Take 5 Newsletters 2010
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 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.
July 30, 2010
Grant of $70,000 to help Anhydrous Ammonia Facilities in Iowa Comply with Regulations; DHS Issues Agriculture Survey to CFATS Facilities; Rep. Boswell Signs Letter Supporting the Safe and Efficient Transportation Act; Northey Encourages Iowans to Consider Running to Serve as Soil and Water Conservation District Commissioner; AAI Launches Mini-bulk Container Recycling Program; AAI Hosting Grain Grading Workshops.
July 16, 2010
USDA Receives Signed Standard Reinsurance Agreements from all 16 Crop Insurance Companies; EPA Sets Foundation for Unprecedented Dust Regulation; Mississippi Company to pay Civil Penalty for Aerial Pesticide Application Drift to Public Trail in Decorah, Iowa; Risk Management Workshop Scheduled for July 27, 2010; Hit the Road with the AAI Foundation During the 6th Annual Motorcycle & Classic Car Run.
July 2, 2010
Ag Policies and Research Should look Beyond Productivity; The Fertilizer Institute Announces Fertilizer 101 Initiative; ARA Retailer of the Year Award – Now Accepting Nominations!; WHO-HD Ratings Explosion Continues in Latest News Ratings; Tee-off with AAI; Risk Management Workshop Scheduled for July 27, 2010.
June 18, 2010
Unprecedented Cropland Study Confirms Conservation Practices Work on Farms in Upper Mississippi River Basin; New Requirements Coming for Pesticide Applicators; Ethanol DOT Meeting Scheduled for June 29, 2010; AAI Hosting Grain Grading Workshops; Mark your Calendars to Tee-off with AAI; Hit the Road with the AAI Foundation During the 6th Annual Motorcycle & Classic Car Run.
June 4, 2010
EPA Draft NPDES Pesticides General Permit; OSHA Proposes Major Revisions to Fall Protection Standard, Encompasses Combustible Dust; AAI Foundation Awards 2010-2011 Scholarships; Ethanol DOT Meeting Scheduled for June 29, 2010; Mark your Calendars to Tee-Off with AAI.
May 7, 2010
First 2012 Farm Bill Field Hearing Held in Des Moines; USDA Releases Major Report on Agricultural Transportation; Governor Culver Continues Discussion of Iowa’s Biofuels Industry; USDA Invites Applications for Renewable Energy Funding; Ethanol DOT Meeting Scheduled for June 29, 2010; Mark your Calendars to Tee-Off with AAI; AAI Hosting a Grain Grading Workshop.
April 23, 2010
Grassley, Conrad Work to Extend Ethanol Tax Incentives; Comprehensive Safety Assessment 2010 and the Impact on Shippers; WHO-TV 13 and AAI are Working Together to Increase Agribusiness News Across the State; Initial Notification Deadline Approaching for Feed Manufacturers Handling Materials Containing Chromium and Manganese.
April 9, 2010
WHO-TV 13 and AAI are Working Together to Increase Agribusiness News Across the State; Recent Court Ruling on Agricultural Supply Dealer Liens; Spring Brings Increased Farm Equipment Movement on Roadways; EPA Announces new Restrictions on Pesticide Phosphine Fumigants; Maranell Receives Award from Nebraska Soybean Association; AAI Foundation is Taking Applications for the Winton Etchen Scholarship.
March 26, 2010
Governor Culver Signs Bill to Modernize Iowa’s Grain Indemnity Fund; NGFA Urges OSHA to Withdraw, Reconsider Policy on Sweep Augers; NASCO Brings Tri-National Transportation and Trade Conference to Des Moines; AAI Foundation is Taking Applications for the Winton Etchen Scholarship; Watch AAI Events on YouTube; HAZMAT Materials Handling Workshop, April 6-8.
March 12, 2010
HAZMAT Materials Handling Workshop April 6-8; Spring Flooding Precautions and Actions to Take; Iowa Transportation Commission to Hold Public Input Meeting; Webinar Covers Spring Management Issues of Stored 2009 Grain; Northey Comments on Iowa DOT Suspension of USDOT Number Requirement; NGFA Elects Members to Board of Directors.
February 26, 2010
CropLife America Expresses Disappointment at US Supreme Court’s Decision to not Review Ruling on NPDES Permitting; Department of Justice and USDA Workshops to Explore Competition and Regulatory Issues in the Agriculture Industry to Begin March 12 in Iowa; Time to Think Grain Quality Again; DNR now Accepting Watershed Planning Grants.
February 12, 2010
2010 Agribusiness Showcase & Conference; AAI Board Members meet with Iowa Legislators; EPA to Ag: We Want to Hear from You; Free Training for EPA’s Online Risk Management Reporting for Anhydrous Ammonia Retailers; Wind Power Generation Workshops.
January 29, 2010
2010 Agribusiness Showcase & Conference; Attend the AAI Grain and Feed Forum!; Commercial Pesticide Applicator Training Recertification Being Offered at the Agribusiness Showcase & Conference; Senators seek to Derail EPA Authority to Regulate Greenhouse Gas Emissions.
January 15, 2010
Official Notice: AAI Annual Meeting; AAI Announces Elected and Re-Elected Board Members; Tier 2 Reports for Hazardous Substances due in March; DOT Targets Nurse Tank Owners and Operators; EPA Reminder for Anhydrous Ammonia Facilities; 2010 Agribusiness Showcase & Conference.
