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► Kansas Soybean Commission Election Procedure (due Nov. 30, 2019)
The 2000 Kansas Legislature changed the structure of the state’s commodity commissions (soybean, corn, grain sorghum, wheat and sunflower) effective July 1, 2000. Under K.S.A. 2-3001, each commission is considered an “instrumentality of the state.” The commissions conduct elections for farmers to vote on the commissioners they want to manage their crops’ checkoff-funded research, promotion and education programs. All phases of the election process for the commodities is developed and conducted through the Kansas Department of Agriculture (KDA), including public outreach for potential candidates and voters, ballot formation, tallying the ballots, and announcing new commissioners.
 Elections Brochure |
| Candidate Checklist |
| Candidate Petition |
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► United Soybean Board Appointment Application (due Feb. 28, 2019)
The Kansas Soybean Commission will discuss potential nominees for the United Soybean Board during its March 15, 2019, meeting. It will submit candidates’ names to the U.S. Department of Agriculture in May. The Soybean Promotion, Research and Consumer Information Act authorized the national board, and the secretary of agriculture selects appointees from the soybean farmers that qualified state soybean boards nominate. The eventual appointee will serve a three-year term beginning in December 2019. Eligible farmers should call 877-KS-SOYBEAN (877-577-6923) for more details or to express their interest by Feb. 28, 2019.
| Application Form |
| Outreach Plan & Diversity of Nominees |
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► Kansas Soybean Commission District 8 Position (due Feb. 28, 2019)
The Kansas Soybean Commission seeks a soybean farmer to fill its District 8 position. Any active soybean farmer in Kansas can apply, and the elected commissioners will fill it at their March 15, 2019, meeting. The appointee will take her or his seat on the Commission at the August 2019 meeting and serve a three-year term. Learn more about getting involved in the checkoff.
| District 8 Commissioner Application Form |
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► ‘Kansas Soybeans as a Food’ Program for FACS Teachers (due Feb. 22, 2019)
The Kansas Soybean Commission invites teachers to participate in the Kansas Soybeans as a Food educational program for Kansas middle- and high-school family and consumer sciences departments.
| 2018–2019 Guidelines (Updated: Read carefully) |
| 2018–2019 Application |
| 2018–2019 Reimbursement Form |
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► Kansas Soybean Association Summer Internship (apply by Feb. 1, 2019)
The Kansas Soybean Association (KSA) in Topeka has an opening for a paid, full-time, temporary 2019 summer intern. The internship likely will last from mid-May to mid-August, but slight variations from that can be accommodated. KSA works cooperatively with the Kansas Soybean Commission to increase profit opportunities for all soybean farmers.
| 2019 Position Guide |
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► Kansas Soybean Expo 2019 (preregister by Jan. 2, 2019)
The Kansas Soybean Expo is a project of the Kansas Soybean Association, the voice and advocate for Kansas’ 15,000 soybean farms, with checkoff funding from the Kansas Soybean Commission. Those who preregister (postmarked by Jan. 2, 2019) will have guaranteed seats at the luncheon and are eligible for the early-bird prize drawing. For more information, see http://KansasSoybeans.org/expo or call 877-KS-SOYBEAN (877-577-6923).
| Printable Preregistration Form |
 Online Preregistration Form |
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► Kansas Soybean Yield & Value Contests (due Dec. 1, 2018)
The Kansas Soybean Association, Kansas Soybean Commission, K-State Research & Extension and No‑till on the Plains welcome all farmers to participate in their yield and value contests.
| 2018 Rules & Entry Form |
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► Request for Proposals (due Oct. 15, 2018)
The Kansas Soybean Commission (KSC) funds research projects designed to solve production problems and improve the efficiency of Kansas soybean farmers. Proposals for projects that serve to inform and educate customers, explore new uses, or expand market opportunities also are considered. All proposals must demonstrate benefits for soybean farmers. KSC encourages the broadest possible participation in checkoff-funded projects and welcomes new and challenging ideas for growing, using or marketing soybeans. Project-funding proposals for 2019–2020 are due Oct. 15, 2018.
| Cover Letter |
| KSC Priorities |
 Proposal Instructions |
| Education Program Funding Application |
| Research Project Funding Application |
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► Kansas Soybean Emerging Leaders Academy (due June 29, 2018)
The Emerging Leaders Academy is a three-part outreach program that works to instill agriculture professionals in Kansas with leadership skills and to provide successful mentoring opportunities.
| 2018 Interest Form |
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► First Purchasers (ongoing)
The Kansas commodity-checkoffs structure includes one-point collection, in the shape of a one-page form for first purchasers to complete for all five assessments. A first purchaser is a person, corporation, association or partnership that makes the first purchase of a commodity from a farmer after harvest. Most often, first purchasers are grain elevators or commodity dealers, but they can be other businesses, such as seed dealers, biodiesel and ethanol plants, and feedlots.
| First Purchasers’ Fact Sheet & Assessment Form |
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► Organic Exemption (ongoing)
Persons who produce and market only products eligible to be labeled as “100 percent organic” may request exemption from assessment under research and promotion programs. The information on this form is required to make a determination concerning a person’s eligibility for exemption.
| USDA-AMS Organic Exemption-Request Form |