Pesticides
Pesticide Applicator Training & Testing Schedules 
Click here to see the schedule of training and testing locations and the regulations for pesticide applicators.
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TagsAerial Application Regulations
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417K)Click here for a brochure explaining the licensing and containment requirements.
Fire Prevention Plan
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 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 to your facility in the event there is a fire. You can obtain a username and password by contacting Kevin Runkle at 309.827.2774.
USEPA Pesticide Permit Issue
Click here for a synopsis of the recent court ruling that could require all pesticide applicators to obtain a permit to apply agrichemicals, as well as IFCA's comments to USEPA on this matter.
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TagsFact Sheet on Atrazine Lawsuit
( 45K)Click here to learn about the Holiday Shores, IL lawsuit againt the manufacturers of atrazine and implications to agriculture.
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Tags2009 Atrazine BMP Guide
( 309K)Click on this PDF file to view the 2009 guide to Atrazine Best Management Practices.
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TagsAgrichemical Facility Response Action Program (Part 259)
Outlines the agchem facility cleanup program and remediation standards for pesticides and fertilizer
