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20 Oct

Posted at 09:54h in Regulatory
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Kansas Grain and Feed Association has received updated guidance from the Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) and the Kansas Highway Patrol (KHP) regarding the COVID-19 truck weight exemption set forth in Governor Laura Kelly’s Executive Order 20-65. The exemption allows for a 10 percent weight waiver (up to 90,000 pounds) on trucks hauling essential goods for direct relief of the COVID-19 pandemic. KDOT and KHP have now determined that the overweight hauling of grain as part of the normal harvest season is not part of direct COVID-19 relief, and would not...

19 Oct

Posted at 05:52h in Industry News
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Paul W. Dalke, age 69, of Grove, OK passed peacefully from this earth on Thursday, October 15, 2020 at his home surrounded by his family. Paul was born on April 9, 1951 Alvin and Evelyn (Dick) Dalke in Hurchinson, KS. During his childhood, Paul’s father was an Air Force officer and so Paul grew up on many Air Force bases and attended many different schools all over the United States. While in high school, Paul was a gifted athlete and was awarded a scholarship to play baseball. Unfortunately, a torn ACL playing football his Sr. year ended his collegiate sports...

07 Oct

Posted at 08:33h in Advocacy, Regulatory
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The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) had recently proposed a new regulation (KAR 36-43-1) requiring mandatory minimum crew sizes for rail transport. KDOT had submitted this proposed regulation to the Kansas Attorney General’s office for their required review. Currently, most short line rail transport in Kansas do not utilize two crewman in the lead engine at all times. However, short line railroads do utilize a second person on the ground during switching and at crossings - where any accidents are most likely to occur. Adding a second full-time crewman to...

05 Oct

Posted at 10:32h in Advocacy
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Kansas Grain and Feed Association’s (KGFA), along with industry stakeholders’, efforts to successfully include passage of the short line rail improvement fund into the Eisenhower Legacy Transportation Plan during the 2020 Kansas legislative session paid off as the Kansas Dept. of Transportation (KDOT) announced four KGFA member locations who will receive cost-share funding Tuesday morning. “We are very happy to be a recipient of this grant where everyone from our producers, to the state of Kansas as a whole wins with this program,” said David Cron, CEO of Skyland Grain. “The...

02 Oct

Posted at 10:21h in Industry News
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Kansas Grain and Feed Association (KGFA) has released its slate of 2021 events and training programs where the association will once again be traversing the state and holding several industry-specific training programs beneficial to its members and interested parties. “We’ve been offering grain grading schools for more than 90 years and we’re proud of the longevity of those schools, but we’re equally excited about a few of the newer programs we are hosting,” KGFA President and CEO Ron Seeber said. “Despite the pandemic in the last year, our members still needed these training programs. It was up to...

30 Sep

Posted at 11:27h in Advocacy
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The Kansas Corporation Commission has received a new electric rate study from the consultant hired the by Kansas Legislature. The purpose of the study was to understand why Kansas electricity rates are some of the highest in the nation. The findings in the study will be used to help guide important energy policy discussions in the upcoming legislative session. The electric rate study was commissioned by the Kansas Legislature in two parts. The first phase – which reviewed the effectiveness of the state’s ratemaking policies – was completed earlier this year. It examined...

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...

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