Illinois Fertilizer & Chemical Association
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To assist and represent the crop production supply and service industry while promoting the sound stewardship and utilization of agricultural inputs.
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MAGIE 2024
August 21-22, 2024
McLean County Fairgrounds
1106 Interstate Drive
Bloomington, IL
2024 IFCA Golf Outing
Looking for a great summer event for a cause? Don't miss out on the 2024 IFCA Golf for Scholarships outing! This year we are only having one outing which will be in Bloomington, IL at The Den on July 25th. This outing is a great opportunity to network with peers while supporting the next generation of agriculturalists.
We will be limited to the number of golfers and we don’t want you to miss out on the opportunity to golf at this Arnold Palmer Signature Golf Course.
The outing is open to all, and companies are encouraged to bring teams of employees or customers to support the IFCA scholarship program. Scholarships are provided to students enrolled in an agriculture-related field attending the U of I, ISU, WIU, and SIU state colleges.
Cost: $125 per person; $500 for a foursome
Location: The Den; 3002 Fox Creek Road; Bloomington, IL
Time: Check-in at 9:30 am; Shotgun Start: 10:00 am
IFCA 2024 Golf Outing
Thank you kindly to our 2024 Member Sponsors.
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Updated Jun 29, 2024
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NH3 Train the Trainer Course in Bloomington July 8th
Are you interested in training growers and have at least five years of experience in the anhydrous ammonia industry? IFCA & IDOA are offering a Train the Trainer Class July 8th at the Agricenter in Bloomington, IL from 10:00 am until 2:30 pm. This classroom course is for individuals experienced with ammonia who want to train farmers under the regulations for grower training. For ...more
U.S. DOT HAZMAT Registration Deadline
If your company transports, or offers for transport, hazardous materials that require placarding by DOT, you must be registered with DOT. If your company registers with DOT annually, then registration for the 2024-2025 period must be completed by July 1, 2024. Since PHMSA allows multiyear registration, not all registration certificates are up for renewal in 2024.
The annual fee for small businesses and not-for-profit organizations is still $250 ...more
DJI Drone Ban
A new bill, H.R.6572 Countering CCP Drones Act, was introduced recently as an amendment to a military funding bill and passed the House of Representatives. The bill bans the procurement and use of DJI drones and due to proclaimed national security risks of data on critical infrastructure in the United States being shared from DJI, a Chinese owned company, to the Chinese Communist ...more
Illinois Pesticide Review Newsletter
Every other month, Illinois Extension provides a new Illinois Pesticide Review Newsletter. Here you will find information on legislation, regulations and other developments directly impacting pesticide use in Illinois. The latest edition includes stories on:
Maintaining personal protective equipment
Welcoming John Schepis to PSEP
New pesticide laws around schools
Recognzing heat-related warning signs for gardners and landscapers
Mileage Plate Renewal Deadline is June 30 – Expect Delays in Processing
Many IFCA members have been dealing with processing delays at the Illinois Secretary of State’s Office with renewals. IFCA is asking our members to get your renewals in ASAP for mileage plates. The June 30 deadline may seem to be a long way out, but after experiencing 6-week delays or more with other renewals, things may not be much better this time ...more
IFCA’s “News Under the Dome” End of Session Wrap-Up
The 103rd General Assembly concluded their work this week. Lawmakers are now home for the summer with many facing elections in November. IFCA had another successful year at the Illinois state capitol this spring session. We were able to hold off any harmful legislation that might directly affect the industry negatively. Below are some of the most important bills that IFCA was ...more
2024 Dicamba Guidance Document
To help our members avoid common recordkeeping mistakes and better understand what IDA expects when reviewing your records, we have updated our dicamba guidance document to highlight some critical items required when applying dicamba to soybeans. Click here to see the IFCA guidance document.
Pesticide Container Recycling Program
The Illinois Department of Agriculture annually cooperates with various segments of the agrichemical industry to operate a plastic pesticide container-recycling program. For more information on the recycling program schedule, click here. For more information on the program in general, click here to be relocated to IDOA's website, where you can learn about the program. IDOA's press release can be found ...more
2024 IDOA Clean Sweep Program
The Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) announced that they will host again the pesticide clean sweep program this summer. The program, funded by a grant obtained from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, is free and designed to collect unwanted agricultural pesticides.
This year collections will take place in Bureau, Carroll, Henry, JoDaviess, Lasalle, Lee, Ogle, Rock Island, Stephenson, Whiteside, and Winnebago Counties.
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Cleaning Spray Equipment
With pesticide application season still underway in terms of herbicide, fungicide and insecticide treatments, IFCA would like to remind everyone that cleaning your spray equipment must be done over operational area containment. It is a violation of the Part 255 Containment Rules to wash application equipment over gravel or any other area of your facility. The rules state:
Cleaning and washing of agrichemical residue ...more
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July 8th NH3 Train the Trainer Course for Ammonia Grower Safety Training
Are you interested in training growers and have at least five years of experience in the anhydrous ammonia industry? IFCA & IDOA are offering a Train the Trainer Class July 8th at the Agricenter in Bloomington, IL from 10:00 am until 2:30 pm. This classroom course is for individuals experienced with ammonia who want to train farmers under the regulations for grower training. Attending this course will also satisfy Illinois Department of Agriculture “competent attendant” training requirements for anhydrous ammonia. You must preregister for this Train the Trainer Class.
If you have any questions or to preregister for the Bloomington class, contact John Rebholz or Jason Solberg at 309-827-2774 or john@ifca.com or jason@ifca.com.
IFCA Regulatory group meeting today at the Asmark Agricenter. Great discussion along with informative speakers.
The IFCA staff had a great week up in Madison, Wisconsin for our spring state association meeting. This is a great meeting for all the state associations to balance ideas off of each other. Thanks to Tom and Grace at the Wisconsin Agribusiness Association for hosting us.
IFCAPresident KJ Johnson gives an update from the Illinois state capitol today regarding what might happen this week in springfield. He also talks about IFCA's 2024 Custom Applicator of the Year Award and pesticide recycling.