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20 Feb

Posted at 18:02h in Advocacy
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Listen to this week's report: Week Six of the 2026 Kansas Legislative Session brought one of the busiest stretches of the year as lawmakers worked to meet the Legislature’s Turnaround deadline. From Monday through Thursday, the House and Senate spent long days debating and advancing legislation. By the end of the week, nearly 200 bills had cleared their chamber of origin, sending a large volume of proposals to the opposite chamber for further consideration. As the pace accelerated, committees wrapped up hearings and leadership prioritized legislation that had gained traction during...

13 Feb

Posted at 17:07h in Advocacy
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Listen to this week's report: Week Five of the 2026 Kansas Legislative Session marked a noticeable shift from early-session bill filings to more substantive committee work and initial floor debate. With most bill introductions complete, lawmakers spent the week refining proposals and moving priority measures forward ahead of Turnaround Day, next Thursday, Feb. 19, when most nonexempt bills must clear their chamber of origin in order to remain alive for this session. As the Legislature moves closer to key deadlines, the pace of activity is expected to accelerate, with more bills...

06 Feb

Posted at 20:47h in Advocacy
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Listen to this week's report: The Kansas Legislature entered the fourth week of the 2026 session with activity at the Statehouse picking up quickly as lawmakers worked to meet bill introduction deadlines. Between Monday, Feb. 2, and Friday, Feb. 6, more than 210 bills were introduced in the House and Senate, a typical surge in production as legislators file proposals ahead of key procedural cutoffs. The increase in bill introductions marks a shift in the session’s pace, with committees beginning to move beyond informational briefings and into more substantive policy...

06 Feb

Posted at 16:05h in Regulatory
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced a time-limited registration allowing over-the-top (OTT) applications of dicamba on dicamba-tolerant cotton and soybean crops for the next two growing seasons. The decision includes a series of new and existing application requirements intended to address drift, volatility and environmental concerns associated with dicamba use. Dicamba products have been available for sale and use in U.S. agriculture; this action specifically addresses conditions and restrictions for OTT applications. EPA stated the decision followed a pesticide registration review process that included analysis of human health and...

30 Jan

Posted at 16:37h in Advocacy
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Listen to this week's episode: The third week of the Kansas legislative session maintained momentum with committees and floor debate picking up, and several hot-button social policy issues drawing lengthy hearings. Alongside those debates, a few items of direct interest to the agriculture community moved forward. The House passed bills concerning theft of grain, livestock, and agricultural equipment, and a bill clarifying that federal pesticide warning or labeling requirements satisfy any state pesticide warning or labeling requirements. Both measures now head to the Senate for consideration. Lawmakers continued their discussions on other...

23 Jan

Posted at 16:02h in Advocacy
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Listen to this week's episode: The second week of the 2026 Kansas legislative session began with a shortened schedule due to the Martin Luther King Jr. federal holiday, with committee activity ramping up later in the week. Lawmakers continued to introduce bills and hold committee hearings across a range of policy areas, including education, taxation, tort reform, public safety, and economic development. The first bill of the session addressing property tax relief - a proposed constitutional amendment to cap annual assessments - was advanced favorably from the Senate Tax Committee. With...

17 Jan

Posted at 14:46h in Advocacy
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  Listen to this week's episode: The 2026 Kansas legislative session began on Monday, Jan. 12 as members of the House of Representatives and Senate returned to Topeka ahead of fall elections where statewide offices and 125 House seats stand for election. Senate President Ty Masterson (R-Andover) and Speaker of the House Dan Hawkins (R-Wichita) gaveled in their respective chambers for what could be the final time as Masterson embarks on a race for governor, while Hawkins is seeking to be elected as the state’s insurance commissioner. Both chambers look to take...

19 Dec

Posted at 09:19h 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 28th class of agribusiness’ premier leadership development course. The selection committee of TAL alumni chose: Charles Aufdenkamp (ADM); Libby Clark (Farmers Cooperative Association); Logan Cox (Conestoga Energy Partners); Josh Crosby (MKC); Stephen Floyd (Producer Ag, LLC); Paul Hennings (Irsik & Doll Feed Service); Anthony Holmes (Kanza Cooperative Association); Cooper Lancaster (Morrill Elevator);...

04 Dec

Posted at 08:35h in Advocacy
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In advance of the 2026 Kansas legislative session beginning in January, the Kansas Agribusiness Retailers Association (KARA) board of directors recently approved the association's 2026 legislative and regulatory policy guide. The KARA Policy Guide contains the policy and position statements of the Kansas Agribusiness Retailers Association relating to state and federal legislative and regulatory issues. It is intended to serve as a general reference for Association members, legislators, and other state officials. The policy guide is reviewed and updated annually by the KARA Legislative Committee and approved by the KARA Board of...

17 Nov

Posted at 15:07h in Industry News, Regulatory
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin announced a proposed rule that would establish a definition of "waters of the United States" under the Clean Water Act. The proposal follows the Supreme Court decision in Sackett and is intended to provide regulatory certainty for the nation's farmers. The agencies developed this proposed rule using input from multiple sources, including a pre-proposal recommendations docket, information from nine public listening sessions, and consultation comments from states, tribes, and local governments. Key proposed revisions include: Defining key terms like “relatively permanent,” “continuous surface...

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