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07 Aug

Posted at 07:58h in Industry News
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The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) is hosting Local Consult events across Kansas throughout the month of October. KDOT has announced the opportunity to discuss issues/needs related to freight and rail. Local Consult is KDOT’s public engagement process for the IKE program. It takes place every two years to get Kansans’ input on a list of transportation projects for each region. It’s also an opportunity to strengthen local partnerships, to better understand which KDOT programs matter most to communities, and to get feedback on how the agency can improve program and...

04 Aug

Posted at 06:49h in Industry News
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Stephan M. Hoesli, 70, Delphos, died Tuesday, July 25, 2023, at his home. Hoesli was an active member of the Kansas Agribusiness Retailers Association and previously served on its board of directors. Memorial services will be at 1:00 P.M., Saturday, August 5 at the Delphos Auditorium with burial following in the Delphos Cemetery. If you have a vintage car to drive in the procession, please do so. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Ottawa County Fair and may be left in care of Wilson Family Funeral Home,...

31 Jul

Posted at 07:48h in Industry News, Regulatory
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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 Strategy describes proposed early mitigations for more than 900 listed species and designated critical habitats to reduce potential impacts from the agricultural use of these herbicides. “Ensuring safe use of herbicides is an important part of EPA’s mission to protect the environment,” said Deputy Assistant Administrator for Pesticide Programs for the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention Jake Li....

27 Jun

Posted at 08:36h in Industry News
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The Kansas Department of Agriculture has been awarded a $6.46 million cooperative agreement with the U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service’s Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure (RFSI) program. The purpose of the RFSI program is to build resilience across the middle of the supply chain and strengthen local and regional food systems by creating new revenue streams for Kansas producers. Funds will support expanded capacity for the aggregation, processing, manufacturing, storing, transporting, wholesaling, and distribution of locally and regionally produced food products, including specialty crops, dairy, grains for human consumption, aquaculture,...

25 May

Posted at 11:21h in Industry News, Regulatory
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On Thursday, May 25, the United States Supreme Court has ruled in the long-running Sackett v. EPA case to reduce the United States Environmental Protection Agency's ability to regulate wetlands under the Clean Water Act. The Justices concluded the Clean Water Act extends only to those, "Wetlands with a continuous surface connection to bodies that are waters of the United States in their own rights." The Clean Water Act allows the regulation of discharges into what the law calls “waters of the United States.” The question for the justices was how to...

25 May

Posted at 07:32h in Advocacy
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Kansas Agribusiness Retailers Association, along with other Kansas-based agricultural organizations, sent a letter to Congresswoman Sharice Davids (D-3rd District) requesting she serve as a sponsor to legislation being circulated by Congressman Dusty Johnson (R-South Dakota) related to labeling and packaging under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). The request cited concerns with recent efforts from some non-Kansas state governments to impose labels directly contradicting federal regulatory findings by the United States Environmental Protection Agency. Those efforts risk creating an inconsistent patchwork of state and local labels that could disrupt...

01 May

Posted at 12:12h in Advocacy
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The 2023 Kansas legislature’s veto session began on Wednesday, April 26. Over proceeding three days, lawmakers took up a few bills for final action, passed an omnibus budget bill for the remainder of fiscal year ’23 and fiscal year ’24, and attempted to override about nineteen bills previously vetoed by Governor Laura Kelly. Around 10:30 p.m., on Friday, April 28 the 2023 edition of the Kansas Legislature formally adjourned sine die (final day). Barring any veto by the Governor Kelly of either the omnibus budget bill or the K-12 education budget...

28 Apr

Posted at 08:46h in Industry News
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Kansas Agribusiness Retailers Association’s (KARA) scholarship committee reviewed more than 100 applications and awarded nearly $10,000 in financial aid to seven of the state’s high school graduating seniors and current college students for the 2023-24 academic year. “We are proud each year to assist local students in pursuing their academic aspirations,” KARA’s president and CEO Ron Seeber said. “Our board of directors, scholarship committee and overall membership congratulate and wish nothing but the best for this year’s recipients as we collectively look forward to their future contributions to our industry.” Each year,...

21 Apr

Posted at 12:25h in Advocacy
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This week marked the second of two interim weeks the Kansas Legislature took off between the end of the 2023 regular session and what is likely to be a short veto session beginning Wednesday, April 26. During the veto session, the legislature will take final action on a few remaining bills, pass an omnibus budget bill for the remainder of fiscal year ’23 and fiscal year ’24, and possibly attempt to override a few bills vetoed by Governor Laura Kelly. Please find below, action on some bills over the last...

20 Apr

Posted at 09:35h in Advocacy
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Kansas Agribusiness Retailers Association (KARA) commends Kansas Governor Laura Kelly's signature on Senate Substitute for HB 2302 as the association successfully worked throughout the 2023 Kansas legislative session to secure increased funding for the State Water Plan and agricultural water conservation projects. “As one of the main proponents behind the final form of this legislation, our membership, board of directors and water subcommittee are appreciative Governor Kelly and a bipartisan majority of our state's elected officials recognize the importance of dedicated funding to address water quantity and quality issues,” KARA President...

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