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Welcome to our Take 5 Newsletter. Take five minutes to read all the current developments affecting your business. Members of AAI receive a printed version of this by US Mail every two weeks, but registered users of this web site can obtain PDFs of each issue right here. Just click dates below to download and read any of the back issues you may have missed.

November 7, 2008
Rohm and Haas Announces Stockholders Vote in Favor of Merger with Dow; AAI District Meetings Scheduled; Study Finds Tenuous Link Between Farm Subsidies and Intake of Sweets; NGFA’s Country Elevator/Feed Industry Conference Registration Open; Purdue Offers Advice to Agribusinesses Trying to Manage Their Cash in Volatile Times. Download Calendar of Industry Events here

October 24, 2008
Where is the Bottom; Brasher: Biofuel Rules Could Chill Future Projects; Consent Agreement Reached in Dallas County Hog Confinement Case. Download Calendar of Industry Events here

October 10, 2008
Grain Indemnity Fund Report, AAI Board Holds Annual Retreat, American Soybean Association Celebrates Passage of Biodiesel Tax Credit Extension, Iowa Milk Production Increases (more information here), Bond Addresses CropLife America Government Policy/Crop Protection Seminar, Bond Attends the Fertilizer Institute World Fertilizer Conference, Help your Local Newspaper Reporter Attend the Ag for Reporters Seminar, Water on October Environmental Protection Commission Agenda, and U-of-I Economist says Iowa Faring Better than Other States. Download Calendar of Industry Events here

September 26, 2008
PAC Shoot & Legislative Committee Meeting Postponed, ICGA Requests Temporary Harves Weight Exemption, USDA Relases the Cattle on Feed Report (see attached ), DNS completes first Greenhouse Gas Point Source Inventory, Northey Announces Emergency Waiver of Gasoline Volatility Standards, Oakville Residents to Meet to Discuss the Town's Future, First Blender Pumps go into Operation, US Corn Growers Grow More Per Acre. Download Calendar of Industry Events here

September 12, 2008
AAI Accepting Nominations ofr Open Board Seats, TAL Profile (download Douglas Welsh profile here ), Ag Leaaders Pan GOP Ethanol Stance, Agriculture's Clean Water Alliance Installs Tile Line Bioreactor, Animal Ag is a Top Target at Nathional Animal Rights Meeting. Download Calendar of Industry Events here

September 2, 2008
CIA Annual Meeting: Advocates For Agriculture, AAI Agronomy Committee Meets, Profile Of An Up And Coming Leader In Iowa’s Agribusiness Industry (Download TAL Profile of Jim Porter Here ), EPC Commission Denies Construction Permits, Rebuild Iowa Commission, 2007 Iowa Drinking Water Report Available, Download Calendar of Industry Events here

August 1, 2008
AAI Takes Leadership Role on 2009 ANSI Standards, Amber Neppl-Carter Fund (download more here ), TAL Profile of John Harris (download here ), Deadline for AAI Database Changes, Corn Checkoff Rate Increase, Download Calendar of Industry Events here

July 3, 2008
Action Plan to Reduce Nutrients to Mississippi River, Northey to Visit 3 Counties July 8, USDA Crop Report Does Not Reflect After Flood Information, American Feed Industry Assoc. Urges EPA to Temporarily Waive US Renewable Fuels Policy, Slowdown in Road Travel Eclipses 1979 Drop, Inspection of Flood Damaged Corn, Farmers Disaster Assistance Guide Available, Farmers are Advised to Properly Dispose of Spoiled Grain to Avoid Combustion. More on AFIA urging EPA to waive fuels policy here. AFIA June 24th Corrected Comments here . 

June 6, 2008
La Nina Diminishes, Iowa DOT Offers Educational Commerical Vehicle Regulation Program, Iowa Watersheds to Receive $5.4 Million, New Climate Change Report

May 9, 2008
Registering for August CCA Exam, Status of Grain Indemnity fund, NGFA Tells Congress Rail Capacity Concerns, AAI Educational Opportunites, CDL Update on Licenses

April 25, 2008
Surface Waters: Ammonium is not Ammonia, US Ag Trade Boosts Economy, Smoke Free Legislation, Iowa Dept of Ag's New Website, Gasoline Tax, Aerial Applicators Secondary Containment Access

April 11, 2008
April 25 Dealine for Winton Etchen Scholarship, Political Action Time, April 30 Deadline for Environmental Respect Awards, Revenue Estimate Conference Increases Est. Net General Fund Receipts, Congressional House Members Named to Farm Bill Conference Committee, The Ag Industry is Facing a Perfect Storm

March 28, 2008
AAI Hosts a Successful Ag Day, Iowa Dept of Ag Unveils a new website, ISU Corn & Soybean Initiative, Golf Outings, Driving Soggy Roads, IDALS Announces a New State Apiarist, Certified Esker Seed Oats for Sale

March 14, 2008
Apply for AAI Foundation's Winton Etchen Scholarship, USDA Awards $5 Million+ in Water Quality Grants, USDA Announces $36 Million in Funding for 2008 Renewable Energy & Energy Efficient Programs, Special Rview Session Being Held to Discuss the Issue of Valuation of Agricultural Buildings, Iowa Turkey Production Increasing

February 15, 2008
Mark Your Calendars for AAI Committe Meeting Dates & Ag Day at the Capitol, Economic Development & Transportation: Moving Iowa Forward Conference April 2, 2008, Schedule of Events is Attached Here, Cargo Tank Seminar April 9-10, EPA is Providing Notice to Pesticide Producers, DNR says Water Pollution Controls are Working.

February 1, 2008
Collateral Warehouse Receipts Reminder, Mark Your Calendars for AAI Committee Meeting Dates, Final Furle for Manure Application to Soybeanse is on EPC's February Agenda, DNR Studies Iowa's Water Supplies, Changes to Tier 2 Reporting in Iowa, IRS Announces Changes in the Standard Mileage Rate

January 25, 2008
Biofuels Meeting Featuring Gov Culver & Ag Secretary Bill Northey, Reminder I-9 Forms, Farmers Selling Crops for Less than Parity, Get Ready to Tee Off This Summer, NGFA Against Developing Standards for Distillers Grain

January 4, 2008
ICCAC Determines Preliminary Report for 2008 General Assembly, 2008 AAI Annual Meeting Information, NGFA Notifies of AAFCO Publication, ASMARK ALERT! January 22, 2008 Deadline Approaches Flurry of DHS Activity-Heads Up!

December 21, 2007
Ag Community Mourns Passing of Gary Scharf, AAI Completes District Meetings, Skilled Worker Shortage Recommendations, John Hester Receive 2007 ARA Distinguished Service Award, First Energy Independence Plan Released, E-85 Installation Assistance Announced, Air Permitting Workshops

December 7, 2007

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September 28, 2007
AAI Expo and Annual Meeting, Legislative Committee Addresses DDG’s, AAI Joins Fluid Fertilizer Foundation, Governor Culver Approves Harvest Weight Limit Exemption, Ron Wieck Named Republican Senate Leader, Iowa Senators Continue to Announce Their Exits, “I’m An Agronomist”, Controversial Film, “King Corn,” to be Released in October, USDA Mulling Over Release of CRP Acres, Bill to Broaden Railroad Antitrust Exposure Approved By Senate Panel

September 14, 2007
AAI Seeks Board Nominations, Ag for Reporters, Staff Attends Meeting, AAI and AAIS Board Retreat, Stanley Named to Lead Power Fund Board, Power Board Members and Due Diligence Committee Members

August 31, 2007
Join AAI for the PAC Shoot on September 7, 2007, AAI Seeks Board Nominations, AAI TAL Program Information, Pesticide Container Recycling Program, ARA And RCI Partner on SPCC Program, EPA Extends Clean Water Act Deadlines for Animal Feeding Operations, Mini-Bulk Recycling Last Chance to Sign up for 2007!, AAI Staff Changes

August 17, 2007
Join AAI for the PAC Shoot on September 7, 2007, Anti Meth Efforts Working, Kroger to Grow its Organic Line, Grain Elevator Air Permitting Rules Available, Fraudulent Letters Circulating, Wisconsin Manure-Only Farm Show Aug. 21, Water Projects Bill Snagged on Senator’s Objection, USDA Announces Animal ID Agreements, Harkin says the Program’s Flawed, Canadian Cattle, Pork Producers Kicking Back at COOL, Click It or Ticket Targets Impaired Drivers

August 3, 2007
Last Chance to Advertise in the 2008 AAI Member Directory!, AAI Foundation 3rd Annual Motorcycle/Classic Car Run, AASA Retail Facility Inspections Begin Again, AAI Foundation Announces Scholarship Recipients, DHS Site Security: Chemical List Delayed Until August

July 20, 2007
2008 DIRECTORY REMINDER: Changes Must be in by AUGUST 1, 2007!, AAI Foundation 3rd Annual Motorcycle/Classic Car Run, AAI Feed Committee Meeting Scheduled, AAI Agronomy Committee to Meet on August 1, 2007, Grain Storage Workshops, Sandy Simpson Named to Fuels Board, Gathman Represents AAI, Boswell Successful in Acquiring Grant Language, Borlaug Honored with Congressional Gold Medal, Many Communities Benefit from DED Awards, AAI’s TAL Class Visited DC this Past Week

July 6, 2007
2008 DIRECTORY REMINDER: Changes Must be in by AUGUST 1, 2007!, New "Wallace Building" to be Constructed, EPC to Address Application on Bean Ground, Pay the Tax and Relax, AAI Foundation 3rd Annual Motorcycle/Classic Car Run, TAL Class to Visit D.C.

June 22, 2007
AAI Partners to Sponsor Agricultural Reporting in Iowa, Mechanics Lien Law Has Changes, AAI Annual Golf Events: Register Your Teams TODAY!, 2008 AAI Member Directory to be Sent Out November 1, 2007!, Iowa DOT Motor Vehicle Division’s Offices are Moving

June 8, 2007
Floater Update, Deadline Extended: Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation Water Permit Application, New Federal Minimum Wage, USDA - 2007 Farm Bill, Emerging Biofuels: Outlook of Effects on U.S. Grain, Oilseed and Livestock Markets, Spring Application Forms

May 25, 2007
DNR Launches Database Offering Stream Use Assessment Reports, Fact Sheet: Border Security and Immigration Reform, Pesticide Container Recycling Program, House Ag Committee Chair Comes to Iowa, House Agriculture Committee Kicks Off Farm Bill Drafting Process, Nitrogen Info for 2007 Crop Year, AAI Website Surpasses 200,000 Hits in 2007!, AAI to Sponsor Statewide Media Meeting

May 11, 2007
Invitation to Attend Upcoming AAI Committee Meetings, Status of the Iowa Economy, AGCO Changes Distribution to Enhance Relationship with Retailer Customers, Leopold Selects EHM to Coordinate Iowa’s Water Policy

April 27, 2007
US House Committee Approves Bill to Regulate Ammonium Nitrate, Water Availability Study to Be Done, Railroad Spurs to Receive Funding, Department of Revenue Tax Classes Announced, Farm Bill Permanent Disaster Program or Expanded Crop Insurance?, Rail Infrastructure Tax Credit Package Reintroduced, USDA’s Farm Bill Conservation and Credit Titles Sent to Capitol Hill, Safeguard Iowa Partnership Appoints Beaman Executive Director, Are You Taking Full Advantage of AAI Member Service Programs?

April 14, 2007
Country Elevator Air Permit Updates, AAI and IDOT Will Host Joint Meetings, AAI Golf Events Scheduled for Summer 2007, Lamke New Iowa State University Agronomy Department Chair, Population Dynamics are Changing the Profile of Rural Areas, DNR Wastewater Discharge Permits On-Line, Winton Etchen Scholarship Application Available

March 30, 2007
AAI Hosts Ag Day Celebration at Capitol: 21 Statewide Ag Organizations Participate, HR-One Source Employment Conference -April 26, 2007-AAI Members Receive Special Discounts, New Minimum Wage in Effect April 1, AAI Announces 2007 Golf Dates – MARK Your Calendars, AAI District Meetings A Great Success in 2007, ARA Reports on Pesticide Container Recycling Developments, Environmental Respect Award - 2007, 2nd Annual IFSS Symposium April 12, 2007

March 16, 2007
Renewable Fuels Infrastructure Board (RFIB) has awarded $729,000 to Iowa Retailers, Farm Bureau Says More Corn than USDA Thinks Will Move to Ethanol, State Revenues Continue to Exceed Estimates, Alternative Fuels Joint Meeting on March 22, 2007, Wisconsin Senator to Push for Organic Policies in U.S. Farm Bill

March 2, 2007
Agronomy Committee Meeting March 6, 2007, Rielly-Noble Transportation Tour 2007 March 15-16 & March 22-23, 2007, Managing Distiller Grain in Cattle Feeding Workshop, Legislators Announce Retirements, Lt. Governor Judge To Lead Homeland Security in Iowa, County Estimates Released Early for 2006 Crop Year

February 16, 2007
Master Matrix Adopted by 86 Counties to Evaluate Animal Confinement Sites, EPA Response to Law & Order Misrepresentation on Pesticides and Human Testing, Risk Management Plans (RMP) Winter Workshop Held Next Week: February 21, 2007, Two-Day Tank Testing Workshop February 28 & March 1, 2007, Northey Announces 2007 Century and Heritage Farm Programs

February 2, 2007
USDA’s 2007 Farm Bill Proposals, Nebraska Unable to Enforce Corporate Farm Ban, 2007 Risk Management Plans (RMP) Winter Workshop February 21, 2007, Two-Day Tank Testing Workshop February 28 & March 1, 2007

January 19, 2007
AAI Legislative Reception Draws 120 Legislators, Northey and Askew Headline AAI Foundation Breakfast, Awards Presented at the AAI Annual Meeting, Legal Referrals for Delinquent Manure Management Plans, Public Input sought on Liquid Manure Application on Soybean Ground, DeWitt Named Leopold Center Director, 2007 Risk Management Plans (RMP) Winter Workshop, Tank Testing Workshop

January 5, 2007
Tank Testing Class for 2007 Set for February 28 and March 1, 2007, Risk Management Workshop Scheduled for February 21, 2007, Mike Naig and Jodi Zeballos Join AAI Staff, Slow Release Nitrogen Research and USDA to Survey Livestock Producers on Distillers Grains and Co-Products Usage

December 22, 2006
AAI Annual Meeting Notice, AAIS Annual Meeting Notice, AAI Foundation Annual Meeting Notice, Anhydrous Ammonia Tanks Must Be Tested, FDA Addresses Cross Contamination of Feed, C-S Agrow of ARA Retailer of the Year, AAI and CropLife America File Legal Challenges to EPA Clean Water Act/NPDES Rule, Mark Your Calendar for These Upcoming Events, Thank You to all of our 2006 AAI EXPO SPONSORS!
For a registration form for the AAI Annual Meeting, please download from the front page of this website or on the events button.

December 8, 2006
2007 AAI Board of Directors, Watershed Development Grants Available, “Moving Iowa Forward” Conference, Iowa DNR to Host Quality Meetings, Will We Have Enough Corn?
Moving Iowa Forward Conference Registration
2007 Watershed Development & Planning Assistance Grant Cover Letter
2007 Watershed Development & Planning Assistance Grant Application

November 22, 2006.
No Regulatory Compliance Next Week, AAI Expo Wednesday, November 29, 2006, Cash Door Prizes at the AAI Expo!, “Feed, Fuel or Fertility?” Expo Workshop, Win a Harley-Davidson Dyna Super Glide!

November 10, 2006
2007 Member Directory REMINDER, AAI Tomorrow's Ag Leader Program (TAL), AAI Announces Renewable Fuels Task Force, Storage and Handling Rates, Fertilizer Surpassed Crop Protection in Retail Sales, ISA and Decker Trucking Lines Announce “Million Mile Haul”, Renewable Fuels Infrastructure Board Meets and Makes Awards, AAI District Meetings Scheduled

October 27, 2006
Let’s Get Ready to VOTE, AAI Board Election, AAI Announces Renewable Fuels Sub-Committee, AAI Tomorrow's Ag Leader Class Application Period Open, Biodiesel Update: Guidelines to Proper Handling of Biodiesel, Low Sulfur Diesel Going Nationwide, ISU Program to Focus on Economics of Corn-Based Ethanol Industry, Free Class on E-Filing Iowa Business Taxes

October 13, 2006
NOTE FROM CEO, Ammonia Additive Brings Many Questions, AAI Legislative Committee Meeting Scheduled, Grain Elevators Air Permitting Update, Remember! 50 Degrees and Falling, A Future Without Nitrogen Fertilizers

September 29, 2006
AAI Requests Emergency Declaration To Raise Weight Limits, AAI Board Seats Open, Accepting Tomorrow's Ag Leaders Class Members, Agricultural Policy Affects Land Use And The Environment, Farm Sector And Household Income Forecast for 2006

September 15, 2006
AAI Elects Leadership, KCCI Poll Released, Department of Revenue Meeting Scheduled, 22 Iowa Counties Named Disaster Areas

September 1, 2006
IDALS Fertilizer Survey Due, John B. Askew of Iowa Soybean Association is the New EPA Region 7 Administrator, Ammonium Sulfate, AAI Office Closed, Dates to Remember, Dealers – NOTE Pre-Harvest Intervals for Spraying, Stalk Rot Perk, AAI Members Find New Members, Last Chance for AAI Golf Action Sept 12th

August 18, 2006
Iowa Tax Update Information, Congress Adjourns for Summer Recess, Governor Vilsack and Lt. Governor Pederson Administration Announce Key Appointment to Further Iowa’s Growth in Renewable Fuel Production and Use, Syngenta Asks Customers for Help, USDA Announces Temporary Grain Storage Rules, Excerpts from Iowa Administrative Code [21] Chapter 90

Iowa Temporary Storage Rules---Iowa Code

Temporary Grain Storage Rules-USDA

Triazine Network Newsletter From the "Syngenta Asks Customers for Help" Article.

August 8, 2006
Upcoming August AAI Events, Off Shore Drilling Bill Passes Senate, Watershed Quality Planning Task Force Meeting, U.S. Pesticide Safety Highest in the World, U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Training Opportunity

July 21, 2006
Petroleum Update Meeting, Commodity Credit Corporation Storage Requirements, 2006 MAGIE & National Agronomic Safety School, USDA Releases Farm Biosecurity Guide, Aggies Push for Senate Rail Hearing

July 7, 2006
AAI Legislative Committee Meeting Set, Iowa Legislature Will Have Special Session, Motor Fuel Tax Rate Changes July 1, 2006, U.S. House Lifts Drilling Ban, Leopold Center Requests Proposals, AAI Ag Leaders Class Goes to Washington

June 23, 2006
Extension of Registration Certificates Expiring on June 30, 2006, Kerosene Dispenser Label, AAI Annual Golf Events Register Today!

June 9, 2006
State Minibulk Collections Survey (Return by July 15 please find survey here), Low Sulfur Diesel Required, Major Land Uses in America, Candidates Selected for Fall Line Up, AAI Office Closed

May 26, 2006
Dyersville CPS Honored for Environmental Stewardship, Grain Storage to Stay Tight, Nitrate-Nitrogen: Here Today, Gone Tomorrow?, AAI Office Closed, DNR Promotes Digesters to Convert Livestock, Processing Waste into Products, To Ban or Not to Ban Fall Fertilizer Application, TAL Class Makes Plans for D.C. Trip and Water Quality Money Available

May 12, 2006
Joel Klobnak and Family Say "Thank You", AAI UPDATE: Registration For #SP13554 NH3 Tank Exemption, ALERT - Plan for P Index MMPs Starting in September, Farm Bill Feedback Requested, Spring Application Forms, EPA Releases National Strategy for Agriculture, Pesticide Container Recycling Program

April 28, 2006
Environmental Group Links Farm Programs to Pollution, Ethanol May Not Reduce Net Energy Consumption and Carbon Emissions in the Short Run, Motor Fuel Tax Increase, Short-Term Energy and Summer Fuels Outlook, NH3 Locks Requested and Upcoming workshops.

April 14, 2006
Update on Joel Klobnak, 2006 AAI Foundation Run Date Announced, NH3 Locks Requested, Soybean Backgrounder, Growing Farm Size and the Distribution of Farm Payments, Johanns Releases National Animal Identification System Implementation Plan.

March 31, 2006
Winton Etchen Scholarship, Additional AAI Directories Available, AAI Events Announced, Country Elevator Permits Negotiated, Fall Fertilizer Ban Update and Iowa Rallies for Agriculture.

March 17, 2006
Ag Day Celebration, AAI Employee at the Side of Injured Son, AAI will Become Party to US DOT Exemption, ISU and AAI Partner On FDA Record Keeping Education,AAI Golf Dates

March 3, 2006
EPC Will NOT Address Fertilizer, EPA Announces Final Designations for First Fine Particle Standard-Good News for Iowa Air Quality, Commercial Fertilizer on Manure Application Fields, Phosphorus Index Plan Implementation Dates Using the Phosphorus or P Index to Develop Manure Management Plans, AAI Grain Committee Continues Air Discussion and Proposed EPA Rule Change on Dry Milling Ethanol

February 17, 2006
Hot Topics, President Recommends $5 Billion Reduction in USDA Spending, CAFO Water Permit Application Extended, AAI Website Instructions and Recycled Pesticide Containers.

February 3, 2006
Information about the AAI Agronomy and Grain Committee meeting information, District Meeting information, Employers and Child Support Recovery Options, Final notices of AAI dues and more.

January 20, 2006
Recap of the annual meeting, 2015 Vision for Iowa Agriculture, VSP Payments to Department of Revenue and more.

January 5, 2006
Information regarding the upcoming AAI conference, including a breakdown of educational seminars, conferences and receptions. You will want to check out sessions on controling employer benefits, the impact of the Bio-terriorism Act on grain and fee, and more.