Kansas Farm Bureau Legal Foundation

“- Organizations Process to Review Form 990 - A copy of the Form 990 is provided to each officer and director. A member of the accounting staff reviews the complete Form 990 with the audit committee. The audit committee presents a summary to the complete board. If a Member of the Board is unable to attend the Form 990 Review, they will be provided a copy at the next Board Meeting.”

“- Enforcement of Conflicts Policy - All Officers, Directors, Trustees and key employees will annually disclose or update to the President of the Board of Directors on a form provided by the organization, their interests that could give rise to conflicts of interest. The interests include, but are not limited to, a list of family members, substantial business or investment holdings, and other transactions or affiliations with businesses and other organizations or those of family members. For each interest dislosed to the President, the President will determine whether to A take no action B assure full disclosure to the Board of Directors and other individuals covered by the policy C ask the person to excuse themselves from participation in related discussions or decisions within the organization or D ask the person to resign from his or her position in the organization. If the person refuses to resign, he/she would become subject to possible removal in accordance with the organizations removal procedures. The organizations CEO/General Counsel will monitor proposals or ongoing transactions for conflicts of interest and disclose them to the President in order to deal with potential or actual conflicts, whether discovered before or after the transaction has occurred.”

“- Compensation Process for Top Official - The President and CEO/General Counsel of Kansas Farm Bureau are covered by the policy on the process for evaluating performance and determining compensation. Evaluation and Goal Setting Each August the Executive Committee of the Board will meet with each member of the Leadership Team to review prior performance and develop goals for the coming year. Said goals will be reduced to writing and agreed to by both the Leadership Team member and the Executive Committee of the Board. The document will be submitted for approval by the entire KFB Board. Quarterly Review At a quarterly meeting of the Executive Committee of the Board, goals and progress will be reviewed. This meeting will facilitate open dialogue between members of the Leadership Team and the Board through the Executive Committee. Any issues or areas of concern may be shared with the entire Board. Evaluation and Future Goal Settings The following August, the Executive Committee of the Board evaluates the Leadership Team and gives the summaries to the Vice President of the Board for presentation to the full Board for informational purposes. During this evaluation process the Leadership Team and the Executive Committee will assess and develop goals for the coming year. Salary Following discussion of annual goals and progress, the Executive Committee reviews and develops a salary recommendation for presentation to the full Board for approval and presentation to members of the Leadership Team. Use of Survey Data The Director of Accounting and Human Resources is responsible for using survey data of comparable positions for the evaluation of the market ranges for the Kansas Farm Bureau Leadership Team members. Note There is no published survey data available for the President of Kansas Farm Bureau. There are no conflicts of interests that exist with the person that reviews the data and makes the market range recommendation to the Board or a Committee of the Board. Review of Salary and Market Ranges The Executive Committee of the Board reviews current salaries and the upcoming years market ranges. Recommendation of Salary The Executive Committee reports to the full Board on salaries for the President CEO/General Counsel for the upcoming year. NOTE Presidents compensation includes base pay, incentive compensation both determined by the Executive Committee and approved by the full Board and pass-through per diems paid by outside organizations.”

“- Compensation Process for Officers - Performance evaluations are conducted annually by the direct manager of the Officers/Key Employees and provided to the CEO for compensation consideration. Compensation is evaluated according to performance and position within a market range. The market range is established from surveys conducted for similar positions within the same industry, company size and non-profit status when possible comparables exist. The market ranges represent a 50 spread from the minimum to the maximum of the range and are evaluated annually. If the market shows an increase of more than 5, the increase in the ranges are capped at two times the annual salary budgeted increase. If the market shows less than a 5 increase or a market decrease, the ranges remain the same for the upcoming year. In addition to base compensation, these positions are also eligible for incentive compensation, paid according to the employees performance and the financial health of the organization.”

“- Governing Documents Disclosure Explanation - Kansas Farm Bureau Legal Foundation does not currently make its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, or financial statements available to the general public, other than by request.”

“America needs an agricultural industry that supports healthy rural communities, protects the environment, and promotes a safe, diverse, and stable food supply. To achieve these goals, America needs a healthy family farm-based system of agriculture. Targeted, top-notch legal information and advocacy are indispensable in the struggle to defend family-based agriculture and secure social and economic justice for farmers. To provide this service the Kansas Farm Bureau Legal Foundation Legal Foundation used more than 20 volunteers.”

“The property rights of agricultural irrigators and other water rights holders is at risk due to a position held by the Kansas Department of Agriculture Division of Water Resource that defies the states current water law. The Legal Foundation made a financial contribution to the local groundwater citizens group to help pay for attorneys fees in their challenge to the departments position.”

“The Legal Foundation continues to contribute to efforts with several other state Farm Bureau organizations to research and develop a response to issues regarding agriculture and the Endangered Species Act. These efforts have focused on educating our members so they are aware of these issues and informed of the available practices that can be adopted to promote preservation of different species, compiling information that can be written into state-wide species conservation plans, and communicating to federal agencies that will make the ultimate listing decision regarding the condition and outlook for various species.”

“The Legal Foundation started a new webinar series to help educate members on legal matters that may impact them, as well as agricultural law attorneys that may advise our members. In its first year, the series covered the topics, solar and wind leasing, transmission easements, rails-to-trails, agricultural transportation, livestock marketing, and agricultural land use and zoning. The program draws on the experience and knowledge of agricultural law attorney presenters, and has reached hundreds of individuals.”