KFB Ag Advisory Committees

Beef         Swine       Dairy       Sheep & Goats
Wheat          Feedgrain & Oilseed        Hay & Forage
  
Advisory Committees by Farm Bureau Districts
 

Committee Charter

Current Policy
2010 KFB Policy
2010 AFBF Policy

Committee Recommendations
2010 Recommendations -  updated 3/23/10
 2009 Recommendations - updated 6/22/10
2008 Recommendations - updated 2/6/09
 
 

Issue Circulars & White Paper
Insuring Western KS Crop Rotations 2/10
US Wheat Grades 2/10
Congressional Coalition letter/Antibiotic Use 1/18/10
Funding of Cattle Price Reporting 1/10
AFBF Dairy White Paper: Supply Management 2009
Rainfall Index Update 11/20/09
Wheat Standards: Federal Register 11/27/09
Moisture Meter in Kansas 11/09
The Case for Biotech Wheat 9/09
Agri-Business Financial Rating Agency Research 7/21/09
What is a Federal Milk Marketing Order - Part III 11/09
What is a Federal Milk Marketing Order - Part II  7/09
What is a Federal Milk Marketing Order Part I - 6/09
Trichomoniasis Testing in Cattle  - 6/25/2009
Who Pays for Beef Check-Off  1/07
Kansas Fence Law  11/06

2010 KFB Ag Advisory Conference Presentations
Regulation of Antimicrobials in Livestock and The Effects on Animal Agriculture - Dr. Mike Apley
The Nuts and Bolts of Employing Immigrant Labor - Jeffrey Bell
Water Issues Update - Steve Swaffar
Mitigating Livestock Odor - Dr. Joel DeRouchey
Risks and Solutions when Dealing with Financially Unstable Agri-Businesses:
                                         Rating Agencies for Agriculture -  Mark Nelson                    
          Grain Elevator Update 2010 - Mike Irvin 
                                                    Handouts - Legal Issues Surrounding the Storage of Grain
                                                                           Grain & Commodity Related Laws and Programs
                                                      Alabama - Kansas
                                                                 Kansas (con't) - Wyoming
 

2010 Committee Meeting Presentations/Handouts
Beef - BVS Program Update - Fawna Henke. BVS
Beef & Hay/Forage  - The Rainfall Index. How Does It Work - Amy Roeder, USDA_RMA
Dairy - David Kramer, Larry Holz, KS Rural Development
         Carrol Campbell - Presentation,  AFACT Update
Dairy & Swine - Credit Conditions and Terms for 2010 & Beyond - Dennis Fike, Tony English & Janet McPherson, Frontier Farm Credit
Feedgrains/Oilseeds - ACRE Update After One Year - Dr. Art Barnaby, KSU Ag Econ.
Sheep/Goat - Current & Future Availability of Pharaceuticals for Sheep & Goats - Dr. Meredyth Jones KSU Vet. Med.
Swine - PQA+: Overview and Certification REquirements - Dr. Mike Tokach, KSU Animal Science
Wheat - KS Wheat Industry Update - Aaron Harries, Kansas Wheat
                                       Wheat Standards Review - Pat McCluskey, Federal Grain Inspection Service

Questions or Comments?

Contact the KFB Commodities Division at:
(785) 587-6000 ext. 6103 or 6117

nelsonm@kfb.org or hooblerd@kfb.org