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05 Apr

Posted at 14:23h in Advocacy
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Kansas Statehouse Insider, April 1  - April 5, 2019 Presented by: KFSA Week 12 was the final week of the regular session for the Kansas legislature, which has adjourned until Wednesday, May 1st. The week was filled with conference committees of the two chambers meeting to find common ground on final versions of bills. Highlights of the week, which ended around 6:30 Friday evening, include: passage of a school funding bill; a new commercial hemp program; Association Health Plans and Non-insurance health benefits; and, the inability of the Senate to secure an override...

02 Apr

Posted at 12:27h in Regulatory
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The U.S. Department of Labor announced today that the Office of the Federal Register has published the Department’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would make more than a million more American workers eligible for overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The official publication in the Federal Register marks the start of the proposal’s public comment period, which will remain open for 60 days and close on May 21, 2019. More information about the proposed rule is available at www.dol.gov/whd/overtime2019. The Department encourages any interested members of the public to submit comments...

29 Mar

Posted at 10:43h in Advocacy
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Week 11 of the Kansas Legislature was a shortened week, but full of long days with a marathon of bills being considered and debated on the chamber floors. Next week, the House and Senate will begin or continue joint chamber conference committees on various bills, to include the budget, school funding policy, and K-12 education appropriations. First adjournment of the 2019 legislature is scheduled for Friday, April 5th. See below for highlights of the activities on bills this week. Governor Vetoes Major Tax Legislation On Tuesday, Governor Laura Kelly vetoed Senate...

29 Mar

Posted at 06:36h in Industry News
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Kansas Grain and Feed Association will be participating in National Grain and Feed Association's week-long emphasis on grain safety promoting three simple steps: learn, plan and act. Grain safety should be taken seriously every day, but this week, Kansas Grain and Feed Association is joining in on a  major safety outreach effort conducted through the NGFA-OSHA Alliance, and is co-sponsored by the Grain Elevator and Processing Society, the North American Millers Association, the Grain Handling Safety Coalition and American Feed Industry Association. Machine Guarding makes OSHA's Top 10 Most Cited Violations of 2018 as...

28 Mar

Posted at 05:52h in Industry News
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Kansas Grain and Feed Association will be participating in National Grain and Feed Association's week-long emphasis on grain safety promoting three simple steps: learn, plan and act. Grain safety should be taken seriously every day, but this week, Kansas Grain and Feed Association is joining in on a  major safety outreach effort conducted through the NGFA-OSHA Alliance, and is co-sponsored by the Grain Elevator and Processing Society, the North American Millers Association, the Grain Handling Safety Coalition and American Feed Industry Association. Today, we're focusing on lockout/tagout. Lockout/Tagout is #4 on OSHA's Top 10...

27 Mar

Posted at 07:48h in Industry News
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Kansas Grain and Feed Association will be participating in National Grain and Feed Association's week-long emphasis on grain safety promoting three simple steps: learn, plan and act. Grain safety should be taken seriously every day, but beginning this week, Kansas Grain and Feed Association is joining in on a  major safety outreach effort conducted through the NGFA-OSHA Alliance, and is co-sponsored by the Grain Elevator and Processing Society, the North American Millers Association, the Grain Handling Safety Coalition and American Feed Industry Association. Today, we're focusing on fall protection strategies. The number of fatal...

26 Mar

Posted at 07:33h in Industry News
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Kansas Grain and Feed Association will be participating in National Grain and Feed Association's week-long emphasis on grain safety promoting three simple steps: learn, plan and act. Grain safety should be taken seriously every day, but beginning this week, Kansas Grain and Feed Association is joining in on a  major safety outreach effort conducted through the NGFA-OSHA Alliance, and is co-sponsored by the Grain Elevator and Processing Society, the North American Millers Association, the Grain Handling Safety Coalition and American Feed Industry Association. Today, we're focusing on engulfment/entrapment hazards and are providing a whole...

25 Mar

Posted at 10:21h in Advocacy
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Kansas Statehouse Insider, March 18  - March 22, 2019 Presented by: KFSA It was a dramatic 10th week in the Kansas Legislature. Committees forwarded several bills and the major tax legislation of the year was presented to Governor Laura Kelly. As deadlines approach, the speed has continued to quicken. Friday was the final day for non-exempt committees to meet and consider bills for the year. The House and Senate are debating bills on the floor all day next Monday and Tuesday due to Wednesday's deadline for all non-exempt bills to pass both chambers....

25 Mar

Posted at 09:32h in Industry News
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Kansas Grain and Feed Association will be participating in National Grain and Feed Association's week-long emphasis on grain safety promoting three simple steps: learn, plan and act. Grain safety should be taken seriously every day, but beginning this week, Kansas Grain and Feed Association is joining in on a  major safety outreach effort conducted through the NGFA-OSHA Alliance, and is co-sponsored by the Grain Elevator and Processing Society, the North American Millers Association, the Grain Handling Safety Coalition and American Feed Industry Association. Stand Up for Grain Safety Week will formally kick off...

22 Mar

Posted at 09:07h in Regulatory
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The Kansas Department of Transportation’s (KDOT) Division of Aviation will host a webinar, “Drones in Ag: Harvesting Drone Data to Improve Performance,” on Tuesday, March 26, at 10:30 a.m. The webinar is co-hosted by Kansas Farm Bureau and will feature two presentations – the first from Microsoft FarmBeats hardware researcher Zerina Kapetanovic detailing the FarmBeats system and the artificial intelligence challenges associated with agriculture, and the second from Kansas State University associate professor Ignacio Ciampitti on applications of UAVs in precision agriculture. It will also include a brief overview of the Kansas Unmanned...

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