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 Ambassador Speakers Program
Trained people participate in this grassroots communications program. Their goal is to talk with American consumers to build confidence and assurance in the U.S. food and agriculture system. If you need a speaker or would like to become an Ambassador, please contact Janet Braun at 314-849-9446 or 800-625-2767.
Need help preparing for a presentation? Click here for information.

 Brochures and Information
To request copies of the following materials, please send email to info@maca.org

Careers in Precision Agriculture - Drive into the Future with a Career in Precision Agriculture. Information about training and scholarships for preparation for a career in precision agriculture. Listing of Career Development Programs in Precision Agriculture.

D&E Committee Meeting PDF – June 7, 2006 handouts from the IRCC T&D Meeting.

Fundamental Principles for Product Traceability - Recent events in the agriculture industry indicate the desirability of a system to track products throughout the entire distribution chain.  The purpose of this Document is to provide some assistance in identifying basic components of a traceability system.

Request: A Career in Precision Agriculture - 12 minute video features various industry recruiters explaining the technical aspect of ag retail and the educational opportunities available to prepare potential employees for this increasingly technical field.

Hazardous Materials Shipping Descriptions
(provided by Southern Crop Protection Association)| Table

HAZMAT Videos and Booklets
The Interregional Coordinating Council's Transportation and Distribution Committee produced a General Awareness Training Video Program.

IRCC T&D Training Material - The Interregional Coordinating Council’s Transportation and Distribution Committee (IRCC T&D) has updated two reference books; “Hazardous Materials Shipping Guide” a simple reference for the regulations for transporting hazardous materials and “Hazardous Materials Shipping Descriptions”, which provides the proper shipping description of hazardous materials in the agricultural and related industries.

State Requirements for On-Farm Bulk Storage - summarizes requirements for on-farm bulk storage in 13 Midwestern states.

Teacher Resources - Educational materials about crop chemicals and plant development.

War of the Weeds Presentation - America farmers are in a war. The weeds are out there, and they're buried in the soil and they would compete with our crops for resources and our crop yields would go down. So it's a war between crops and weeds for resources and the crops need our help. Without chemical weed killers, weeds would destroy our crops and the only hope for America would be its teenagers. This presentation was developed by Leonard Gianessi, Director of the Crop Protection Research Institute which is a research unit of the CropLife Foundation.

Water Issues Brochures - A reference to 30 commonly asked questions about pesticides and health issues.

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Fundamental Principles for Storage of Crop Protection Products [PDF] - The purpose of this document is to provide the "fundamental principles" of packaged crop protection products storage and handling.

The How To's With Respect to the Fundamental Principles of Packaged Crop Protection Products Storage [PDF] provides assistance in upgrading or constructing packaged storage warehouses in accordance with The Fundamental Principles of Packaged Crop Protection Storage

Survey Form For Public Warehousing of Crop Protection Products
May 2007 Revised Survey Form [PDF] - The purposes of this document are to: (i) provide assistance in evaluating public warehouses' qualifications to receive, store, and ship crop protection products and (ii) identify any areas for improving safety at any such public warehouses.

Product Standards [PDF] - Employees promote environmental stewardship to ensure a safe and abundant food supply.

Field Marking System [PDF] - A field identification system for crop protection technologies.


Mid America CropLife Association (MACA)
11327 Gravois Road, Suite. 201
St. Louis, MO 63126
Office Staff
Bonnie McCarvel, Executive Director
Janet Braun, CropLife Ambassador Coordinator
, Office Assistant
(800)625-2767
(314)849-9446
fax (314)849-0988
 
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