A five-minute summary of AAI, regulation, and industry activities for members of the largest state agribusiness association in the nation. | |
Regional Agribusiness Leaders Gather at AAI Main Office in Des Moines | |
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Leaders of state agribusiness associations from Midwest and plains states gathered for an information sharing and idea exchange this week. Association leaders from North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin, Ohio, and Indiana were all represented at the meeting. The represented organizations oversee agribusiness associations, feed and grain associations, chemical and fertilizer associations, and ag retail associations.
Bill Northey, AAI CEO, and the AAI staff hosted the leaders who spent Wednesday afternoon and Thursday morning discussing a wide range of topics related to the success of agribusinesses at the state level. On the agenda were discussions of events and education, political engagement, association processes, and a host of operational related topics. Also on the agenda were tours of the Titan tire plant and the World Food Prize Hall of Laureates.
A special thank you to Dave Tierney, Bayer Crop Science, for hosting the Wednesday evening gathering.
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Nurse Tank Testing Workshop - June 27
Registration Now Open!
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REGISTRATION FEES
Member Rate: $195 per person
Non-Member Rate: $240 per person
Class fee includes a regulation book, student book, and lunch
Location:
CNH Industrial Ag Information Center
23942 590th Ave
Nevada, Iowa
Click Here for Google Map
Class: 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Check-in: 7:30 AM – 8:00 AM
Lunch will be served at noon
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The Agribusiness Association of Iowa (AAI) works with Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) to provide you with accurate information on becoming qualified to test your own tanks at your own facilities. Before you register complete the following:
- Contact your insurance agent with regards to your company liability if you choose to certify your own staff.
- View the complete list of all of the requirements to be certified and the record keeping required. Please visit https://www.nursetank.org and go to nurse tank inspector information.
U.S. Department of Transportation will present the following:
- Introduction Overview of HAZMAT Textbook
- Registration/Inspector Qualifications/HM training External Visual Inspection
- Pressure Test, Leakage & Test Thickness Venting
- Record Keeping Nurse Tank Testing Demonstration
- NH3 Data Plates Inspectional Observations & Violations
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AAI Golf Outings - Registration Open | |
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July 13 - Okoboji, Iowa
Emerald Hills Golf Course
11:00 AM | Lunch
Noon | Shotgun Start
Prior to event - 10 AM - AAI Update with CEO Bill Northey
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Aug. 24 - Amana, Iowa
Amana Colonies Golf Course
9:00 AM | Shotgun Start
Lunch | On the turn
Prior to event - CEO Bill Northey Meet & Greet
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Sept. 13 - Ames, Iowa
Coldwater Golf Links
10:00 AM | Shotgun Start
Lunch | On the course
Prior to event - AAI Board and CEO Bill Northey Meet & Greet
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Need To Renew Your Commercial Pesticide Certification? | |
If you need commercial applicator training, or are looking to renew your company pesticide license or commercial applicator certification, visit the Pesticide Bureau website for links to the self-service portal and other applicator related information:
https://iowaagriculture.gov/pesticide-bureau/applicator-licensing-certification
Need Dicamba Training?
Links to the online training sites from the various manufacturers, along with product label links, can be found on the Agribiz.org website:
https://www.agribiz.org/dicamba-training/
Completion of any of the online dicamba training modules fulfills the requirement for the year.
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June 1
AAI Membership Committee Meeting
1:00 PM | AAI Main Office Board Room
June 6
IAAA Operation SAFE
Jefferson Municipal Airport | Jefferson, Iowa
June 21
AAI Animal Industry Committee Meeting
11:00 AM | AAI Main Office Board Room
June 27
Nurse Tank Testing Workshop
8:00 AM | CNH Ag Industry Information Center
Nevada, Iowa
June 29
AAI Board of Directors Meeting
10:00 AM | AAI Main Office Board Room
July 13
AAI Golf Outing - Emerald Hills Golf Club
Noon Shotgun Start | Okoboji, Iowa
August 24
AAI Golf Outing - Amana Colonies Golf Club
9:00 AM Shotgun Start | Amana, Iowa
September 14
AAI Golf Outing - Coldwater Golf Links
10:00 AM Shotgun Start | Ames, Iowa
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In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court of the United States has voted to affirm California’s Proposition 12 — legislation that bans the sale of pork, veal, and eggs in California from livestock that wasn’t raised according to the state’s production standards, no matter which state in the U.S. the animals were actually raised in. Oral arguments before the Supreme Court were made in October, and tension had been brimming for several months in anticipation of this SCOTUS decision.
Prop 12, which has long been expected to massively impact the nation’s pork industry, has been one of the most contentious legislative steps in modern California history. It sparked lawsuits from the American Farm Bureau Federation, the National Pork Producers Council, and the North American Meat Institute, all of whom challenged the constitutionality of Prop 12, largely based on the impact it would have on interstate commerce. Pork producers themselves have stated that the legislation would wrongly impact other states and impede national markets, setting a precedent where a state could aggressively regulate the actions of another (e.g. dictating the type of tractor used on a farm or whether robots can be used for milking).
The measure was originally passed in 2018 with the backing of more than two-thirds of voters and was supposed to go into effect Jan. 1, 2022, but its implementation had been delayed until July 1 of this year because of the challenge to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and its consideration before the nation’s high court in the case officially titled, National Pork Producers Council, et al. v. Karen Ross, in Her Official Capacity as Secretary of the California Department of Food & Agriculture, et al.
The central question before SCOTUS was: “Does a California law that prohibits the in-state sale of pork from animals confined in a manner inconsistent with California standards violate the ‘dormant’ component of the Constitution’s Commerce Clause?”
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Additonal Reading:
Response from Iowa Agriculture Secretary Mike Naig
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Among the four crop inputs/services categories tracked by our CropLife 100 survey, fertilizer performed the best during 2022. According to survey respondents, total fertilizer revenue for the top 100 largest U.S. ag retailers topped a record $23.4 billion during the year. This marked an impressive 53% increase from the 2021 category sales total of $15.3 billion. With this sales gain, the fertilizer category improved its overall market share of all crop inputs/services within the CropLife 100 to 51%, up from 43% in 2021 and the highest market share the category has enjoyed since 2008 — the year before the infamous fertilizer market crash of 2009!
“Looking just at the large numbers put up by the fertilizer category doesn’t tell the entire story,” said CropLife Editor Eric Sfiligoj. “As many market observers are sure to point out, much of the talk during 2022 centered around the fact that crop nutrients prices from suppliers were double (or sometimes triple) what they were during 2021 as supply chain disruptions and global conflicts such as the Russia-Ukraine war messed with the availability of many macronutrients throughout the entire 2022 growing season. By extension, this meant ag retailers were paying out more money to purchase various fertilizers before being able to turn around and sell them to their grower-customers. Surely, they will say, this explains the huge revenue increases for the fertilizer category.”
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The future of a railway safety bill created in response to the Feb. 3 derailment of a Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC) train in East Palestine, Ohio, is uncertain even though it passed a Senate committee, paving the way for a vote on the Senate floor.
The 16-11 vote Wednesday on the Railway Safety Act fell mostly along party lines, with Democrats voting in favor of the bill and most Republicans voting against it. Senate Republicans Eric Schmitt of Missouri and J. D. Vance of Ohio voted in favor of the bill.
But expect continued debate in the Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives on the bill’s more contentious items, including regulations that would require at least two people to operate a freight train, Republican senators warned Wednesday during the Senate Commerce Committee’s markup of the bill.
“I don’t believe as written that it is likely to get 60 votes in the Senate. And I think it is even less likely as written to pass the House of Representatives,” said Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, ranking member of the committee. “So I remain committed to working with the authors of this bill and with the chairwoman [Democratic Sen. Maria Cantwell of Washington] to find a bill that both enhances safety but also does not result in dramatically driving up the cost of energy for consumers who are being hurt today.”
Vance, who co-sponsored the bill, noted the involvement that industry stakeholders — including the railroads and rail shippers — had in crafting the bill, which, as Cruz remarked, started at 18 pages but is now nearly 80 pages long.
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The average aggregate quality of U.S. corn samples tested for the U.S. Grains Council’s (USGC’s) 2022/2023 Corn Export Cargo Quality Report was better than or equal to U.S. No. 2 on all grade factors.
“Foreign buyers have many options when it comes to sourcing their corn for feed, food and fuel, and this report ensures they have the latest and most detailed information when considering U.S. corn,” said USGC Chairman Josh Miller. “International importers and consumers can know that they are making a smart, informed purchase by seeing the exact benefits and characteristics of this year’s crop.”
The report is based on 430 export cargo samples collected from corn shipments undergoing federal inspection and grading processes at export terminals. It also provides information on grading, handling and how U.S. corn is moved and controlled through export channels.
The 2022 U.S. growing season was warm and dry from May to September, accelerating maturation and allowing for a timely harvest that contributed to the 2022 corn crop’s high overall quality.
Average test weight found by the analysis was higher than in 2021/2022 and the five-year average, with 93.3% of samples at or above the minimum requirements for U.S. No. 1 grade corn, indicating overall good quality. Chemical composition indicated an 8.7 percent protein concentration, higher than 2021/2022 and the five-year average. The exports had lower average stress cracks and higher average percent of whole kernels than in 2021/2022 and only two export samples tested below the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) action level for aflatoxins and all the samples tested below advisory levels for deoxynivalenol (DON) or vomitoxin.
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