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Zmags
letter
A publication of Kansas Farm Bureau®
Spill plan is due May 10; are you ready?
The deadline is May 10 to file a Spill
Prevention Control and Countermeasures
(SPCC) Plan as required
by the EPA. The type of
plan you're required to file
depends on the amount
of oil you store in above-
ground tanks.
Kansas Farm Bureau member benefit provider
Burns & McDonnell Engineering Company,
Inc., a Kansas City engineering and
consulting firm, will prepare a “Tier I” SPCC
plan for qualifying KFB members for $1,450.
KFB Natural Resources Director Steve
Swaffar says, “farmers and ranchers who do
not implement the containment requirements
and have no plan if a spill occurs, risk having
spilled products r
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More than 250 people flocked to Washington on Feb
KDWPT prairie chicken meetings The Kansas Depart
Many hunters benefit from the Kansas Department o
Nearly 100 interested people attended the informa
Kansas Farm Bureau
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EPA finds prescribed burns didn't violate smoke m
Farm flashes Lesser Prairie-Chicken Initiative Th
Kansas Agritourism Operating a farm carries inher
Kansans return from successful AFBF annual meetin
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Legislative session begins Jan. 14 letter A pu
KFB 2012 Accomplishments Kansas Farm Bureau’s mis
markets (KC, Wichita, Topeka and Pittsburg).
legislative strategy. • Opposed the EPA’s pro
Young Farmer & Rancher members to explore “Farm t
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Working with Farm Bureau Friends letter A publ
Moran & Jenkins elected to leadership positions U
Farm flashes Census of Agriculture In a few weeks
The ins & outs of gifting If you’re like many of
The beauty of agriculture showcased The 5th Annua
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Member benefit offers SPCC plan development let
KDA clarifies proposed Trich testing requirements
Farm flashes KFB recognized for excellence Your f
Power of Attorney Another important tool you can
2012 Annual Meeting schedule Monday, December 3 K
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Farm Bureau leadership discusses drought on natio
Farm flashes KFB Futures Market Trip Kansas Farm
Requirements of a will Have you planned for the t
Looking for your input on aflatoxins High aflatox
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VOTE FBF endorses Farm Bureau friends A vital com
Farm flashes EagleMed is newest member benefit Ka
Intestate Succession Do you have a will? Creating
Natural Resource Award winners announced Each yea
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Gov. Brownback visits southeast Kansas letter
Kansas Farm Bureau to Vilsack: New lunch guidelin
Farm flashes KFB’s Farm Families of the Year Ten
Planning for the future Farming and ranching is a
KFB hitting all cylinders at the State Fair Kansa
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Tell your members of Congress action on farm bill
Looking for ways to weather the drought Your farm
Farm flashes Get your Chiefs tickets Farm Bureau
Estate planning Changes will happen at the end of
KFB’s annual no-till conference in Allen Co. Farm
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Wheat harvest begins to roll in Kansas letter
Budget, taxes, school finance & water The Kansas
Farm flashes Collegiate program grows The Farm Bu
Prescriptive easement Have you ever had a neighbo
KFB’s annual golf tournament a success
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Progress slow moving at the Statehouse While legi
Farm flashes Touch-A-Truck The National Agricultu
The SPCC plan If you store oil on your farm you m
Students and the art of farm safety In an effort
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Brownback signs historic LEMA bill letter
Legislature gathers to tackle weighty issues The
Farm flashes Tell your teachers ‘thanks’
Oil storage planning If you store oil on your far
Jackson County Farm Bureau celebrates Earth Day
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District gatherings: Grassroots on display lette
Legislature leaves weighty issues open until Apri
Farm flashes Natural Resources Award The Natural
Oil Storage Do you store oil on your farm? If you
Apply now for KFB Community Grants The grant appl
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Farm Bureau families represent in DC letter A pu
KFB members to legislature: Hold the line on prop
Farm flashes County FBs receive mini grants Two C
No trespassing How can you prevent trespassers? A
First-ever study on farming heart health Doug Zil
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Gov. signs laws to help conserve water letter
Defending member policy: Property taxes, agricult
Farm flashes New CRP available to producers USDA
The Castle Doctrine How far can you go in protect
Counties connect with consumers During the week o
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FB leader encourages legislators to pass water mu
Farm Bureau defends member policy on water, feral
Farm flashes Don’t miss the updates online If you
Trespass law Your home may be your castle but the
Family farmers will head to Washington It’s one o
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Agricultural advocacy at the Statehouse letter
Water policy on the fast track in Topeka Thanks t
Farm flashes CRP sign up opens in March The U.S.
Defining trespass Have you ever posted a “no tres
YF&R sees record attendance in Wichita The state
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In Topeka: water, taxes and school finance lett
Ag Advisory Committees begin heavy lifting Member
Farm flashes HEAR on the Farm Kansas Farm Bureau
Oil boom threatened North Dakota oil production h
FB charts national policy direction Delegates to
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Session begins: taxes, school finance & water l
KFB 2011 Accomplishments Kansas Farm Bureau’s mis
• Your farm organization’s Legal •
• KFB’s Beef Verification Solution conclud
Young Farmer & Rancher members will ‘Innovate, Ed
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Taxes, school finance and water The 2012 Kansas l
Farm flashes Message sent loud & clear to DOL
Succession Planning One of the toughest issues fa
New award recognizes service to ag A new award ho
Inthisissue KansasFarmBurea
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2011 KFB Annual Meeting Award Winners Awards fo
Farm flashes Kansas Farm Bureau’s Distinguished S
Water rights Originally, the Kansas Water Appropr
Senators Jerry Moran and Pat Roberts recognized r
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letter A publication of Kansas Farm Bureau® Your
Deadline extended on comment period for Departmen
Farm flashes USDA trade advisory committees USDA
Water laws If you are a farmer who uses irrigatio
2011 Annual Meeting schedule Thursday, November 1
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KFB President Baccus huddles with Governor lett
Tell the Department of Labor ‘No’ to more unneces
Farm flashes Commodity commissions deadline Grain
Ag child labor laws The U.S. Dept. of Labor is pr
KFB to keep responsible governing agencies engage
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KFB’s Young Farmers & Ranchers engage NASCAR fans
Action on key trade pacts now up to Congress Now
Farm flashes Grow Up Strong The fifth book in Kail
Water Law Individuals, cities, states and nations
KFB achieves membership gain Sept. 30 marked the
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Governor sees rural community success story let
Fed up with directives from Topeka? Gov. Sam Brow
Farm flashes Grow Up Strong The fifth book in Kail
Oil and Gas Leasing It is a modern-day gold rush.
Pronto Pups and politicians The Kansas State Fair
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Plan the future of your farm organization lette
Kansas farmers tell their story and the federal g
Farm flashes AgMAZEing Adventures AgMAZEing Adven
Water wars California’s water wars continue. More
Learning more about no-till practices On the Lloy
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Governor tours drought in southwest Kansas lett
Sen. Pat Roberts pushes back in D.C. Sen. Pat Rob
Farm flashes Family Day The National Center on Ad
Spray drift Pesticide control has become an incre
KFB represents at Gov’s Ogallala Summit KFB farme
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An open letter from KFB president Steve Baccus
Now is the time to respond to FMCSA It’s a busy t
Farm flashes KSU Beef Conference in August The 20
Rails-to-Trails decision In a significant victory
KFB Foundation awards $19,000 in scholarships One
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letter A publication of Kansas Farm Bureau® Foun
21 counties designated natural disaster areas The
Farm flashes No wind development Gov. Sam Brownba
Horizontal drilling Thanks to a relatively new te
Wheat Quality Council tour treks through KS The a
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Your work spells success at the Statehouse lett
Working hard for you in the Statehouse Kansas Far
Farm flashes Finney Co. FB recognized
Be smart on oil & gas leases Most leases are base
Producers: Beware of false advertising Kansas Far
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Farm Bureau applauds movement on FTAs letter A
Provide input regarding Kansas’ court system The
Farm flashes A few spots left for KC/DC trip KFB
Pieces of oil/gas leases An oil and gas lease is
BVS equals value for producers While there are pl
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KFB Summit to provide relevant training letter
Regular session wraps up in Topeka The final week
Farm flashes KFBers in KC & DC
Oil and gas leases On April 4, crude oil hit a 30
Kansas farm families tell their stories Only once
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New tools available through the Flint Hills Smoke
Pushing toward first adjournment The legislature
Farm flashes New book: ‘Crop Insects of Kansas’
Social Security At some point, Social Security re
Farm Bureau families honored as Master Farmers &
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Farm Bureau members at the Statehouse letter A
Moving on from ‘turnaround’ in Topeka Turnaround
Farm flashes KARL program applications
Local Option Budgets A U.S. District Court judge
Keeping a watchful eye on wheat As the first of Ma
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Food Check-Out Week in Kansas letter A publica
‘Turnaround’ time at the Statehouse Things are pi
Farm flashes Cattleman’s Day in March
Contract for deed With the recent increase of agr
County Farm Bureaus support America’s Heartland F
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At the Statehouse: water and snow Snow in Topeka
Farm flashes CRP sign up Conservation Reserve Pro
Now’s the time for immigration reform Delegates t
Young Farmers & Ranchers meet & learn In January,
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New faces in Topeka as ’11 session begins lette
Your farm organization at the table in water talk
Farm flashes Time to celebrate food
Financial check-up The new year of 2011 brings a
Taking a stand for landowners There’s a battle go
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KFB receives Pinnacle Award third year in a row
KFB 2010 Accomplishments Kansas Farm Bureau’s mis
• KFB is working with the Kansas •
• KFB’s web site, www.kfb.org, was the •
YF&R to farm beyond their fields this month This
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Farm Bureau faithful to travel to Atlanta lette
Progress made on convergence issue In an attempt
Farm flashes Savings on LASIK surgery QualSight L
Year-end tax tips There is still time to reduce y
KFB’s Foundation for Agriculture develops leaders
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FB members gather & set 2011 letter A publicat
Elected leaders visit Farm Bureau faithful During
Farm flashes New member benefits Kansas Farm Burea
David Foster, Bourbon County, tweets updates duri
2010 KFB Annual Meeting Award Winners
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It’s here: Your 2010 Annual Meeting letter
Growing our future in the 2012 farm bill A new Co
Farm flashes County Activities of Excellence
Year-end tax tips As 2010 draws to a close, there
Schedule of events for 2010 Annual Meeting Thursd
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letter A publication of Kansas Farm Bureau® Exem
2010 elections crucial for farm families A vital
Farm flashes Grain grower commissions Grain growe
Improve your credit So what is the big deal about
Add potential value to your herd today Kansas ran
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letter A publication of Kansas Farm Bureau® Af
Moran,Jenkins&TiahrtvoiceconcernstoEPA Representa
Farmflashes White-Reinhardt Fund Awards
OSHAregulations The Occupational Safety and Healt
CelebratewithKFB’snewestchildrensbook The fourth
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Bepartoftheprocess:Providefeedback onresolutionsa
KFB’spoliticalendorsementprocessisworking Turns o
Farmflashes Henry on national ag committee
Safetyregulations Agriculture is statistically on
SHARING KNOWLEDGE. Rooks County Farm Bureau membe
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letter A publication of Kansas Farm Bureau® Re
KansasdelegationworkinghardontheHill Your Kansas
Farmflashes Ag field day The Kansas Agricultural T
TransmissionChecklist On June 30, the Kansas Corp
IdentifyingFarmBureaufriends A vital component of
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letter A publication of Kansas Farm Bureau® Ex
KFBwatchesFriendsoftheKawcase A recent notice of
Farmflashes Don’t miss hot member benefits
Agsupplylien This time of year many have or are a
KFBFoundationawards$20,000ingrants Ninety grant a
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letter A publication of Kansas Farm Bureau® Ka
FBapplaudsLivestockCompetitionRule This month USD
Farmflashes Pump up your social media Improving i
Liensintheagworld A lien is a form of security in
KFBFoundationawards2010scholarships One of the mi
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Wheatproducers:catchthosepremiums letter A p
Yourinputisneededonimportantagissues The KFB Reso
Farmflashes FFA scholarship winner Washinton Coun
Priorityofliens Most farmers rely on secured cred
FarmFamiliesfor2010announced The following famili
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Largestturnoutforannualfundraiser letter A pub
KFBdefendsfarmer-friendlytaxpolicies In advocatin
Farmflashes Recognize your local ag leaders Do yo
ROFRvs.option A “right of first refusal” (ROFR) is
AndersonCo.FB celebratesamilestone On a cold, wet
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WheatQualitytourtakesalookatKansascrop letter
2012farmbilldiscussion:Getengagednow Your policy-
Farmflashes Take the change of heart challenge He
H-2Aprogram The U.S. has for much of its history
Engaginginthepoliticalprocess The Fort Hays State
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Collegiategroupoffersalookatcandidates letter
Legislaturetoreconvenethisweek The 2010 legislatu
Farmflashes Temporary burning extension Kansas FS
Dealingwithdisputes From time to time we don’t al
FarmBureaucontinuestoworkwater Kansas farmers and
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Jenkins‘fightsthegoodfight’inD.C. letter A pub
Legislatureleavesheavyliftingforlater The 2010 le
Farmflashes Members elected to KS commissions Far
Transmissionessentials As ITC Great Plains, LLC c
Newfutureforageinsuranceavailable In case you mis
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Harnessingthepowerofsocialmedia letter A publi
KFBsaysnotoEPA’sgreenhousegasregulation This mont
Farmflashes Speciality crop funding
Easementagreements ITC and Westar are in the proc
FiveFarmBureaufamiliesnamedKansas MasterFarmersan
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letter A publication of Kansas Farm Bureau® FB
AttheStatehouse:taxes&localgovernment Taxes The S
Farmflashes Is yours a Century Farm?
Transmissionlines Electric transmission lines are
RMA’sproposalhasreal-liferamifications Farmers in
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letter A publication of Kansas Farm Bureau® Ce
Half-waypointattheStatehouse The 2010 session is
Farmflashes McCloy Fellowship
Farmingunderattack “Farming looks mighty easy whe
Keepinganeyeonpastureburning Kansas Farm Bureau r
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BudgetdominatesDayatStatehousetalks letter A
InTopeka:Budget,taxesandeducation Budget and Taxe
Farmflashes FB members on natn’l pork body
Pesticidemanagement Pesticides continue to play a
Youngfarmers&ranchersgather&learn Young farmers a
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KFBstandstallatAFBFAnnualMeeting letter A publ
Statelegislature:Theposturingbegins The Governor’
Farmflashes Carhartt available thru Grainger
TestyourpesticideIQ When is the last time you tho
BartonCountyhonoredforexcellence Me
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Statebudget&taxestodominatelegislature letter
KFB2009Accomplishments Kansas Farm Bureau’s missi
• KFB online
• Navigating upward in membership •
Grantwillhelpageducationandawareness Kansas Farm
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Long,drawn-out’09fallharvest letter A publicat
AFBF’s‘PassagetoSuccess’inSeattle More than 5,000
Farmflashes Promoting ag literacy
Thetransitiontalk We are approaching that wonderf
Memberbenefitmayhelpsaveyourlife Farm Bureau memb
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FarmLeaderletter A publication of Kansas Farm Bur
FarmBureauawardsCivicLeadershipscholarships Nine
2009KFBAnnualMeetingAwardWinners AwardsforExcelle
PurplePaint Hunting season is upon us. It is one
Farmflashes Got a question for Steve? Questions a
Inthisissue KansasFarmBureau