Take 5 Newsletters 2008
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 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.
December 31, 2008
Reisinger Appointed as Agribusiness Association of Iowa’s Chief Executive Officer; IRS Lowers Business Mileage Deduction; Applications Available for the 2009 Tomorrow’s Agribusiness Leaders Class; Register for the AAI Annual Meeting – “Celebrating 15 Years Strong;” Happy New Year; 3rd Annual Iowa Renewable Fuels Summit; Average Value of Iowa Farmland Nears $4,500 an Acre in 2008 Survey; New ISU Summary Outlines Latest Air Quality and Odor Research. Download Calendar of Industry Events here
December 19, 2008
Register for the AAI Annual Meeting – “Celebrating 15 Years Strong” – AAI Has a Succesful EXPO and Live Auction; Notice: AAI Office will be Closed for the Holidays; Applications Available for the 2009 Tomorrow’s Agribusiness Leaders Class; “Learning from the Legends” a Great Success; Worker Protection Standard: Train the Trainer Online Course Now Available.
December 5, 2008
Official Notice of: AAI Board of Directors meeting, AAI Foundation Board of Directors meeting, AAI Annual Meeting, AAI Services Board of Directors meeting; Applications Available for the 2009 Tomorrow’s Agribusiness Leaders Class; Register for the 2008 EXPO; EPA Revises Guidance to Protect Wetlands and Streams; ISU Agronomy Conference; New, Updated BAMN Publications Available from AFIA. Download Calendar of Industry Events here
November 21, 2008
Applications Available for the 2009 Tomorrow’s Agribusiness Leaders Class; Register for the 2009 EXPO; Law Enforcement Mobilize to Ensure Driver Safety; Governor Culver Appoints Dr. Eugene Steef to the Environmental Protection Commission; Iowa Grain Indemnity Fund Balance; Increased Thefts Being Reported – Take all Precauctions; Renewable Fuel Standard Increased for 2009; Schafer Appoints Agricultural Air Quality Task Force. Download Calendar of Industry Events here
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!
