Welcome to the AgriBusiness Association of Kentucky!

The Agribusiness Association of Kentucky (ABAK) is an organization established to provide a strong voice in support of Kentucky agriculture. Its members are in the business of supplying inputs for agriculture production throughout the state. ABAK members are primarily engaged in the sale and manufacture of fertilizer, agricultural chemicals, seeds, feed and equipment, as well as the provision of related services, required to sustain and grow Kentucky's agricultural economy.

Register NOW for the Pesticide Workshop!

When: February 14, 2012
Where: Holiday Inn Hurstbourne, Louisville

Next Floyds Fork Public Meeting Scheduled!

A public meeting to discuss the development of a total maximum Daily Load Water Quality Model for the Floyds Fork Watershed has been scheduled for Tuesday, February 21, 2012 from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm at Eastern High School located at 12400 Old Shelbyville Road in Louisville.

  

EPA Region 4 will present the Draft Watershed Modeling Report and the setup and initial calibration of the water quality model. For more information regarding the Floyds Fork TMDL development process and past meetings, please visit:

   

http://water.ky.gov/watershed/Pages/FloydsFork.aspx

  

Members of the public who wish to obtain additional information regarding this public meeting may contact the U.S. EPA Region 4, via e-mail at floydsfork@epa.gov. For any inquiry regarding EPA's approach to developing the Floyds Fork TMDL, contact Tim Wool, EPA Region 4, at wool.tim@epa.gov or 404-562-9260.

Apply Today for the ABAK Scholarship!

The AgriBusiness Association of Kentucky has developed a scholarship program for undergraduate students to help them afford the cost of a postsecondary education.

The scholarship program was established in 1996 to recognize and assist Kentucky students majoring in agriculture. The scholarship is in the amount of $1,000 per school year paid in two equal installments of $500 per semester. The scholarship is based on merit as well as financial need.


Deadline: June 1, 2012

New portable refillable container rules

 

Since many retailers in the ag industry use the minibulk container to supply pesticides, special attention needs to be paid to the new U.S. Environmental Protection Agency rules and regulations for refillable containers that are going into effect in 2011. Extensive action has to take place before that date to confirm portable refillable containers meet standards in order to continue using them.

 

The term mini-bulk is being replaced in conversations and in documents with “portable refillable containers.” The refillable container part of the new EPA Pesticide Container and Containment (PCC) rule will be enforced nationally with full enforcement beginning August 16, 2011.

EPA Pesticide Container and Containment Rule brochure (PDF)

Refillable Container Requirements and Checklist (PDF)