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Dicamba Training Requirements Issued by IDALS
The state of Iowa has begun issuing Special Local Needs registrations for modern formulations of dicamba products. This allows the approval of training materials for pesticides compatible with dicamba resistant
Round Up Ready 2 Xtend
soybeans.
Dicamba-based products require additional training beyond the regular Commercial Pesticide Applicator certification and renewal process. The additional training will include the following topics:
- New Use Pattern for Dicamba-Tolerant Soybeans
- Application Requirements to include Wind Speed and Direction, and Use of a Buffer
- Temperature Inversions
- Changes in Record-Keeping Requirements
- Sprayer Tank Clean-Out
- Off Target Movement
The State Pesticide Bureau expects to begin seeing submission of training session dates for additional auxin-specific (dicamba) training during the first week of 2018.
More information will be made available to applicators at
DicambaTrainingIowa.org
as training sessions are scheduled and updated information becomes available.
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Congrats to Our 2017 Annual Photo Contest Winner!
"Sun Goes Down Another Day" by Shelley Hauschel, Urbandale, IA
Shelley Hauschel from Urbandale, IA won the overall spot in the 2017 annual photo contest! Her "Sun Goes Down Another Day" won the overall title and 1st place in the Retailer/Coop Category.
Other category winners:
Check out all the 2017 entries on Facebook here. The overall winner and category winners are featured in the 2017 FY Annual Report, which is published each January.
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ATTENDEE DISCOUNT DEADLINE: JANUARY 16
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Attendees
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Updates are available on the 2018 Tuesday sessions and speakers.
View our
schedule of events
online.
Register before Jan 16 and receive up to $50 off your admission. All attendees are invited to the brand new Wednesday morning breakfast featuring the antics of Chris Cakes, a pancake company you'll flip for!
Exhibitors:
Attention 2018 Exhibitors: Booth assignments will be made AFTER Jan 5, 2018. Please look for that announcement in your email.
Back for the 2018 ASC is the exhibitor only thank you raffle! All exhibiting staff who are registered by Jan 5, 2018 will be placed into our exhibitor only drawing! Our show wouldn't be a success without all our amazing exhibitors. Our thank you raffle prizes will be handed out mid-day on Feb 14, 2018.
Exhibitor Quick Access Materials:
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Social Networks Play Integral Role In Conservation Practice Adoption
Research shows that to meet the goals of the
Iowa Nutrient Reduction Strategy
, Iowa farmers will need to increase use of a diverse array of appropriate nutrient management and other conservation practices. However, most soil and water conservation practice research focuses on single practices (e.g., cover crops). Research from Iowa State University published this week in the
Journal of Extension
examines factors that influence Iowa farmers' simultaneous use of multiple practices. The primary finding was that farmers who are more engaged in agricultural social networks tend to adopt more diverse nutrient management practices.
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Cellulosic Ethanol Push Stalls in Midwest Amid Financial, Technical Challenges
by: Successful Farming
Advanced biofuels have been touted as the next step beyond the corn-based ethanol that's the bulk of the country's renewable fuel for cars and trucks. These next-generation options were supposed to bring jobs to rural communities and provide farmers with fresh revenue sources, in addition to reducing the carbon footprint of vehicles.
Nearly a decade of federal incentives encouraged companies to invest in cellulosic technology, which produces ethanol from crop waste such as stalks, cobs, and leaves left on fields after harvest, and at least three plants were built in the Midwest since 2014.
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Ag Economist: RIN Cap Would Have 'Dramatic' Impact on RFS Volumes
University of Illinois ag economist Scott Irwin says Texas Senator Ted Cruz's proposal to cap the price of biofuel credits-or RINs-at ten cents would have a "dramatic" impact on Renewable Fuel Standard volumes.
It would be especially devastating for the biodiesel industry, Irwin says.
"My quick calculations indicate that a ten cent RIN cap would shut down the entire U.S. biodiesel industry," Irwin says. "I don't know how to get more dramatic than that." Read More
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Grassley Meets With NAFTA Negotiators
by: Agribusiness Report
Key trade and ag senators like Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley met with U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer this week to get an update on that.
Grassley says there are concerns within Washington that the White House will pull out of the trade deal, "So, they're talking about prices dropping then, and what would the government do to support prices. That is language no farmer wants to hear. A farmer wants to get their money from the marketplace. Not from the government treasury."
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Your company can participate in the 2018 ASC Student
Job Fair!
Click
here for more details.
(No cost for current ASC exhibitors.)
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Click on the title below to view our info page with sign up and/ or payment options.
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Upcoming Events
& Meeting
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New Years Holiday
Office Closed
January 1, 2018
Advanced Grain Elevator Operations Management Short Course
Jan 8 - 12, 2018
Ames, Iowa
AAI Executive Committee Meeting
Jan 16, 2018
10 AM
AAI Board Room
AAI Legislative Breakfast
Jan 23, 2018
7 - 9 AM
Iowa Capital
AAI Board Meeting
Jan 23, 2018
9:30 AM
AAI Board Room
Agribusiness Showcase & Conference
Feb 13-14, 2018
VI Building, Iowa State Fairgrounds
AAI Annual 2018 Member Meeting
Feb 13, 2018
2:00 PM
VI Building, Iowa State Fairgounds
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Strategic Partners Bring Service and Savings to AAI Members
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Because of the support of our sponsors, AAI is able to bring you an innovative conference! Thank you!
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