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LEGISLATIVE UPDATE, February 5, 2017
Balance the Budget The state's fiscal year will end 6/30/17. Before the Legislature begins work on the next biennial budget (2017/18 - 2018/19), they have a small matter to clean-up. A $145 million-ish hole in the current budget. LB22 was introduced on behalf of the...
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE, January 29, 2017
Expulsion The long, slow countdown on the political career of state senator, Bill Kintner, reached DEFCON 5 last week. If you don't know good ol' Bill, he's the type of guy who: you can count on to insult his political opponents. gives political mates the Gee Bees on...
The U.S. fertilizer industry contributes $162 billion to the U.S. economy
Think you know about fertilizer? Think again. The U.S. fertilizer industry contributes $162 billion to the U.S. economy. The fertilizer producers, wholesalers and retailers, and the businesses that serve them support 515,900 U.S. jobs with total annual compensation of...
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE, January 22, 2017
Lebowski The legislative schedule now has senators debating issues in the George Norris Chamber, mornings, 9am-noon. Lunch is noon-1:30 pm. Committee hearings begin at 1:30 pm and wrap-up whenever the gas seeps out of the room. Little can be written that would make...
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE, January 15, 2017
Partisanship and naps Through eight days, senators have introduced 430 bills and one constitutional amendment that would require voter identification. You might ask yourself, "How do 49 senators come up with so many great ideas?" You know the answer.....lobbyists....
Nebraska Agri-Business Expo 2017 a Success!
Our annual Expo came together on January 10-11, 2017, at the CenturyLink Center and Hilton Hotel in Omaha. Read More
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE, January 8, 2017
THE HOUSE IS A ROCKIN', DON'T BOTHER KNOCKIN' Only 87 days remain in Nebraska's "long" legislative session. Seventeen perky Freshmen senators swore to defend the constitutions of the United States and Nebraska. Then, the experienced Republicans directed a coup to...
TAKE ACTION – Write Your Members of Congress
TFI would like to ask you to Take Action on an important policy change that will impact approximately 3,800 agricultural retail facilities that store or handle Anhydrous Ammonia, a critical nitrogen fertilizer. On July 22, 2015, the Occupational Safety and Health...
Update March 2, 2016
The Nebraska Legislature's Agriculture Committee met in executive session yesterday afternoon. Upon adjournment, Chairman Jerry Johnson (Wahoo) announced that Senator John Kuehn's "Right to Farm and Ranch" bill (LR378CA) would not advance out of committee this...
TESTIMONY LR378CA Agriculture Committee February 23, 2016
Honorable Jerry Johnson, Chairman Nebraska Legislature Agriculture Committee P.O. Box 94604 Lincoln, NE 68509 Dear Chairman Johnson and Members of the Agriculture Committee: The Nebraska Agri-Business Association is proud to support legislative resolution LR378CA,...