Illinois Fertilizer & Chemical Association

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.  

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. If you would like to register employees to attend this innovative class taught by Dr. Bob Wolf, please click on the following link https://www.asmark.org/TrainingCourses/ .  Once...More

Please click on thelink to register for the Asmark Institute Professional Applicator Training (PAT) https://www.asmark.org/TrainingCourses/  

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 providedon location. If you would like to register employees to attend this innovative class taught by...More

Companies that submitted a Tier 2 report to the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA) back in March were contacted by IEMA in July to submit electronic copies of MSDS for each product reported for 2010. IEMA has been challenged in court by an environmental group and are under a court order to make MSDS available to the public in case a member of the public sumits a request to see a company's Tier 2 report. IFCA was successful in working with IEMA to extend the deadline from...More

Do you need to apply for a NPDES Pesticide Permit? Click below for a guide to determine if you will need this permit, and a fact sheet from USEPA. This regulation became effective Nov 1, 2011.  

Click on the heading to see the schedule of training and testing.  

Click on the link to view the IFCA guidance document to the new 2011 Pesticide Container & Containment Regulations  

USEPA requires pesticide storage tanks to be anchored or elevated. Tanks with product in them are considered anchored according to USEPA guidance. Please click on the link to view a document that will help calculate buoyancy of pesticde storage tanks.  

Dear Valued Member, We invite you to review and consider the following special offer available exclusively through our affiliation with the AsmarkInstitute. EPA requires a label accompany every pesticide to the end user. For retailers providing custom application, this can be very difficult, especially when pulling from minibulk and bulk tanks. The 2011 Applicator Manual is designed to be placed in each piece ofapplication equipment, and...More

Please click on the link to view the IDA and IFCA press release regarding the Driftwatch website. Click here to access the IDA website then click on the Driftwatch logo: http://www.agr.state.il.us  

Click on the link to view the 2011 IFCA Convention & Trade Show presentation regarding upcoming minibulk regulations.  

Click on this headerto access the USEPA website where the draft pesticide permit,a fact sheet explaining the permit, and aquestion and answerdocument is posted. The fact sheet is 116 pages.  

Click here for aQ & A document that explains the requirements of the USEPA pesticide repackaging regulations. 

The following documents help explain the requirements of the 2011 USEPA Regulations for Minibulks and Container/ContainmentRequirements.  

Click here to learn about the Holiday Shores, IL lawsuit againt the manufacturers of atrazine and implications to agriculture. 

Click on this PDF file to view the 2009 guide to Atrazine Best Management Practices. 

Click here to see the schedule of training and testing locations and the regulations for pesticide applicators. 

IFCA members can click on the abovepicture 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 list of pesticides stored in each structure at your facility. The fire prevention plan should be used in conjunction with your emergency plan to help train facility employees as well as emergency responders...More

 

 

 

 

Outlines the agchem facility cleanup program andremediation standards for pesticides and fertilizer 

Click here for a brochure explaining the licensing and containment requirements for aerial applicators.