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LEGISLATIVE UPDATE, April 30, 2017
Budget “It’s clearly a budget. It’s got a lot of numbers in it.” – George W Bush. Proponents of LB 337, the $8.9 billion main line budget bill, overcame a snarky filibuster and advanced the bill from...
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LEGISLATIVE UPDATE, May 7, 2017
Mother of All Bills LB 461, the grand tax reform MOAB, turned out to be a dud. Governor Ricketts and Revenue Committee chair, Jim Smith, were all over this one. But, when put to senators for a vote,...
View ArticleAgricultural Economic & Technology Summit, June 13-14, 2017
Nebraska Farm Bureau is partnering with the UNL Department of Agricultural Economics, UNL Department of Biological Systems Engineering at the University of Nebraska, and KRVN Rural Radio Network on the...
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LEGISLATIVE UPDATE, May 14, 2017
Coalesce Five legislative days remain until Speaker Jim Scheer adjourns this session sine die on May 23. Sine die is Latin for “Don’t let the door hit you in the dolium on your way out.” After...
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LEGISLATIVE UPDATE, May 21, 2017
This is the End Can’t get that Jim Morrison song out of my mind. An $8.9 billion state budget for 2017-18 / 2018-19 was finalized last week, and yes there was partisan drama. Again. Generally,...
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Take A Break and Join Your Colleagues at Summer Convention
You’re invited to take a break for a bit of industry education and a bit of relaxation at this year’s Summer Convention, August 22-23, 2017 at the Hilton Garden Inn @ the Horseshoe Casino in Council...
View ArticleRegister and Attend Area Meetings! Five Locations to Choose From
The Nebraska Agri-Business Association is conducting the annual area meetings this fall in a location near you! Please attend one of these meetings and let us know what’s going on in your area and...
View ArticleExhibit at the 2018 Nebraska Agri-Business Exposition!
We are currently gathering vendors for the 2018 Nebraska Agri-Business Exposition, January 9-10, 2018 at the CenturyLink Center in Omaha, Nebraska. If you would like to participate with an exhibit,...
View ArticleEPA and States’ Collective Efforts Lead to Regulatory Action on Dicamba
10/13/2017 Contact Information: EPA Press Office (press@epa.gov) WASHINGTON (OCTOBER 13, 2017) – EPA has reached an agreement with Monsanto, BASF and DuPont on measures to further minimize the...
View ArticleMake Nominations for Nebraska Agri-Business Association’s Industry Awards
Nebraska Agri-Business Members, As the year is winding down, it is time to take a moment to think back over this past year and recognize those individuals who have gone above and beyond for the ag...
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LEGISLATIVE UPDATE, January 7, 2018
My Kids Are Back By Miss Helen Crump The bell rang Wednesday at 9:45 a.m. and the classroom filled for the second session of the 105th Legislature. All 49 wiggly bodies were present and just as sweet...
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LEGISLATIVE UPDATE, January 14, 2018
Whose ox gets gored? The state budget faces a $175M – $200M shortfall in the second half of the biennial budget (7/1/18 – 6/30/19). What’s worse, annual tax revenues are projected to remain in the...
View ArticleNebraska Agri-Business Association Endorses Wellman
In testimony before the Agriculture Committee on January 16, 2018, the Nebraska Agri-Business Association extended support for Mr. Steve Wellman for the position of Director for the Nebraska Department...
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LEGISLATIVE UPDATE, January 21, 2018
All About The Calendar Monday is Day 12 of the 60-day legislative session. Mornings (9am – noon) are spent in floor debate on carryover bills from last year. Bills introduced this session should start...
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Dicamba Record Keeping and State-Specific Rules
RUP dicamba labels now require 20 different records be kept for each application The first 9 are the standard USDA/EPA requirements for many years: Product Name EPA Registration Number Total amount...
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LEGISLATIVE UPDATE, January 28, 2018
Fiscal notes Senators had a long week. Literally. Five days. Most of the session the Legislature convenes four days a week. Senators, especially those living in Greater Nebraska, are able to return...
View ArticleWOTUS Update
Common Sense Nebraska Statement on WOTUS Enforcement Delay “Today’s announcement by EPA and Army Corps of Engineers to delay implementation of the 2015 Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) rule is another...
View ArticleImportant Information on Dicamba
A question arose late last week regarding the need for mixers and loaders to take the dicamba applicator training in Nebraska. Our state law and regulations classifies mixers and loaders of any RUP as...
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LEGISLATIVE UPDATE, February 4, 2018
A work in progress Wednesday, Governor Ricketts appeared before the Legislature’s Revenue Committee to unveil his Nebraska Property Tax Cuts and Opportunities Act (LB947). Give the Gov credit, the bill...
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LEGISLATIVE UPDATE, February 11, 2018
Taxes & prairie dogs Let’s start with state income tax. Nebraska’s rates are tied to the federal tax code. So, when Congress eliminated the personal exemption credit in December, so did the state....
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