| February 11, 2021 |
| NAAA Comments on Endangered Species Evaluations to Protect Aerial Applications of Triazine Herbicides |
 Earlier this week, NAAA submitted comments to the EPA on the biological evaluations for the
reregistration of two triazine herbicides: atrazine and propazine. The agency used a new revised method to conduct the biological evaluations. In its comments, NAAA questioned the EPA’s use of the Tier 1 model in AgDRIFT instead of the Tier 3 model to estimate drift from aerial applications, due to the Tier 1 model’s inaccuracies. Read More |
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| NAAHOF Accepting Nominations for NAA Hall of Fame |
| The National Agricultural Aviation Hall of Fame (NAAHOF) Nomination Board has changed its procedure for evaluating candidates for induction into the NAA Hall of Fame. Under the policy change, the Nominations Board will consider individuals one year before their induction to allow more time to deliberate on NAAHOF nominees’ credentials. NAAHOF has updated its nomination form accordingly and is accepting nominations for people who would be inducted in 2022. Nominations to be considered for induction into NAAHOF in 2022 are due by Sept. 1, 2021. Read More |
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| Membership Grace Period Ends Monday, Feb. 15 |
Thank you for your support as a 2020 member! If you have not yet
renewed, your membership grace period ends on Feb. 15. Do we have your
support for 2021? Read More |
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| NAAA & NAAREF Board Meetings Begin Today |
| The NAAA and NAAREF Board Meetings Feb. 11-13 are limited in attendance
due to the state of Virginia’s social distancing regulations at the
hotel. As such, the NAAA and NAAREF Board, as well as Committee
Chairs/Co-Chairs are invited to attend the board meeting in person;
appointees will participate virtually. Read More |
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| Update Your Information for 2021 Membership Directory |
| Have you moved or changed employers since you renewed your 2021 NAAA membership? Allied companies, have you reviewed your company description lately? Ensure your listing in the 2021 NAAA Membership Directory is correct today by logging into your account. If any information has changed, please let us know right away. Read More |
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| In Case You Missed It! |
| FAA’s 2019 General Aviation Survey Results Reveal Important Ag Aviation Statistics |
| The results from the 2019 FAA General Aviation and Part 135 Activity
Survey (GA Survey) have been released. Ag aviators flew a total of
873,552 hours in 2019, down slightly from 2018 during which ag aviation
registered 902,885 flight hours. Read More |
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| FAA Decides not to Extend COVID-related SFAR 118 Airman Certificate Extensions Again |
| NAAA has been notified that the FAA has chosen not to further extend SFAR 118. The FAA first issued this
special regulation in April of 2020 to provide relief to airmen and
other certificate holders who were having trouble completing recurrency
training and recertification requirements due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More |
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| Biden Promptly Signs Executive Orders Addressing the Environment, Wages and Health |
| On Jan. 20, President Biden signed an executive order rejoining the
Paris Climate Agreement. He also signed an order requiring the review of
Trump administration rules titled “Protecting Public Health and the
Environment and Restoring Science to Tackle the Climate Crisis.” Specific regs subject to the review include several pertinent to aerial applicators. Read More |
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