Take 5 Newsletters 2011
Welcome to our Take 5 Newsletters.
Take five minutes to read all the current developments affecting your business. Members of AAI receive a printed version of this by US Mail or in their inbox 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 29, 2011
AAI Announces New Board Members; Official Notice: AAI Annual Meeting; Agribusiness Showcase & Conference Spotlight: Grain & Feed Forum; Agribusiness Report Weekly Recap; Upcoming AAI Meetings & Events; Agribusiness Showcase & Conference Registration Form.
December 15, 2011
Sign-up to Exhibit, Sponsor and Attend the 2012 Showcase; CCA Exam Review Course Offered by ISU Extension; Weed Identification Guide Available Electronically; Agribusiness Report Weekly Recap; Upcoming AAI Meetings & Events.
December 1, 2011
Environmental Respect Awards Call for Entries; Six Watershed Management Authorities Funded to Mitigate Future Flooding Risks; Join Us for AAI’s District Meetings; Weekly Agribusiness Report Recap; Upcoming AAI Meetings & Events.
November 17, 2011
Struve Meets with Watershed Planning Advisory Council; Vilsack Announces Investment in International Market Development; Ken Root Recognized by the National Association of Farm Broadcasters; Registration for CCA Exams Open; AAI District Meetings Announced; Weekly Agribusiness Report Recap.
November 3, 2011
AAI Welcomes Two New Team Members; Call for Nominations for AAI Board of Directors Openings; Riley Named to Economic Development Board; $360,000 Available to Repair Conservation Practices; Weekly Agribusiness Report Recap; Photo Contest Winner.
October 21, 2011
Save the Dates for the 2012 Agribusiness Showcase & Conference!; EPA Says it Won’t Regulate Farm Dust; ARA Testifies at Hearing on the Impact of LIghtSquared’s Proposal on GPS Users; Weekly Agribusiness Report Recap.
October 7, 2011
Obama Sends Free Trade Agreements to Congress; EPA Inspector General Says Agency Took Short Cut on Climate Change Science Review; Congress Addressing GPS vs. LightSquared Battle; my SPCC Tools Ready for the November 10, 2011 Deadline; Weekly Agribusiness Report Recap.
September 23, 2011
Northey Elected President of the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture; Asmus Elected International Certified Crop Adviser Program Vice Chair; Governor Branstad Signs Proclamation Allowing Overweight Loads for Harvest Season; President’s Plan Draws Fire.
September 9, 2011
White House, EPA Abandon Revision of NAAQS Ozone Standard; Labor Department Proposes to Ban Youth from Engaging in Certain Types of Agricultural Work; Tenth Anniversary of September 11; Records set for Agricultural Exports and Farm Income in 2011; FMCSA Issues Alert About Aggressive Marketing Attempts; Tee Off with AAI at the Last Golf Outing of the Summer.
August 26, 2011
AAI Hosts a Regulatory & Legislative Forum; OSHA Targets Grain-Handling Industry in Hazard Alert on Grain Bin Engulfments; Northey to Participate in Agriculture Town Meeting with Grassley and Latham in Oakland, Red Oak, and Atlantic on August 30; Governor Branstad to Hold Roundtable, Public Discussion Regarding Missouri River Flooding; EPA Accepts First GHG Reporting Data.
August 12, 2011
AAI Hosting a Regulatory & Legislative Forum; US DOT Reinforces Commitment to no new Regulations; Deadline for Returning UGRSA Contracts to CCC; IDALS Receives Grant to Help Anhydrous Ammonia Facilities Comply with Regulations; Hit the Road with the AAI Foundation!
July 29, 2011
Northey: 2011 Legislative Session Presented Challenges, Opportunities for IDALS; Iowa Agriculture Exports Top $7 Billion in 2010; Hit the Road with the AAI Foundation During the 7th Annual Motorcycle & Car Run; Tee Off this Summer with A
July 15, 2011
USDA Grants Governor Branstad’s Request for Disaster Designation; Three Senators Announce Agreement to Redirect Ethanol Tax Credit, End Import Tariff; CLA to Work Around Procedural Obstacles to H.R. 872 in the Senate; Hit the Road with the AAI Foundation During the 7th Annual Motorcycle & Car Run!; AAI Hosting Grain Grading Workshops.
June 17, 2011
MACA Mini-Bulk Summit – Part 2 Presentations; Senate Votes Overwhelming to Kill Ethanol Subsidy; Tax Return Deadline Extended for Business Owners Located in Disaster Areas; Use Self-Inspection Checklists to Ensure Worker Protection Standard Compliance; Tee Off this Summer with AAI; AAI Hosting Grain Grading Workshops.
June 3, 2011
Claghorn Leaving IDALS to Join Iowa Soybean Association; Federal DOT Seeks to Define “Implement of Husbandry;” International Roadcheck to be Held June 7-9; Flooding Concerns Prompt Action Along Missouri River; Tee Off this Summer with AAI; I-9 and E-verify: Critical Tools for National Security and Corporate Compliance.
May 20, 2011
CME Group Announces Revised Daily Price Limit Proposal for Corn Futures and Options; Gov. Branstad and Lt. Gov. Reynolds Announce Town Hall Meeting Tour; Iowa State to Lead Alternative Hen-Housing Study; AAI Hosting Grain Grading Workshops.
May 6, 2011
CME Proposes Widening Corn Limit to 50 Cents; Updated Compliance Directive Provides Enforcement Guidance on PPE; USDA Funding for Rural Blender Pumps; New DOT Rule Authorizes Agents to Open Hazardous Materials Packages; OSHA Inspectors to Focus on Training Language.
April 22, 2011
EPA Administrator Jackson and Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Meet with Farmers and Renewable Energy Leaders in Iowa; Ag Groups Urge STB to Implement Changes to Foster More Competitive Rail Environment; AAI Foundation is Taking Applications for the Winton Etchen Scholarship.
April 8, 2011
Kress Named Vice President for Extension and Outreach at Iowa State; Inspect you Facilities’ Nurse Tanks; Nurse Tank Research on Stress Corrosion Cracking Underway; OSHA Issues Grain Storage Bin Alert; MACA Announces Mini-Bulk Summit – Part 2; AAI Foundation is Taking Applications for the Winton Etchen Scholarship.
March 25, 2011
Steve Moline Hired as Division Director at IDALS; Peterson Op-Ed: Time to Clean Up the EPA; Pesticide Applicator Testing to be Offered at Des Moines Area Community College; CropLife America Files Motion to Intervene in Lawsuit Challenging ESA Consultation Process.
March 11, 2011
Governor Branstad Signs Executive Order Requiring Jobs Impact Statement on Government Rules and Regulations; Retailers Take Notice: $54,922 Civil Penalty for Risk Management Program Violation; EPA Announces Next Steps for GHG Emissions Reporting Program; TFI Praises Bi-Partisan Congressional Action to Prevent EPA Overreach on Climate Regulations; CropLife America Supports Legislation to Eliminate Duplicative Pesticide Permit Regulation.
February 25, 2011
OSHA Issues Enforcement Guidance on Personal Protective Equipment; Crop Protection Industry Voices Concerns with Recent Regulatory Actions; Iowa State Wins $20 Million Grant to Research Impacts of Climate on Corn-based Copping Systems; Free Biodiesel Profitability Workshop.
February 11, 2011
2011 Agribusiness Showcase & Conference; AAI, AAIS, and Iowa Seed Association Board Members meet with Iowa Legislators; Legislature Unveils Rules & Regulations Initiative and Statewide Listening Tour.
January 28, 2011
Certified Crop Adviser Training at the Agribusiness Showcase & Conference; EPA Sending U.S. Gulf of Mexico Program Director to Keynote the 2011 Agribusiness Showcase & Conference; Grain & Feed Forum to be held at the 2011 Agribusiness Showcase & Conference.
January 14, 2011
Register Today for the 2011 Agribusiness Showcase & Conference; Commercial Pesticide Applicators can Recertify at the 2011 Agribusiness Showcase & Conference; U.S. Gulf of Mexico Program Director to Keynote at the 2011 Agribusiness Showcase & Conference; Grain & Feed Forum to be held at the 2011 Agribusiness Showcase & Conference.
