Regulatory Updates 2008
December 24, 2008
Happy Holidays from AAI; The Fertilizer Institute’s ALERT on Nurse Tanks; AAI ALERT – Safety Advisory Letter: Notification of Safety Problems and Non-Compliance with Nurse Tanks; Program 2 RMP Meetings – Mark you Calendars; New Report Calls for Nutrient Controls; New Guide on Agriculture Emergency Transportation; Final Amendments to EPCRA Regulations; EPA Announces Final Rule on Animal Waste Releases to the Air.
December 12, 2008
Official Notice of: AAI Board of Directors Meeting; AAI Foundation Board of Directors Meeting; AAI Annual Meeting; AAIS Board of Directors Meeting; AAI Meets with Iowa DOT; All Ammonia Tanks to be Tested; DOT Inspections Target Nurse Tanks; Motor Vehicle and Trailer Registration Rates set to Change in 2009 and New Farm Bill Bring Ethanol Changes.
November 25, 2008
AAI Board Ballots Due; Harvest Weight Exemption Ends November 29, 2008; Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) Final Rulemaking; Farmers File Objection in VeraSun Ethanol Bankruptcy; Attorney General Offers Interpretations Siding with Petroleum Marketers; Anhydrous Ammonia Tanks Being Inspected—Serious Situation Arises.
November 14, 2008
California Okays Animal Housing Prop; IRS Releases Agricultural Chemicals Security Credit Tax Form; Training Drivers on the Vehicle Inspection Requirementsl; Expect SPCC Rules for Farms Soon; Weight Restrictions Imposed on Fort Madison Toll Bridge; New Requirements for Controlling Manure, Wastewater from Large Animal Feeding Operations; Watch Amounts if Applying Manure Products on Land that will be Planted to Soybeans; Moisture Meter Accuracy; Testing all Nurse Tanks is on the Horizon; DHS Seeks Comments on Ammonium Nitrate.
October 31, 2008
Political Time! Vote Tuesday, November 4th!, EPA Amends Community Right-To-Know Reporting Regulation, Red Flag Rule Extended, Pesticides Dropping in Groundwater, Fall Container Recycling, and Ag Exemptions on Hours of Service’
October 17, 2008
State Sales Tax Reminder, Informational Meetings in Northwest Iowa set to Discuss Groundwater Resources, Livestock Producers who House Animals Both Inside and Out May Need to Apply for a Permit, Northey Encourages Eligible Groups to Apply for Watershed Improvement Funds, Environmental Code of Practice for Fall Nitrogen Fertilization.
October 3, 2008
AAI Accepting Nominations for Open Board Seats, Governor Culver Approves Harvest Weight Limit Exemption (read signed proclamation here), Iowa and Missourie Agree: Farmers can Haul Across the Boarder Without a Commerical Driver’s License, Information on Fertilizer, Prices and Production, Stockpiling Dry Manure, Sample Manure Fields this Fall if Using Manure as Fertilizer
September 19, 2008
AAI Accepting Nominations for Open Board Seats, PMCI Encourages Applicants for Renewable Fuels Infrastructure, EPA Outlines Progress for Pesticide Re-Registration, Congress Faces a Hectic Fall Agenda, North Central Extension Industry Soil Fetility Conference, Iowans Asked to Attend Informational Meeting Regarding the Lower Des Moines River
September 5, 2008
Floater Registrations – Do You Have Yours Yet? Pre-Harvest Restrictions for Fungicides, Congressional Inquiries into Fertilizer Prices, Congress Leaves Window Open for Comment on High Energy Prices, Profile of an Up and Coming Leader in Iowa’s Agribusiness Industry (download TAL profile of Michelle Price here ), Two Million Mile Haul biodiesel test announces comparable fuel efficiency with ULSD
August 22, 2008
Grain Indemnity Fund is Sound, No-Charge Pesticide Container Recycling Program – New in 2008, Transportation Department Notice of Intended Action (download more here), Profile of TAL Member (download more here ), Southern Rust of Corn Found in Southwest Iowa, EPC Seeks Changes in Voting Rules
August 8, 2008
Rebuild Iowa Advistory Commission Agriculture & Environmental Task Force, 2008 Flood Damage Assessment Survey-Results, Iowa’s Crop Loss May Be Less Sever, Profile of an Up and Coming Leader in Iowa’s Ag Industry (download more here ), A special How-to Seminar “Expand Your Business Into High-Value Specialty Grains” (download more here ), Canada: A Major Energy Supplier to the United States, Download Midwest Grain Conference Agenda and Registration here
July 25, 2008
AAI W orks to Draft 2008 ANSI Standards, July Seminar Focusing on Safety, Health, Environmental & Facility Security Issues, AAI Strongly Encourages Memers to Attend IDNR Meetings, Propane Tank Safety Alert, Iowa Tax Deadline Extended Again for Taxpayers Affected by Tornadoes and Flooding
July 11, 2008
Floater Registrations, CFATS Update, Changes to Iowa Motor Fuel Tax, Iowa Dept of Ag & Land Stewardship’s Newsletter, DOT Hazmat Registration Deadline Has Passed, ( download more: Floater Fees Schedule, Annual Floater Permit Application )
June 27, 2008
AAI Requests Extension of Hours of Service & CDL’s, Don’t Use Flood-Soaked Grain for Food or Fee, AAI Members Contribute to Flood Relief, Livestock Manure Now OK for Soybean Fields, TAx Deadline Extended for Taxpayers Affected by Tornados and Flooding, Q&A About the Iowa Anti-Smoking Statute Taking Effect July 1, 2008
June 13, 2008
EPA looking into Pesticides as Water Impairment, Surface Waters: Ammonium is not Ammonia (download more: part 1 , part 2 , part 3 ), $5M in Watershed Improvement Grants Available, Research Looks at Manure Emmission Benefits, DOT Monitoring Bridges in Flood Conditions, Iowa Conference to Address Livestock Situation
May 30, 2008
AAI Announces Video Conferencing Capabilities, Environmental Protection Commission Elects new Officers, Tornado Damages Sinclair Elevator, Aerial Application Requirements
May 16, 2008
Proposed Legislation for CDL Drivers, AFIA Webcast “Navigating the Feed Industry Approval Process”, DOT Moves Hazardous Material Enorsement to IBT, Farm Bill Conference Report, Clickit or Ticket Mobilization, FDA Amending Feed Regulations, CDL Update on Regular and Restricted Licenses
May 2, 2008
AAI Moving to Summer Hours, Governor Culver Signs Bill Aimed at Securing Iowa’s Transportation Future, Iowa Ranks 4h in Pesticide Container Recycling
April 11, 2008
ALERT: Air Permitting Deadline has passed, Emergency Grain Committe Meeting April 14, EPC Meeting Talks About Fall Fertilizer Ban, Secretary of Agriculture Receives Draft of the Proposed Rule on Pesticide Container Recycling, EPC will meet April 16th
April 4, 2008
ALERT: Air Permitting Deadline has passed, EPA Proposed Pesticide Container Recycling Rule, EPA Seeks Comment on Climate Change WAter Strategy, Five Simple Ways to Keep Pesticides Out of Our Water, Internet Submissions Now Available for Companies Reporting Tri Data
March 21, 2008
Grain Elevator Registration Deadline Quickly Approaching, USDA REleases Analysis on Failure to Enact a New Farm Bill, EPA Issues Supplemental Rules for Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations, DOT Adopts New Shipping Name for Ethanol, 10 Tips to Prepare for EPA Risk Management Program Inspections
March 7, 2008
Feed Mills Must Have Air Permits by March 31st, County Roads Maintenance, EPC to Vote on Final Rule for Manure Application, EPA Additional Options for Animal Feeding Operation Rule, CDL Update on Regular and Restricted Licenses
February 8, 2008
Ag Groups Ask USDA to Release CRP Acres, ICCAC Discusses Potential State Actions to Reduce Greenhouse Gasses, More Renewable Fuel is Headed to Your Tank, New Reduction Credit Included in Updated Grain Elevator PTE Calculation Tool, Final Date for Permitting Grain Elevators & Feed Mills is March 31
January 25, 2008
New guidance on Watershed Permitting, IDNR Post Grain Elevator Rule, CAFO Deadline Extension, RFS Program on Track, 2007 August Rain Sets Record, DHS Finalizes New Rule, AG for Reporters
January 11, 2008
Air Quality Permitting Workshops, NGFA Advises USDA against developing standards for distillers grains
