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Anhydrous Ammonia Rules Out for Public Comment The Illinois Dept of Agriculture has published the first notice of proposed changes to Part 215, the Illinois Anhydrous Ammonia and Low Pressure Nitrogen Solutions Regulations. A copy of the proposed rules along with the official Illinois Register notice is posted on the IFCA website at www.ifca.com. IDA will accept comments until August 24, 2015. We encourage our members to review the regulations (the proposed changes are underlined in the document) and send any comments you have to IFCA to help us best represent you as we prepare comments on behalf of the ammonia industry. IDA did ... Regulatory Alert, Alerts
Common Questions about General Standards & Field Crops Exams & Licensing As ag retailers are working hard to get their spray operators upgraded to certified applicators by attending the field crop training and taking the test, and some questions have come up with regard to this process. We have worked with IDA to provide guidance on the commonly asked questions below. Bear in mind that you must have a current general standards (GS) certification in order to achieve the status of commercial applicator, which passage of the field crop (FC) exam will provide. But there are some nuances to this process that we will try to address ... Alerts, Regulatory Alert, Items of Interest2
Conditions Signal Start of Fall Ammonia Season - UI Guidance Dr. Emerson Nafziger, Professor Emeritus University of Illinois, released a Bulletin late in the afternoon on October 26, outlining the process of fall anhydrous ammonia application and considerations to follow for the beginning of this fall's nitrogen application season. To see the Bulletin click on this link https://farmdoc.illinois.edu/field-crop-production/soil-temperatures-and-fall-ammonia-application-2.html or download a PDF of the Bulletin here. In the Bulletin, Dr. Nafziger explains soil temperature trends in October, the importance of soils being below 50 degrees and trending colder, the role of nitrification inhibitors, and rate recommendations for ... Alerts, Regulations, Regulatory Alert, Regulations
Fall Nitrogen - BMPs and Water Quality With temperatures falling to the 30's at night for much of central and northern Illinois, thoughts begin to turn to the yearly question "When Can I Start to Apply Ammonia?" The following best management practices reflect what we've learned in 8 years of NREC funded research, performed on actual farmer fields over tile drainage. These BMPs are also part of the Illinois Nutrient Loss Reduction Strategy (INLRS) recommendations and the University of Illinois recommendations. The BMPs are as follows: 1. Use the Right Nitrogen Rate and do not apply the full rate in the ... Alerts, Regulatory Alert, Regulations
IL Dept of Ag Approves Dicamba Labels; IL-Specific Restrictions on the Horizon Today, the Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) adopted the federal labels for Xtendimax, Engenia and Tavium for use on soybeans in Illinois. If and when USEPA approves the FeXapan label, we are confident it will also receive approval for use in Illinois. In addition to clearing the way for the use of these herbicides on soybean in 2021, the label approvals also mean that Xtendimax and Engenia remaining in inventory, but whose labels were cancelled by USEPA on July 31, 2020, can now be sold and distributed. When the FeXapan label is approved the same will be true.&... Alerts, Regulations, Regulatory Alert, Regulations
IL Driver Services Offices Closed; CDL Offices Remain Open Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White announced late on Friday that due to an increase in Covid, driver services offices statewide will be closed from November 17 through December 7, 2020. Expiration dates for driver's licenses and ID cards will be extended through June 1, 2021. However, you can renew expiring licenses and vehicle registrations on-line at https://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/ and are encouraged to do so. CDLs and related endorsements are governed by federal law, therefore CDL driver service facilities in Illinois remain open. To see the full press release and ... Alerts, Regulations, Regulatory Alert, Regulations
OSHA Announces Retail Ammonia Subject to Additional Regulations In a sudden announcement on July 22, the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) announced that they will eliminate the "retail" exemption for chemical facilities that are currently exempt from the Process Safety Management (PSM) regulations. Thus, PSM will now apply to retail anhydrous ammonia facilities. This was not done via normal regulatory channels, but rather was an announcement of OSHA's "reinterpretation" of the existing rules. OSHA states that President Obama's Executive Order issued in 2013 following the explosion at West Fertilizer was the basis for making this determination, thus pulling retail ammonia facilities into a new ... Alerts

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Anhydrous Ammonia Rules Out for Public Comment

The Illinois Dept of Agriculture has published the first notice of proposed changes to Part 215, the Illinois Anhydrous Ammonia and Low Pressure Nitrogen Solutions Regulations. A copy of the proposed rules along with the official Illinois Register notice is posted on the IFCA website at www.ifca.com. IDA will accept comments until August 24, 2015. We encourage our members to review the regulations (the proposed changes are underlined in the document) and send any comments you have to IFCA to help us best represent you as we prepare comments on behalf of the ammonia industry. IDA did ...

Regulatory Alert, Alerts

Common Questions about General Standards & Field Crops Exams & Licensing

As ag retailers are working hard to get their spray operators upgraded to certified applicators by attending the field crop training and taking the test, and some questions have come up with regard to this process. We have worked with IDA to provide guidance on the commonly asked questions below. Bear in mind that you must have a current general standards (GS) certification in order to achieve the status of commercial applicator, which passage of the field crop (FC) exam will provide. But there are some nuances to this process that we will try to address ...

Alerts, Regulatory Alert, Items of Interest2

Conditions Signal Start of Fall Ammonia Season - UI Guidance

Dr. Emerson Nafziger, Professor Emeritus University of Illinois, released a Bulletin late in the afternoon on October 26, outlining the process of fall anhydrous ammonia application and considerations to follow for the beginning of this fall's nitrogen application season. To see the Bulletin click on this link https://farmdoc.illinois.edu/field-crop-production/soil-temperatures-and-fall-ammonia-application-2.html or download a PDF of the Bulletin here. In the Bulletin, Dr. Nafziger explains soil temperature trends in October, the importance of soils being below 50 degrees and trending colder, the role of nitrification inhibitors, and rate recommendations for ...

Alerts, Regulations, Regulatory Alert, Regulations

Fall Nitrogen - BMPs and Water Quality

With temperatures falling to the 30's at night for much of central and northern Illinois, thoughts begin to turn to the yearly question "When Can I Start to Apply Ammonia?" The following best management practices reflect what we've learned in 8 years of NREC funded research, performed on actual farmer fields over tile drainage. These BMPs are also part of the Illinois Nutrient Loss Reduction Strategy (INLRS) recommendations and the University of Illinois recommendations. The BMPs are as follows: 1. Use the Right Nitrogen Rate and do not apply the full rate in the ...

Alerts, Regulatory Alert, Regulations

IL Dept of Ag Approves Dicamba Labels; IL-Specific Restrictions on the Horizon

Today, the Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) adopted the federal labels for Xtendimax, Engenia and Tavium for use on soybeans in Illinois. If and when USEPA approves the FeXapan label, we are confident it will also receive approval for use in Illinois. In addition to clearing the way for the use of these herbicides on soybean in 2021, the label approvals also mean that Xtendimax and Engenia remaining in inventory, but whose labels were cancelled by USEPA on July 31, 2020, can now be sold and distributed. When the FeXapan label is approved the same will be true.&...

Alerts, Regulations, Regulatory Alert, Regulations

IL Driver Services Offices Closed; CDL Offices Remain Open

Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White announced late on Friday that due to an increase in Covid, driver services offices statewide will be closed from November 17 through December 7, 2020. Expiration dates for driver's licenses and ID cards will be extended through June 1, 2021. However, you can renew expiring licenses and vehicle registrations on-line at https://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/ and are encouraged to do so. CDLs and related endorsements are governed by federal law, therefore CDL driver service facilities in Illinois remain open. To see the full press release and ...

Alerts, Regulations, Regulatory Alert, Regulations

OSHA Announces Retail Ammonia Subject to Additional Regulations

In a sudden announcement on July 22, the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) announced that they will eliminate the "retail" exemption for chemical facilities that are currently exempt from the Process Safety Management (PSM) regulations. Thus, PSM will now apply to retail anhydrous ammonia facilities. This was not done via normal regulatory channels, but rather was an announcement of OSHA's "reinterpretation" of the existing rules. OSHA states that President Obama's Executive Order issued in 2013 following the explosion at West Fertilizer was the basis for making this determination, thus pulling retail ammonia facilities into a new ...

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