The Grain and Feed Association of Illinois (GFAI) and the Illinois Fertilizer and Chemical Association (IFCA) have been in talks with the Illinois Department of Labor regarding granting permits for exemptions to the One Day Rest In Seven Act for each of our respective industries.  In the past, GFAI and IFCA have applied to the Illinois Department of Labor for an industry exemption to ...more

EPA proposed a strategy Thursday, July 25th, to reduce insecticide exposure to hundreds of federally listed endangered species that includes a wide range of mitigation measures addressing spray drift and erosion. Click Here to read more about the Insecticide strategy.   The herbicide and insecticide strategies are similar, proposing menus of mitigation options growers can choose from to achieve the required species protection.   ...more

This spring session, HB 1634 was introduced at the Illinois State Capitol. HB1634 would require Illinois to adopt CARB (California Air Resource Board) environmental regulations, subjecting Illinois citizens to the extreme policies of the California bureaucracy. This proposal is extremely detrimental to anyone that owns a semi. After facing roadblocks in the General Assembly from an entire range of groups, including Governor Pritzker, several ...more

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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. &...more