| June 28, 2018 |
| All Eyes on Senate after House Passes Farm Bill |
 The House passed its version of the 2018 Farm Bill last
Thursday by a vote of 213-211 after previously failing
in May over unrelated immigration issues. The Senate is currently debating its
version of the bill, with an expected passing vote to take place Thursday or
Friday. The
House bill contains several regulatory relief provisions NAAA and other industry
partners have been advocating for that would be extremely beneficial to aerial
applicators.
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| Second Fatal Tower Accident in Three Weeks Claims Life of Rodney Sherry |
Rodney Wayne
Sherry, an Oklahoma-based ag pilot was fatally injured in a collision with a
tower on Tuesday, June 19, 2018 near Enid, Okla. Sherry, 52, of Olton, Texas
was flying an Air Tractor 502 operated by Deterding Aerial of Pond Creek, Okla.
when he hit the 410 foot tower about 20-25 feet from the top. Read More |
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| NAAA Submits Comments in Support of ELD Exemption for Small Aerial Application Businesses |
NAAA has submitted
comments to the U.S. Department of Transportation and the Federal
Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) in support of the Small Business in
Transportation Coalition’s (SBTC) request for all motor carriers with fewer
than 50 employees, including, but not limited to, one-person private and
for-hire owner-operators of commercial motor vehicles, to be exempt from the
from the electronic logging device (ELD) requirements. Read More |
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| Ag Pilot Craig Evans Injured in New Mexico Accident; Fund Established to Help with Medical Expenses |
Craig Evans, an
ag pilot from Bastrop, La. was seriously injured in a New Mexico crash on
Friday, June 15, 2018. He had been working in New Mexico when his aircraft went
down in a mountainous area. Rescue efforts were hindered by the remote area and
terrain. Read More |
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| EPA Releases Worker Protection Standard Guide |
 The EPA, in conjunction with the Pesticide Educational
Resources Collaborative (PERC), last week released its worker protection
standard (WPS) quick
reference guide along with a checklist
for employers, a compliance
requirements schedule, and other useful resources.
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| Attention Exhibitors! Booth Sales Begin July 12 |
 We look forward to seeing our Allied members and exhibitors at the 2018 Ag Aviation Expo in Reno, Nev., Dec. 3–6. Experience a new Reno! This rapidly changing city has become ground zero for a new technology boom as many companies have moved to Reno, including Tesla, Apple Cloud, a division of Microsoft and many more.
Read More |
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 in support of the Small Business in
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for-hire owner-operators of commercial motor vehicles, to be exempt from the
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