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Programs &
Education Wind Energy Seminar: The Whirlwind
Tour
New seminars on wind energy law
are scheduled across Kansas providing detailed insight on legal ramifications of
contracts and other wind energy issues.
While the seminars are largely to help get
attorneys dealing with wind issues 'on the same page,' the seminars are of great
interest to those who may have, or will have, a wind tower on or near their
property.
The Kansas Farm Bureau Legal Foundation is a
leader in coordinating this event through the Kansas Bar Association Ag Law
section. The seminar schedule is:
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EDUCATING MEMBERS
Farm and ranch delegates to the 85th annual
meeting of Kansas Farm Bureau were able to attend six informational
workshops on various agriculture and KFB issues. KFB Legal Foundation
Director Mike Irvin (pictured above standing) presented a workshop on
how the Legal Foundation is working to assist farmers and |
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ranchers across the state. Other workshops included market
fundamentals, update on animal I.D. and country of origin labeling
procedures, pesticide/fertilizer regulations, and updates on KFB
Agriculture Solutions, KFB’s water resource’s program, and Kansas Water
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METHANE GAS SESSIONS POPULAR IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS.
Private sector natural gas developers are stepping up their efforts to extract
methane gas from coal beds beneath the earth’s surface in eastern Kansas. These
efforts bring a host of new questions, concerns and potential business decisions
for farmers and ranchers.
More than 400 farmers and
ranchers had the opportunity to ask such questions at two informational sessions
hosted by county Farm Bureaus on Jan. 27. Montgomery County Farm Bureau hosted
a session in Independence, while Franklin County hosted an evening presentation
in Ottawa. More than 200 landowners attended each session to learn the potential
opportunities and possible pitfalls.
Larry Brady, senior scientist
for geologic investigations for the Kansas Geological Survey, spoke to a packed
house to discuss how methane gas is formed and the potential for the new natural
gas in southeast Kansas. He recommends the Kansas Geological Society Web site to
all interested landowners:
http://www.kgs.ukans.edu/CBM/index.html.
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KFB General Counsel Terry Arthur and KFB Legal Foundation Director Mike
Irvin spoke to the group regarding methane leases and legal issues.
Arthur and Irvin answered numerous questions following their
presentations, such as what landowners should know before and after
signing a lease, what to expect as the lease expires and potential
adverse affects if the property is sold. |
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for Agriculture
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