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26 Jan

Posted at 14:13h in Advocacy
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This week, the Kansas legislature sent its tax bill, House Bill 2284, to Governor Laura Kelly for consideration, who on Friday afternoon, vetoed the legislation. The bill proposed a single income tax rate at 5.25 percent (rather than the current two rates), along with exemptions on the first $6,150.00 in income for individuals and $12,300.00 for couples. Additionally, it would have increased the standard deduction, provided residential property tax relief, and created a 0 percent sales tax rate on food beginning in April. The bill would have cost the state $1.6 billion in lost revenues over the...

19 Jan

Posted at 17:41h in Advocacy
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This week, while many new bills were being introduced, the Kansas legislature’s main focus was on assembling a tax bill to send to Governor Laura Kelly. On Thursday, lawmakers passed Conference Committee Report on House Bill 2284which includes a single (5.25 percent) income tax rate on individuals, an increase to the standard deduction, residential property tax relief and a 0 percent sales tax rate on food beginning in April of this year. The bill, which would cost the state $550 million ($1.6 billion over the first three years), is likely to receive a swift veto due to the...

12 Jan

Posted at 13:18h in Advocacy
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The 2024 Kansas legislative session began on January 8, and we were honored to be at the capitol throughout the week to greet new members and welcome back returning legislators on your behalf. This year marks the second year of our legislative biennium, meaning all bills introduced in 2023 will still be alive and actionable, in addition to any new bills introduced this year. Republicans still hold a supermajority in the House under Speaker Dan Hawkins (R-Wichita) and in the Senate under Senate President Ty Masterson (R-Andover). A handful of Republican Senators, however, have already shown they are...

28 Dec

Posted at 11:48h 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 26th class of agribusiness’ premier leadership development course. The selection committee of TAL alumni chose: Nolan Allison (Bartlett Grain A Savage Company); Dusty Campbell (Producer Ag, LLC); Michael Carpenter (Stockton Farmers Union Mercantile and Shipping Association); Lance Cochran (Kennedy Berkley); Dalton Gantz (D.E. Bondurant Grain, Inc.); Nathan Larson (MKC); Kevin Lee...

22 Dec

Posted at 12:16h in Advocacy, Industry News, Regulatory
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Kansas Grain and Feed Association (KGFA) welcomes the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol's (CBP) decision to re-open rail corridor crossings at Eagle Pass, Texas and El Paso, Texas on Dec. 22, 2023. "We are appreciative of our membership for quickly responding to our calls for action to alert our congressional delegation and ultimately the Biden Administration of the detrimental effects these closures ended up having on the industry," KGFA President and CEO Ron Seeber said. "We are pleased CBP has re-opened these crossings to allow the free flow trade of agricultural goods and we...

21 Dec

Posted at 07:03h in Advocacy, Industry News, Regulatory
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Kansas Grain and Feed Association (KGFA) has been working behind the scenes, coordinating conversations between Governor Laura Kelly, the Kansas congressional delegation and the Biden Administration in response to U.S. Customs and Border Control (CBP) closing rail crossings at Eagle Pass, Texas and El Paso, Texas. KGFA has been in frequent communication with the Kansas congressional delegation on the detriments an extended closure would have on the Kansas grain industry. To assist in your association's efforts, KGFA also encourages you to contact your elected officials and respectfully request they pass...

18 Dec

Posted at 15:55h in Advocacy, Industry News, Regulatory
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Kansas Grain and Feed Association joins with the Union Pacific Railroad urging the Eagle Pass and El Paso border crossings be reopened immediately. These locations represent 45 percent of cross-border Union Pacific business and include goods critical to the U.S. economy. Among other freight, agricultural products used to help feed the world (grain held in six Midwest states) are one of the goods currently halted. Union Pacific reports there isn’t enough capacity at its other four gateways to reroute cargo. With Christmas and the New Year’s holidays just days away, KGFA...

15 Dec

Posted at 07:28h in Industry News
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Kansas Grain and Feed Association President and CEO Ron Seeber was elected chairman of the Agricultural Business Council of Kansas City at the group’s annual meeting held December 14, 2023.   Kristie Larson, Strategic Relationship Manager, The DeBruce Foundation, was elected vice chairman. Seeber assumed his current position in 2017 after working for the groups since July 2008. An expert in state and federal legislative affairs, Seeber also worked for Senator Bob Dole in policy and political capacities.  He has spent his entire career in the regulatory arena.  Kristie Larson is the Strategic...

07 Dec

Posted at 13:08h in Industry News, Regulatory
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The Kansas Dept. of Revenue (PVD) has released its 2024 Grain Elevator Guide and valuation template. In 2023, PVD issued requests for proposals for a review, update and/or rewrite of the grain elevator guide for 2024. Below is information Kansas Grain and Feed Association received from PVD on Dec. 7, 2023. "After an unexpected delay in the RFP process, an appraisal vendor was secured and contracted to provide the update. A copy of the updated grain elevator guide was received from the vendor last week. PVD has decided to postpone the implementation of the vendor-revised guide until the 2025...

19 Oct

Posted at 06:46h in Advocacy, Industry News, Regulatory
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Kansas Grain and Feed Association co-signed a letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) focusing on the importance of agricultural herbicide uses, while highlighting the concerns of the agency's proposed Endangered Species Act (ESA) Herbicide Strategy. On July 26, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its draft Herbicide Strategy aimed at protecting federally endangered and threatened (listed) species from conventional agricultural herbicides for public comment. The letter also commented on the strategy's lack of compliance options for producers/applicators; the financial cost of proposed conservation practices; the anticipated harm the proposal will inflict on producers, agricultural...

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