NASDA WAREHOUSE TASKFORCE

CHAIR Ralph Peck, Director, Montana Dept. of Agriculture

MEMBERS

Lowell Mohler, Director, Missouri Dept. of Agriculture

Joe Pearson, Assistant Commissioner, Indiana Dept. of Agriculture

Patrick A. Takasugi, Secretary, Idaho Dept. of Agric.

Jamie Clover Adams, Secretary, Kansas Dept of Agriculture

Roger Johnson, Commissioner, North Dakota Dept. of Agriculture

Patty Judge, Secretary, Iowa Dept. of Agriculture

Valoria Loveland, Director, Washington Dept. of Agriculture

Billy Ray Smith, Commissioner, Kentucky Dept. of Agriculture

Dan Wyant, Director, Michigan Dept. of Agriculture

Gene Hugoson, Commissioner, Minnesota Dept. of Agriculture

Bob Odom, Commissioner, Louisiana Dept. of Agriculture and Forestry

NASDA STAFF Jennifer Yezak Molen

RESOURCES

NASDA WAREHOUSE TASK FORCE REPORT (Feb. 5, 2003)

USDA Press Release: USDA Improves Producer Protection in Federally Licensed Grain Warehouses (Feb. 5, 2003)

Survey of States (Chart 1 of 2) - Grain and Commodity Related Laws and Programs (Dec. 6, 2002)

Survey of States (Chart 2 of 2) - Grain and Commodity Related Laws and Programs (Dec. 6, 2002)

Issues Related to U.S. Warehouse Act and Regulations (Dec. 6, 2002)

National Grain and Feed Association Talking Points, NASDA Warehouse Task Force Meeting, November 13, 2002

Federal Preemption of State Law – A Look at Several Court Cases
Copyright National Grain and Feed Association. Reprinted by permission
from the Sept. 19, 2002 edition of the National Grain and Feed
Association Newsletter.

Letter from Jamie Clover Adams, secretary of the Kansas Dept of Agriculture, to J.B. Penn (Oct. 15, 2002)

Text of Court Decisions
      Rice v. Santa Fe Elevator Corp. (1947)
      Demeter Inc. v. Werries (1988)
      Heart of America Grain Inspection Service v. Missouri Dept. of Agric. (1997)
      Appley Brothers v. USA (1993) (1999)

Grain Insurance Fund Study, State of Origin (As of 5/20/02) pdf

Association of American Warehouse Control Officials 2002 Annual Report pdf

Implementation of the United States Warehouse Act; Proposed Rule (September 4, 2001) pdf

Implementation of the United States Warehouse Act; Final Rule (August 5, 2002)

Grain Standards and Warehouse Improvement Act of 2000 pdf

November 13 Meeting Agenda (Kansas City, MO)

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NASDA NEWS STORIES

Working Group of NASDA Warehouse Task Force Meet with USDA Officials (Dec. 6, 2002)

NASDA Warehouse Task Force Holds First Meeting in Kansas City (Nov. 26, 2002)

NASDA's Warehouse Task Force Gears up to Resolve Concerns over USDA's Warehouse Regulations (Nov. 8, 2002)

Warehouse Task Force to Meet on November 13 in Kansas City, Missouri (Nov. 1, 2002)

NASDA President Appoints Co-chairs to Grain Warehouse Task Force (Oct. 25, 2002)

Task Force Created to Resolve Grain Warehouse Issues (Oct. 14, 2002)