nov

Posted at 09:45h in Industry News
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Kansas Grain and Feed Association is pleased to co-host a FREE virtual meeting with the Kansas Cooperative Council featuring Jarrod Kieffer of Stinson LLP on Friday, Dec. 9, 2022. Kieffer is scheduled to discuss the Kansas Supreme Court's decision in late-October which led to clear guidance to county appraisers that, under Kansas law, grain elevator commercial and industrial machinery and equipment should be appropriately classified as personal property and not a fixture to the realty. And, if installed after 2006, that machinery and equipment is exempt from ad valorem property taxation. This timely discussion will also review strategies...

09 Nov

Posted at 14:16h in Advocacy, Industry News
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With a potential rail strike still on the horizon, Kansas Grain and Feed Association signed a letter coordinated by GoRail to request congress take action averting a nationwide shutdown. On Nov. 9, two rail labor unions extended their "status quo" period to Dec. 4, pushing the potential for a strike back to Dec. 9 at the earliest. To date, seven labor unions have ratified agreements based on the recommendations of the Presidential Emergency Board appointed by President Biden, while three other ratification votes are pending. ...

01 Nov

Posted at 10:17h in Advocacy, Industry News
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Previously a co-signer of broad coalition letters, as agreements have continued to stall and the November 19 deadline for a rail strike/lockout quickly approaches, Kansas Grain and Feed Association joined a letter consisting of national and state agribusiness organizations requesting action from congress. "On behalf of our collective food and agricultural memberships, we write to urge swift action to avert a rail strike or lockout that would lead to shutdowns or slowdowns of rail-dependent facilities resulting in devastating consequences to our national and global food security," the letter said. The letter recommends congress either order both sides to accept...

31 Oct

Posted at 07:32h in Industry News
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Kansas Grain and Feed Association is pleased to learn the Kansas Supreme Court has denied Gray County's petition for review of the late-July Kansas Court of Appeals decision in the Dodge City Cooperative Exchange v Board of County Commissioners of Gray County, Kansas case. This decision represents a considerable win for the Kansas grain industry. It stands as clear guidance to county appraisers that, under Kansas law, grain elevator commercial and industrial machinery and equipment should be appropriately classified as personal property and not a fixture to the realty. And, if installed after 2006, that machinery and equipment is...

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