KGFA Summer Newsletter

Summer 2011, GRAIN AND FEED REPORT

Summer 2011

Grain Interests Protected at Statehouse GIPSA Meets with KGFA Leaders on Sorghum Odor President’s Report: Why does your farmer want their wheat out of storage? SPECIAL PHOTO ISSUE - See your staff hard at work!

A N O F F I C I A L P U B L I C A T I O N O F T H E K A N S A S G R A I N A N D F E E D A S S O C I A T I O N

K S G R A I N A N D F E E D . O R G

2 GRAIN AND FEED REPORT, Summer 2011

President & CEO Tom R. Tunnell COO & Sr. VP of Govt. Affairs Mary Jane Stankiewicz VP of Government Affairs Ron Seeber Chief Financial Officer Stephanie Jensen Director of Event Planning Shari Bennett Director of Member Services Sarah Sexton-Bowser Director of Mktg. & Comm. Shahira Stafford Systems/Insurance Manager Lisa Anschutz Administrative Assistant Julie Stueve

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CONTENTS

President’s Report...3 Grain industry protected at Statehouse...4 KGFA board members participate in FGIS Sorghum Odor Taskforce...5 FGIS officials attend KGFA board meeting...5 Get to know your new KGFA Chairman...6 KGFA welcomes new chairman and officers...6 Committees assigned for 2011-2012...6 Welcome new members...6 Gary Mundhenke wins Sunflower Award...7 Notable Achievements...7 Kansas Official Directory goes digital...7 KGFA proud supporter of ad education...7 Staff travels the state visiting members...8 Members learn, network and golf at Annual Meeting...9 Elevator managers receive business training...9 Cranor Memorial Golf in Dodge City...10 Exhibitor registration open for 2011 Expo...10 Hotels filling up for Kansas Agri Business Expo...10 Scholarship Auction to offer online bidding...10 Fire & Rescue training funded at 100% Are you taking full advantage of your KGFA membership?...11

Summer 2011, GRAIN AND FEED REPORT 3

PRESIDENT’S REPORT

“Current interpretation of the

PVPA has left the warehouse

operator potentially exposed if

they knowingly or unknowingly

load out wheat from their facil-

ity for the purpose of seed.”

Tom R. Tunnell, KGFA President and CEO

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S everal factors are colluding together to create a perfect dilemma for you as an elevator operator. According to both the Federal and State Ware-house Acts, a producer with grain in storage at

your elevator/warehouse may take redelivery. As you know, grain becomes a commingled product when placed in storage; and as a warehouse operator, you can-not guarantee that a producer gets the exact kernels back that he originally placed in storage. In wheat production, producers grow and retain their own wheat seed. How-ever, they must comply with the Plant Variety Protec-tion Act (PVPA). With the current wheat crop conditions, some producers might be short of wheat seed for their next growing sea-son. In this situation, you as a grain elevator/warehouse might be asked to load out a producer’s wheat that is stored at your facility. Current interpretation of the PVPA has left the warehouse operator potentially ex-posed if they knowingly or unknowingly load out wheat (commingled grain) from their facility for the purpose of seed. This interpretation leaves you as a warehouse operator in a difficult situation. First, you are obligated to load out wheat to a producer that has grain stored at your facility. Second, due to this obligation you may be ex-posed to a violation of the PVPA. To mitigate this expo-sure there are a couple steps to consider. The first, which is acceptable to both the Federal and State Grain licensing authorities, is to include a statement in your posted grain tariff that before redelivery of wheat in storage, the depositor/producer is required to sign an agreement specifying that they will comply with the re-

quirements of the PVPA. The National Grain and Feed Association has provided a list of sample grain contract options for addressing biotech-enhanced commodities. The second recommended step is to then carry through with the process and require producers to sign an agree-ment when loading out grain to take back to the farm stating that they understand their obligation under the PVPA and will not violate the PVPA through the use of the wheat they took redelivery of from ELEVATOR X on this date. Warehouse operators should contact their licensing authorities to discuss acceptable wording for their grain tariff. Warehouse operators should consider informing their customers of the requirements of the PVPA and its rele-vance to grain redelivered. This can be done through newsletters, website information or at an annual meet-ing. In the December 2010 Wheat Farmer Newsletter, an article was printed and can be reprinted in your com-munications with proper citing. Contact the association for details. The potential exposure to elevators can oc-cur because of the current laws on the books. If you run into any issues regarding this, please contact KGFA at (785) 234-0461. On a separate note, I’d like to thank John Sr. and Lucille Severe for visiting us in Topeka last month. John Sr. served as KGFA Chairman from 1977-1978 and Lucille was the Sunflower Award recipient in 1996. The Severe family has shown tremendous support of the association for decades, and I enjoyed catching up!

Past KGFA Chairman John Severe Sr. and his wife Lucille visit the

KGFA staff in Topeka in June.


LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY

Grain industry protected at Statehouse The Kansas Legislature ended its regular session on Fri-day, May 13, at 6:02 am. KGFA staff monitored the en-tire marathon at which the Senate and House approved a $13.8 billion budget that wiped out a $500 million shortfall primarily through cuts and left $70 million in an ending balance. This was all done without a tax in-crease. Below is a review of vital agribusiness issues your lobbying staff watched this session: Grain Warehouse Funding Secured For the third consecutive year, your association has been able to persuade policy makers to secure $75,000 to keep the Grain Warehouse program solvent in the budget. Again this year, the program was slated for sure death by financial starvation. Funding was not included in the Governor’s initial budget and without the steadfast ef-forts of the KGFA and Kansas Cooperative Council, this program would have certainly been zeroed out. A provision was also added in the bill requiring KDA to make every effort to ensure services in the Grain Ware-house Inspection Program will not be compromised due to 2012 budget reductions. Special thanks to State Rep-resentatives Sharon Schwartz (R-Washington) and Syd-ney Carlin (D-Manhattan) and State Senators Mark Tad-diken (R-Clifton) and Carolyn McGinn (R-Sedgwick) for their extraordinary support of the industry on this issue. If you get an opportunity, please pass on your thanks to these policy makers.

Shortline Rail Infrastructure Signed into Law The Governor signed into law SB 119, the bill that clears the way to implement last year’s expansion of the short line rail program. Last year, KDOT expanded the program to cities, counties, and industrial parks through the rules and regulations process. In order to receive loan funds, those entities must put forward collateral for the loan. It establishes in statute what the new eligible rail loan entities can use as collateral and allows KDOT to capture transfers from the Special City-County High-way Fund as collateral. KDOT currently allows local entities to do that for the Transportation Revolving Fund. By expanding ability for the short-line rail pro-gram to include shippers, local governments, and indus-trial parks, we can improve access to elevators allowing more efficient movement of grain. KGFA testified in support of SB 119, which goes into effect July 1, 2011.

Workers Compensation The House and Senate approved and the Governor signed into law Sub. for HB 2134. KGFA participated substantially in the development and advocacy of this game changing legislation. This bill is the first significant workers compensation reform in Kansas since the early 1990’s and is a compromise between labor and employer interests. It revises portions of the Workers Compensa-tion Act by tightening up definitions and adjusting lan-guage concerning the exemptions from compensation benefits, notice of injury, drug testing, administrative hearings, preexisting conditions, permanent total and temporary total disabilities, wage calculations, the caps on benefits, lump sum retirement benefits, medical treat-ment, and ancillary provisions. In addition to injury caused by an accident, as provided by current law, the bill would require an employer to be liable to pay compensation to an employee that has been injured in the course of employment because of repeti-tive trauma or occupational disease. An injured em-ployee would have to show that the work incident was the prevailing factor that caused the injury. Immigration Reform The anti-business immigration bill, HB 2372, remains in the Judiciary Committee over the interim despite a pro-cedural attempt to bring it to the House floor for de-bate. The bill mandates the use of e-verify (the federal immigrant verification system) for businesses who con-tract with any government entity and provides for penal-ties of 25% liquidated damages of the amount of the contract. The bill also includes law enforcement provi-sions similar to a law passed in Arizona empowering local law enforcement to detain individuals suspected of being in the country illegally and includes language for making it a felony to harbor 10 or more undocumented workers. Many of the provisions in the bill that have been approved in other states are tied up in litigation. Your association joined a coalition of like minded busi-ness organizations in opposition. KGFA has a firm posi-tion that this is a federal issue. The bill also places yet another level of regulation over businesses and is an un-funded mandate on local units of government that would result in a tax increase to cover the costs of the bill. We continue to work with stakeholders to find common ground on this issue.


INDUSTRY ISSUE UPDATE

KGFA board members participate in FGIS

Sorghum Odor Taskforce

On June 20, two KGFA Board members participated in the FGIS Sorghum Odor Taskforce meeting in Kansas City. Mike Barrett, DeBruce Grain, and Glen Hofbauer, Scoular, were a part of a seven-member taskforce that was updated on the status of determining the storage musty odor line and reviewed Dr. Edgar Chambers’ re-search to create a chemical compound that when applied to grain mimics the odor line. The panel represented sorghum producers and grain handlers. End-users were invited but did not attend the meeting.

Taskforce members learned about Dr. Edgar Chambers’ study that started around fall of 2009. He has deter-mined that a combination of Trimethozybenzene and Geosmine mimic storage must when applied to one year old grain sorghum. Dr. Chambers has four samples that have been smelled by the board, inspectors and industry stakeholders. The seven members participating in the taskforce also surveyed the samples by blind test. They were instructed that out of the six, at least one sample was good grain, one was bad and one was naturally musty with no added chemical compound.

Using the results from Monday’s survey, KSU will con-tinue to work to fine tune where the line is. GIPSA’s expected timeline is:

July 2011- Review sorghum odor taskforce stakeholders and Advisory Committee comments and develop a pilot study to involve the key sorghum inspection areas.

September 2011- Evaluate the results of the pilot study and render decision whether to implement mass produc-tion of spiked reference samples and associated stan-dardization process. Determine whether to conduct similar studies with base samples from other states (Texas, Oklahoma). Determine the appropriate shelf life for reference samples.

November 2011- Prepare for rollout of samples.

January 2012- Train personnel that grade sorghum. March 2012- Finish development and distribution of

samples. Conduct a pilot study to assess the benefits and uniformity of having spiked reference samples.

On June 22, the FGIS Advisory Committee passed a resolution stating, “The Advisory Committee recom-mends that GIPSA continue working on sorghum odor. In continuing this effort, reach out for industry and end-user feedback to set a storage musty sorghum odor reference that refers to end uses.” As FGIS contin-ues to work to establish the sorghum odor line, the KGFA Board of Directors will remain vigilant in sharing industry concerns.

FGIS officials attend KGFA board meeting On April 18, the KGFA Board of Directors heard first hand from Federal Grain Inspection Service (FGIS) spe-cial guests Randall Jones, Bob Lijewski, and David Lowe. FGIS Administrator Randall Jones had requested to speak with the board after several letters from the KGFA, congressional correspondence and a couple KGFA newsletter stories that demonstrated industry frustration and concern with grain odor determinations.

Jones shared with the board that in 2010, FGIS did 28,762 official inspections on sorghum odor, and KGIS represented 60% of those inspections. Board members had the opportunity to again share the industry's con-cerns with the odor determination and give first hand examples of the impact on commerce. KGFA appreci-ates FGIS' efforts and looks forward to continuing ef-forts in resolving the odor issue.

KGFA board members Jerald Kemmerer and Stan Stark try to detect which sample is labeled as "musty."


NEW LEADERS

Get to know your new KGFA

Chairman Full Name: Stanley Ray Stark

Job Title, Company: President, Farm-ers Cooperative Company

How long have you held that title or worked at that company? 4.5 years

Where did you work before that? Co-Ag in Oakley

How long have you been in the industry? 30 years

How did you get started in the grain business? I went to work for Lindberg & Vogel out of college, where we audited cooperatives. This led me to my first job as an office manager at Brown County Coop in Hia-watha in February, 1981.

Where do you consider your “hometown” or where you grew up? Colby, Kansas

Where did you go to college? What was your de-gree? Baker University, Bachelor’s Degree in Account-ing with a Minor in Business

How long have you been married to your wife? I’ve been married to Tracey for 32 years.

What are the names, ages and locations of your children? Kristi, 30, lives in Sterling, Brandi, 27, lives in Merriam, and Jake, 25, lives in Clay Center.

What do you like to do in your free time? I love to play with my grandchildren, spend time with my family, golf, travel, and cheer for the Jayhawks!

What other organizations are you involved in? I’m a member of the United Benefits Group Retirement Com-mittee, Land O’Lakes Region 3 Executive Council, and several Kansas Cooperative Council committees.

One thing most people don’t know about you? I en-joy planting and harvesting my garden, and hope to visit Israel someday and be able to walk where Jesus walked.

Hopes for KGFA this upcoming year? I hope that KGFA continues to deliver superior service to its mem-bers and its excellence in representing and lobbying for us in Topeka, Washington D.C. and across the country.

If you could ask all members to just do one thing, what would it be? Get involved! Take an active role in your association. There are several committees looking for people to serve. You’ll be glad you did.

KGFA welcomes new chairman and officers KGFA members elected Stan Stark, president and gen-eral manager of the Farmers Cooperative Company in Haviland, as its new chairman at the 115th annual meet-ing on April 19. Stark was appointed by the board of directors to serve his two-year term through April 2013. Members elected Ted Schultz, general manager of Team Marketing Alliance in Moundridge, as their new first vice chairman. Pete Goetzmann, vice president of ADM Grain in Overland Park, was elected KGFA's new sec-ond vice chairman. Current board members Scott McWilliams, Bartlett Grain, Kansas City; Deb Miller, Farmers Union Merc. & Shpg., Stockton; Bob Tempel, WindRiver Grain, Garden City; and Vance Westhusin, Midland Marketing, Hays, were reelected to serve new terms on the Board. Jerald Kemmerer, Immediate Past Chairman, retired from the board.

Committees Assigned for 2011-2012 The KGFA committees have been assigned for 2011-2012. If you volunteered to serve, please look at the en-closed list and confirm the information is correct. Email changes to [email protected]. KGFA is based on a strong committee structure with input and active partici-pation from all sectors of the industry.

Welcome new members KGFA is proud to welcome the following companies to the family. We appreciate your support as we continue to represent the grain handling industry in Kansas and look forward to working with you.

Bolivar Contracting Inc. in Clinton, WI Lifeline Foods, LLC in St. Joseph, MO R.J. O’Brien in West Des Moines, IA The DeLong Co., Inc. in Stilwell, KS


ASSOCIATION NEWS

Gary Mundhenke wins Sunflower Award Congratulations to Gary Mundhenke, AgTrax Technolo-gies, for being the 2011 winner of the Sunflower Award, KGFA’s most prestigious award given annually to rec-ognize someone who has made a significant contribu-tion to the industry. Mundhenke has been in the grain business since 1971 and was instrumental in bringing the first in-house grain accounting software to Kansas.

“I was surprised, humbled and honored,” Mundhenke said of winning the award. “I have many fond memories and have developed some great and long lasting relation-ships through KGFA.”

Notable Achievements Congratulations to the following members for their vari-ous accomplishments: Van Buchanan, RBH Mill & Elevator Supply, won the GEAPS Corbett Award, which recognizes an associate who has shown extraordinary volunteer leadership. Gary Beachner, Beachner Grain, and Paul DeBruce, DeBruce Grain, were elected to serve on NGFA's 18-member Executive Committee. Kim Barnes, Pawnee County Coop, was elected to serve on the Larned City Council in April. Dean Sparks, United Farmers Coop, retired in May after 48 years in the grain business. Sparks served on the Expo committee for 15 years. Sarah Bowser, KGFA Director of Member Services, was ap-pointed by USDA Secretary Vilsack to the Federal Grain Inspection Service Advisory Committee.

Kansas Official Directory

goes digital Accessing the 2011 Kansas Official Directory just got easier and more functional. KGFA is launching an exciting new digital format with interactive features including web and email links, keyword search, page notes, bookmarks, advertiser menu, table of contents, thumbnail page views, offline viewing and much more. Visit www.ksgrainandfeed.org to check it out. As this is a members-only benefit, be sure to have your username and password ready. If you’ve forgotten them, you can email [email protected].

KGFA proud supporter of ag education Last month, KGFA Director of Member Services Sarah Bowser presented the Agronomy Career Development Award to the winning team at the 83rd Annual Kansas FFA Convention in Manhattan. Congratulations to the Washington Country FFA Chapter who once again placed first in this event on the state level. KGFA is also a proud supporter of FFA’s “I Believe” campaign, the Kansas 4-H wheat plot variety display at the Kansas State Fair and awards $5,500 in college scholarships each year.

(l-r) Nominating Committee Chairman Jerald Kemmerer and Kansas

Governor Sam Brownback present the 2011 KGFA Sunflower Award to

Gary Mundhenke, AgTrax Technologies.

KGFA Director of Member Services Sarah Bowser presents the Agron-

omy Career Development Award to the Washington County FFA Chap-

ter who placed first on the state level.


STAFF WORKING FOR YOU

Staff travels the state visiting members Earlier this summer, KGFA President & CEO Tom Tunnell, KGFA VP of Government Affairs Ron Seeber and Kansas Grain Inspection Service President Tom Meyer hit the road for the annual “No Ties Tour” across Kan-sas. KGFA realizes the value of face-to-face time with our members at their place of business and looks forward to the No-Ties tours every year. During the trips, staff heard concerns from members about issues ranging from harvest conditions to the political landscape in 2012. The forthright and informed level of input received from members provided invaluable ammu-nition for KGFA to better evolve, adapt and serve the needs of its members. KGFA staff appreciates members’ ability to express ideas outside the normal confines of association goals and responsibilities and allow us to be the premier voice for the industry. Thank you to all of you that took the time to talk and allow us into your business.

(l-r) Tom Tunnell, Jeremy Girard and

Leon Hannebaum at Hannebaum Grain in

Salina.

(l-r) Tom Tunnell, John Bowling and Tom

Meyer at Wakefield Farmers Coop in

Wakefield.

(l-r) Tom Tunnell, Craig Walker and

Donna Walker at Walker Products in Lin-

coln.

(l-r) Tom Tunnell, Hugh Mounday, Ron

Seeber and Kim Barnes at Pawnee County

Coop in Larned.

(l-r) Ron Seeber, Jeff Wilkinson, Heather

Nelson and Tom Tunnell at Gateway Etha-

nol Plant in Pratt.

(l-r) Tom Tunnell, Doug Biswell, Darin

Marti and Tom Meyer at Farmers Coop

Assn. in Manhattan.

(l-r) Barrie Touburen, Chris Martell, Mark

Kieffer, Morgan Buttenhoff, Joanne Bur-

gos and Tom Tunnell at Farmers Union

Coop in Wamego.

(l-r) William Jones, James Jirak, Tom

Meyer and Tom Tunnell at Pro-Ag Market-

ing in Kensington.

(l-r) Ron Seeber, Frank Riedl and Tom

Tunnell at Great Bend Coop in Great

Bend.


EVENTS AND TRAINING

Members learn, network and golf at Annual Meeting Over 230 KGFA members gathered in Manhattan on April 18-19 for the 2011 KGFA Annual Meeting and Golf Tournament. The event started with the popular Steak Fry and Hospitality Receptions, where members had the opportunity to network with and enjoy fellowship with other industry professionals. Then Kansas Governor Sam Brownback was the honored guest at Tuesday’s meetings, along with by Dana Peterson with the National Associa-tion of Wheat Growers and Michael Dunn, U.S. Commodity Futures Commissioner. Following the meeting, mem-bers played golf at Manhattan’s treasured golf course, Colbert Hills. Thank you to everyone who attended including the following sponsors that helped make the event successful: ADM Grain Co., ADM Investor Services Inc., ADM Mlg. Co., Bartlett Grain Company, L.P., BNSF Railway Company, Cargill Ag Horizons, Central States Fumigation & Services, CHS, Inc., Cline Wood Agency, CoBank ACB, FC Stone LLC, Frisbie Construction Co., Inc., Hannebaum Grain Co. Inc., Hansen-Mueller Co., Horizon Milling, INTRUST Bank, Kansas City Board of Trade, Kansas Grain Inspection Service Inc., Kansas Soybean Commission, KFSA, Korol Financial Group LLC, Kyle Railroad, L Booze Roofing Inc., Louis Dreyfus Commodi-ties, Rolfes @ Boone, Union Pacific Railroad, Watco Companies.

Elevator managers receive business training The KGFA Manager's Forum, the association’s newest training program, specifically targeted elevator managers with 18 expert speakers that provided vital information for business operations. From sorghum odor and county tax appraisals for elevators to an encompassing session on regulatory issues highlighting OSHA, this was a top-notch educational event. Thank you to everyone that sponsored, presented or attended the event.

Dana Peterson, CEO of the National Asso-

ciation of Wheat Growers, spoke about the

latest developments in wheat research at

the private and university levels.

(l-r) Alan Young with Cargill and Bob

Tempel with WindRiver Grain visit during

the Hospitality Reception.

(l-r) Rich Fisher, Marietta Strecker and

John Strecker win first place at the golf

tournament.

(l-r) Corey Beacom with OHSA, Jess

McCluer with NGFA, and Eric Conn,

OSHA attorney, answer questions on a

variety of regulatory issues.

Elevator managers receive excellent train-

ing from industry experts on safety and

business topics.

Greg Krissek, Director of Government

Affairs at ICM, gives an update on the

current Kansas ethanol industry.


MARK YOUR CALENDARS

Cranor Memorial Golf in Dodge City The John Cranor Memorial Golf Tournament is sched-uled for August 14-15 at the Dodge City Country Club. The cost is $110 and includes a Steak Fry on Sunday night, a

light breakfast before the golf tournament, green fees, cart rental, lunch on the course, a commemorative golf shirt co-sponsored by Hammel Scale and KGFA, and prizes. Register at www.ksgrainandfeed.org.

Exhibitor registration open for the 2011 Expo Vendor registration is now open for the 2011 Kansas Agri Business Expo on No-vember 16-17 in Overland Park. Visit www.ksabe.org for all of the information you will need to participate in the largest,

indoor agribusiness show in the Midwest!

Hotels filling up for Kansas Agri Business Expo On November 16-17, the Kansas Agri Business Expo will be in Overland Park and hotels fill up fast. So, be sure you're making your hotel reservations early. KABE has reserved room blocks at several hotels, all of which are in very close proximity to the convention center. Visit www.ksabe.org for a list of participating properties. Attendee registration will be open in September.

Scholarship Auction to offer online bidding Each year, the Scholarship Auction at the Expo raises thousands of dollars on behalf of Kansas high school students wanting to pursue an education in agricultural-related fields. This year, Purple Wave will be providing their expertise through advanced online bidding ser-vices. We believe this will increase exposure for our do-nors, raise awareness of KGFA's scholarship program, and raise more funds for deserving students in Kansas. The Live Auction will take place Wednesday, November 16 at 4:30 p.m., and the Silent Auction will open at the start of the show on Wednesday and close at noon on Thursday, November 17. If you'd like to donate an item to the Scholarship Auction, visit www.ksabe.org or email [email protected].

Fire & Rescue training funded at 100% Thank you to all of the KGFA members that have made a commitment to safety in the industry. KGFA is proud to announce that fundraising for the KU Fire and Res-cue mobile training program has reached 100% of the funding goal! KGFA, Kansas Cooperative Council (KCC), and KFSA are partnering together with the University of Kansas’ Fire and Rescue Training Institute to develop a unique training program focused on bin engulfment emergen-cies. This training program would be offered free of charge to your community’s fire departments, and at a special rate for your elevator employees (who are not also fire responders). Extensive work is currently being accomplished on the mobile trailer as well as the pro-gram. Training is expected to launch in 2012.

(l-r) Glenn Pribbenow, Director of KU Fire & Rescue Training Insti-

tute; Scott Anderson, VP of Risk Management at KFSA; John Ricker,

Safety & Compliance Director at Ag Services, LLC; Leslie Kaufman,

President & CEO of Kansas Cooperative Council; and Sarah Bowser,

Director of Member Services at KGFA.

KGFA, KCC and KFSA staff get a first-hand look at the progress being

made on the KU Fire & Rescue Training mobile trailer. On-site train-

ing will be scheduled in communities throughout Kansas in cooperation

with local fire departments and grain handling companies.


Chairman

Stan Stark

Farmers Coop Co., Haviland

First Vice-Chairman

Ted Schultz

Team Mktg. Alliance, Moundridge

Second Vice-Chairman

Pete Goetzmann

ADM Grain Co., Overland Park

Immediate Past Chair

Gary Gantz

D.E. Bondurant Grain Co., Ness City

Directors

Mike Barrett

DeBruce Grain Inc., Kansas City

Brad Cowan

Frontier Ag, Goodland

Gary Friesen

Scott City Coop, Scott City

Jeremy Girard

Hannebaum Grain Co. Inc., Salina

Glen Hofbauer

The Scoular Company, Kansas City

Scott McWilliams

Bartlett Grain Co., Kansas City, MO

Deb Miller

Farmers Union Merc. & Shpg., Stockton

Jerry Murphy

Bunge North America, Emporia

Rob Nordmeyer

Cargill Inc., Overland Park

Russ Ronnebaum

Hammel Scale, Wichita

Steve Shaver

Andale Farmers Coop, Andale

Bob Temple

WindRiver Grain, Garden City

Vance Westhusin

Midland Marketing, Hays

Are you taking full advantage

of your KGFA membership?

For details on the following benefits, please visit www.ksgrainandfeed.org or call (785) 234-0461. A comprehensive hospital and medical, group life, dental, salary continuation, acci-dental death and a property/casualty pro-gram are offered through KFSA at a rate which is considerably less than could be en-joyed by an individual firm. Exclusively through KGFA, you can have your employee benefit programs customized and tailored to meet your budget and needs through Harrington Health. Whether it is COBRA, HIPAA, FMLA, FSA, Harrington Health has the answers. In today’s competitive business climate, it is essential that you engage your customer base, and KGFA and Agri-Services Agency has just the program for you. As many of your producers struggle to find health insur-ance, ASA lets you extend insurance to your customers at no cost to you. Does your company need new apparel? Looking for appreciation gift ideas for your customers? Get 10% off Cabela's merchan-dise and 5% off Cabela's gift cards just for being a KGFA member. Turn waiting callers into customers. AMS On Hold Solutions is giving KGFA mem-bers a 25% discount on monthly rates. Pro-mote specials, decrease caller agitation, re-duce hang-ups and enhance your company's image for only $75/month. A 30-day trial is also available. KGFA and Purple Wave are working to-gether to provide members with the best re-source to liquidate your unused assets through an online auction service. Purple Wave will make a donation to KGFA every time a member utilizes their services.


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