The USDA on Sept. 12 announced the appointment of four members to serve on the United Sorghum Checkoff Program’s board of directors. Each will serve a three-year term starting in December.

The new board members include two Kansans, Macey A. Mueller of Halstead and Kimberly A. Baldwin of McPherson. Also appointed were Kevin Pshigoda of Perryton, Texas, and Dale L. Stoltzfus of Schuylkill Haven, Penn.

The 13-member USCP board includes nine farmers representing the three states with the largest sorghum production — Kansas, Texas and Oklahoma — and four at-large national representatives. Learn more at sorghumcheckoff.com.

Kansas Farm Bureau meetings set

The Kansas Farm Bureau announced dates for three important gatherings this fall and winter.

The KFB’s Women’s Leadership Committee invites women of all ages to attend the Rooted in Resilience Retreat from Nov. 22-24 at the Barn Bed and Breakfast in Valley Falls, Kan. The retreat includes opportunities for networking, a lineup of amazing speakers throughout the weekend, great home-cooked meals, a self-care night and lodging. For more information and to register, go here. Registration will close Oct. 15 or once all spots are filled.

Be sure to save the date for the Kansas Farm Bureau's 106th annual meeting from Dec. 7-9 at the Manhattan Conference Center in Manhattan, Kan. The weekend will include the KFB Foundation Fundraiser, networking, learning, celebrating and setting the policy roadmap for 2025. Details are available and will be updated at www.kfb.org/annualmeeting.

Also, the 2025 Young Farmers and Ranchers Conference will be Jan. 10-12, also in Manhattan. More details on the event can be found at www.kfb.org.

Vehicle address changes added to iKan

According to the Kansas Department of Revenue, since 2018, Kansans have been able to use the online iKan service to handle a number of routine services. Through iKan, residents can renew driver’s and commercial driver’s licenses, ID cards and vehicle registrations; order birth, death and marriage certificates; and purchase annual park passes. Now, Kansans also can request address changes for licenses and vehicles.

“Along with an improved resident profile interface, Kansans can now update their vehicle’s address on the platform up to 90 days before their renewal date — a process that used to require a trip to a DMV office,” according to KDOR.

The platform is available on web or mobile browsers. And an iKan account can speed up the renewal process as well as offer users a view of past, current and upcoming transactions. Since its launch, about 50% of Kansas residents have registered with iKan, and the platform has processed more than 4.5 million transactions, with about $1 billion in revenue collected for the state.