A five-minute summary of AAI, regulation, and industry activities for members of the largest state agribusiness association in the nation. | | Supreme Court Rules EPA Labels Override State Failure To Warn Claims | |
Today's U.S. Supreme Court’s opinion in Monsanto Co. v. Durnell affirms that the warnings a crop protection product’s label must carry are determined by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) science-based reviews.
In a 7–2 decision, the Court held that the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) preempts state failure-to-warn claims that would require a label change that the EPA has not mandated when the EPA has made a definitive determination on product safety.
The ruling preserves a consistent, nationwide labeling standard that farmers and ag retailers depend on every season.
| | Sec. Naig Launches Greater Des Moines Watershed Program, Hosts Roundtable | Photo credit: Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship | |
On Monday, Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig made a stop at Pro Cooperative in Pocahontas for a roundtable with farmers and ag retail staff focused on water quality and conservation. These discussions provide valuable insights to accelerate the adoption of conservation practices across the state.
In conjunction with the roundtable, Sec. Naig highlighted the launch of the Greater Des Moines Watershed Program, which will support a series of conservation incentives, cost-share, and targeted investments to improve water quality in the Greater Des Moines watershed.
The first initiative, launched on Monday, is designed to increase the number of cover crop acres planted in a 22 county area north and west of Des Moines. New and existing cover crop users in the qualifying area can receive payments of $25 per acre for up to 500 acres per farmer or landowner. The cover crop incentive is the first of several conservation initiatives that will be rolled out through the Greater Des Moines Watershed Program in coming weeks and is part of the Farm to Faucet legislation that was signed into law on June 1.
AAI is engaged with IDALS to help identify programs that can help accelerate the adoption of conservation practices in this watershed and targeted watersheds across the state. We are soliciting member input on which incentives would be most effective for encouraging precision nutrient management. If AAI members have input on this topic, contact Ben Gleason - bgleason@agribiz.org.
| | Iowa LICA Expands Demonstration Farm With New Meeting & Conference Facility | |
The Iowa Land Improvement Contractors Association had a grand opening today for the new meeting and conference facility at their Conservation & Demonstration Farm outside Melbourne, Iowa. The LICA farm showcases real-world conservation practices, advanced water management solutions, and how environmental care and agricultural productivity go hand-in-hand.
The new conference facility will soon be available to external groups for meeting and conference space, along with the opportunity to see conservation practices first-hand.
| |
AAI Summer Grain Grading Workshop Aug. 12 | |
AAI Member Registration - $130
Non-Member Registration - $155
WORKSHOP IS LIMITED TO 30 PARTICIPANTS
|
Workshop Registration Open
The AAI Grain Grading Workshops provide hands-on experience for identifying what is, and what is not, considered grain damage by the Federal Grain Inspection Service (FGIS). Participants will spend half of the workshop focused on corn and the other half focused on soybeans.
The workshops are led by an FGIS employee from Kansas City who will briefly explain how official grain grading works along with the mechanisms involved before leading the participants through the various grain damage FGIS is looking for and the implications on the grade of the grain.
The majority of the workshop will be dedicated to hands-on work with grain samples that contain various types of damage and learning to identify specific damage types. Some of the damage training includes: broken or split grain, odor, insect damage, various molds, cob rot, germ damage, heat damage, etc. Participants also learn official criteria for calculating a grade designation and experience calculating that designation.
| |
Location:
Ziegler CAT
1500 Ziegler Drive NW
Altoona, Iowa 50009
August 12
8:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Lunch is provided.
| | Submit AAI Board of Directors Nominations By July 1 | |
Nominations for the AAI Board of Directors close next week. Four board seats will be on the ballot in the upcoming election:
-
District 2 Director - Represents north central Iowa and the general membership.
This seat is currently vacant for the upcoming election.
-
District 3 Director - Represents northeast Iowa and the general membership.
This seat is currently vacant for the upcoming election.
-
Grain Director - Represents the grain industry and the general membership. Participates on AAI’s Grain Committee.
This seat is currently vacant for the upcoming election.
-
At-Large Director - Director represents general AAI membership.
Current director Katie Stutsman, Corteva Agriscience, is seeking re-election.
The AAI Board of Directors shapes association policy on behalf of the membership. Elected directors serve a term of three years and are eligible to serve three consecutive terms. Any employee of an AAI member business is eligible for nomination.
Full details, including the AAI District Map, are available by downloading the nomination form.
Nomination forms should be submitted by July 1 to Sally Thompson - sally@agribiz.org.
| |
LAST CHANCE TO REGISTER FOR OKOBOJI
The first golf outing of the season is less than two weeks away but there's still time to register yourself or a team and join your agribusiness colleagues on the course for a great day of golf.
Plus, you don't need the lowest score to win - you could take home Hole-In-One prizes, raffle prizes that include Turtlebox speakers and golf clubs, or simply hit the longest drive or longest putt.
We look forward to seeing you on July 8.
| | |
July 8
Emerald Hills Golf Club
Okoboji, Iowa
| | |
July 22
Amana Colonies Golf Club
Amana, Iowa
| | |
Aug. 26
Coldwater Golf Links
Ames, Iowa
| | |
Member & Industry Visits
Visit by: Julie Kenney, AAI CEO
Visit by: Heath DeYoung, AAI Membership Director
Iowa Nitrogen Initiative Meeting
Attended by: Julie Kenney, AAI CEO; Ben Gleason, INREC Executive Director
Iowa Land Improvement Contractors Association (Iowa LICA) Conference Facility Grand Opening
Attended by: Julie Kenney, AAI CEO; Ben Gleason, INREC Executive Director; Heath DeYoung, AAI Membership Director
| | |
|
June 30
Nurse Tank Testing Workshop
CNH Industrial Ag Information Center - Nevada
July 8
AAI Golf Outing
11:00 a.m. Lunch | Noon Shotgun Start
Emerald Hills Golf Club - Okoboji
July 22
AAI Golf Outing
9:00 a.m. Shotgun Start
Amana Colonies Golf Club - Amana
Aug 5
AAI Agronomy & Environment Joint Committees Meeting
10:00 a.m. - ISU Finch Farm, Ames
Aug 26
AAI Golf Outing
10:00 a.m. Shotgun Start
Coldwater Golf Links - Ames
| | |
A new national survey from 4-H shows that 41 percent of youth have changed the jobs they want because of AI. At the same time, many do not feel prepared with the skills they need to succeed in an AI-driven workforce.
[...] Read Full Story
| | |
Vermont has become the first U.S. state to ban paraquat, one of the most commonly used herbicides, with lawmakers citing a possible link between the weed killer and Parkinson’s disease. The ban has been widely celebrated by advocates who hope Vermont’s move will prompt similar action in other states.
[...] Read Full Story
| | |
The decision marks the first formal push by the White House to enact policy for year-round sales of gasoline blended with 15% ethanol, and signals a willingness to challenge U.S. refiners that have opposed the measure over concerns it could raise costs and complicate fuel distribution.
[...] Read Full Story
| | NOTE: If you unsubscribe below you will no longer receive ANY emails from AAI, including important member specific information and notices. To unsubscribe from just this type of email (i.e. newsletter or event marketing), select Update Profile below. | | | | |
