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22 Oct

Posted at 07:09h in Regulatory
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On September 25, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) published a . The final rule updates the earnings thresholds necessary to exempt executive, administrative and professional employees from the Fair Labor Standards Act’s (FLSA) minimum wage and overtime pay requirements, and allows employers to count a portion of certain bonuses and commissions towards meeting the salary level. The new thresholds account for growth in employee earnings since the thresholds were last updated in 2004. On Monday, November 4, 2019, at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time, the Wage and...

21 Oct

Posted at 14:56h in Regulatory
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Today, U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) met with Aurelia Skipwith, the nominee to be the Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and the current Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fish, Wildlife and Parks at the Department of the Interior. During the meeting, Sen. Moran raised concerns regarding the water rights dispute surrounding the Quivira National Wildlife Refuge (NWR). “In my meeting with Ms. Skipwith, I explained the need for farmers and ranchers to be able to utilize groundwater in the basin and the importance of agriculture to the regional...

17 Oct

Posted at 09:03h in Industry News
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Kansas Agribusiness Retailers Association (KARA) staff will be covering all corners of the state in 2020 providing invaluable industry-specific training programs to its members and interested parties. “This year we asked our board of directors to help us revitalize our training offerings so we could better serve our membership,” KARA President and CEO Ron Seeber said. “I’m proud of the flexibility our stakeholders and staff have shown to evolve and create new opportunities for our members to gain useful, productive knowledge at these courses that will help them become safer and...

07 Oct

Posted at 08:48h in Regulatory
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Meeting will focus on planned water administration for Quivira impairment The Kansas Department of Agriculture Division of Water Resources (KDA-DWR) will host two public meetings on Monday, October 21, 2019, to share information related to upcoming action responding to the impairment complaint by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on behalf of Quivira National Wildlife Refuge. The two public meetings will take place at 3:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. at the Stafford County Courthouse Annex, 210 E. 3rd Ave. in St. John. Both meetings will include the same information. Water rights owners...

02 Oct

Posted at 14:46h in Industry News
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New this year – ALL CCA EXAMS WILL BE OFFERED ONLINE VIA REMOTE PROCTOR!   During the 2019 International CCA Board Meeting held in Wichita, the board voted to move forward with CCA exams being administered via a remote proctor - meaning all exams will now be internet based and monitored by a proctor via the examinees webcam.  Other security features have been implemented to protect the integrity of the exam. Exam Registration – Those wanting to take the CCA Exams will register on the CCA website – www.certifiedcropadviser.org.  Information regarding what is...

30 Sep

Posted at 14:20h in Industry News
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The Mid America CropLife Association (MACA) is hosting a forum to discuss what “sustainability” means for the different sectors of the agriculture industry. This forum is scheduled for November 5th and 6th at the Renaissance Airport Hotel in St. Louis. Our keynote speaker, Michelle Miller, Food Babe™, will begin the forum on Tuesday, November 5th with her presentation on Food System Security – Feeding the World. Other speakers and topics include: Cybersecurity in Precision Ag/Technology - Mike Matson, FBI Louisville; Ag Plastics - Mark Hudson, ACRC; The Future of Transportation Infrastructure - J. Chris...

25 Sep

Posted at 07:13h in Regulatory
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On Tuesday, September 24, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor announced a final rule to make 1.3 million American workers newly eligible for overtime pay. The final rule updates the earnings thresholds necessary to exempt executive, administrative and professional employees from the Fair Labor Standards Act’s (FLSA) minimum wage and overtime pay requirements, and allows employers to count a portion of certain bonuses/commissions towards meeting the salary level. The new thresholds account for growth in employee earnings since the thresholds were last updated in 2004. The final rule becomes effective on...

20 Sep

Posted at 06:47h in Regulatory
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The FMCSA has proposed the following changes to the Hours of Service (HOS) rule: Broaden the short-haul exception to make it available to certain commercial drivers by lengthening drivers’ maximum on-duty period from 12 to 14 hours, and extend the distance limit within which the driver may operate from 100 air miles to 150 air miles. Modify the adverse driving conditions exception by extending the maximum window during which driving is permitted by two hours. Increase the safety and flexibility for the 30-minute break rule by tying the break requirement...

12 Sep

Posted at 14:19h in Regulatory
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At an event in Washington, D.C., U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler and Department of the Army Assistant Secretary for Civil Works R.D. James announced that the agencies are repealing a 2015 rule that impermissibly expanded the definition of “waters of the United States” (WOTUS) under the Clean Water Act. The agencies are also recodifying the longstanding and familiar regulatory text that existed prior to the 2015 Rule—ending a regulatory patchwork that required implementing two competing Clean Water Act regulations, which has created regulatory uncertainty across the United...

10 Sep

Posted at 14:11h in Industry News
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The Mid America CropLife Association (MACA) held its annual business meeting in Indianapolis, Indiana, and elected officers for 2019-2020. The group also filled several board of director positions at the September 5 meeting. New officers are President Tim Riley, AMVAC Chemical Company; Vice President Lindsey Jackson, Corteva Agriscience and Secretary/Treasurer Greg Welsh, CNI.  Paul Edsten, FMC, will serve as immediate past president. Elected to three-year board of director terms were:  Joe Olson, Helena Agri-Enterprises, LLC; Lisa Klein, MMI; and Jay Morris, Morris-Bixby.  Elected to two year board of director terms were David...

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