Legislative Updates
Updated February 12, 2012
Illinois Fertilizer & Chemical Association
Supply. Service. Stewardship.
To assist and represent the crop production supply and service industry
while promoting the sound stewardship and utilization of agricultural inputs.
Industry Resources
Just a quick reminder, Tier II reports and Pesticide Production reports are due March 1, 2012. Don't forget to attach a current MSDS for products reported on your Tier II. IEMA is under a court order following a lawsuit to require current MSDS when submitting a Tier II report.
The Illinois Secretary of State CDL office has notified IFCA of issues drivers are having when they go to a facility to update medical card information. To avoid issues at a CDL facility when submitting medical card information go to the IFCA website and click on the second article under the SOS Medical Card Self-Certification Procedures. Following these instructions can save a lot of headache.
There is still time and open seating available at some of the new Asmark Institute Professional Applicator Training (PAT) courses. Registration is still open for Lexington on March 6, Canton on March 9, Ottawa on July 31, Shipman on August 2 and Bloomington on August 3.
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Dear Valued Member,
We invite you to review and consider the following special offer available exclusively through our affiliation with the Asmark Institute.
Please click on the link to register for the Asmark Institute Professional Applicator Training (PAT)
Online registration is now available for the 2012 Asmark Institute Professional Applicator Training (PAT). Registration for Toluca, Arenzville and Kirkland is closed but seating is still available for Cooksville on March 6, Canton on March 9, Ottawa on July 31, Shipman on August 2 and Bloomington on August 3. Classes can hold up to 30 people and the cost is $220 per person with lunch provided on location. If you would like to register employees to attend this...More The Asmark Institute today announced plans to construct a new training complex in Bloomington, IL to host its Ammonia Technician Course and a series of new courses designed for grain facilities. Bloomington, IL is centrally-located within the United States and offers several advantages, especially to the agricultural industry. The 26,000 square foot complex is expected to host a wide variety of meetings with its unique design and capability to accommodate equipment used...More
IFCA recently met with Illinois EPA regarding anhydrous ammonia releases over the past two years. IEPA and IDA report that NH3 releases at stationary storage locations are down but field of application releases are slightly higher. Once an anhydrous ammonia release has been reported to IEPA, they will then send an Incident Inquiry Letter (IIL) to the responsible party requesting a detailed description of the incident and cause. It is extremely important to respond...More
Click on the article to see a March 29, 2011 press release from IDA and IFCA on safety tips for applying ammonia.
This video is designed to provide farmers with safety information related to handling, transportation, application, first aid and emergency response as it pertains to anhydrous ammonia.
IFCA members can click on the above picture to access the online fire prevention plan for your facility. The fire prevention plan is designed to help ag retail facilities address potential ignition sources and fire hazards at an ag retail facility and will include a comprehensive...More
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