What's NEW?

Under the new law, application of phosphorous fertilizers will be limited to:

1. New lawns in their first growing season.
2. Areas shown to be deficient in phosphorous by a recent soil test.
3. Pasture land used to grow grass for sod or any land used for agricultural production.

The law's language stipulates that no person may sell retail turf fertilizer that is labeled as containing phosphorous or available phosphate if the person knows that the purchaser intends to use the fertilizer for a purpose other than a permitted use.

Retailers will not be banned outright from selling phosphorous fertilizers, but strict display limitations will be in place. Retailers will not be allowed to display the product (other than manipulated animal or vegetable manure or finished sewage sludge product on their sales floors. Rather, they may choose to post a sign advising customers that fertilizers containing phosphorous are available upon request (i.e. from the "backroom"), but may only be sold for uses permitted under the new regulations.

For a copy of the sign you should place in your Lawn and Garden areas, go to: http://www.midwesthardware.com/PDFfiles/eHELPS/2010/fertilizerSignWisconsin.pdf

For a copy of the law, as enacted, go to: http://www.midwesthardware.com/PDFfiles/Legislative/Wis%2009%20Act9%20Phosphorous%20Fertilizer%20Restrictions.pdf

For information on the difference between Milorganite phosphorous and regular fertilizer, go to: http://www.milorganite.com/gardenwriters/news.cfm

MHA Merger

The Midwest Hardware Association is extremely excited and proud to welcome hardware dealers from Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota to our Association. In combination with dealers from Wisconsin and Illinois, the "new" Midwest Hardware Association is now nearly 900 members strong and the single largest regional association of hardware stores in the country.

Background and Credit Screening Program

The Midwest Hardware Association has teamed up with SingleSource Services to provide its members with vaulable member benefits! MHA's Background Screening Program and Employment and Business Credit Inquiries are now available with customized, online access.

Find out more about these services HERE!

MHA Introduces the On-Line Video Campus

Training your staff is now more important than ever. Are you training everyone?

The On-Line Video Campus is a Year-Long training ground for ALL of your employees. They can take classes covering nearly 200 topics On-Line, any where, anytime they have highspeed internet access. We even provide curriculums for various employee groups so that you can hit the ground running. All for less than the cost of a single day seminar, per employee, per year.

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2010 MHA Honor Roll

MHA Announces New Check Recovery and A/R Collection Endorsement

The Midwest Hardware Association is pleased to announce that CHECK RECOVERY SOLUTIONS (CRS), A Division of H.E. Stark Agency, Inc., Madison, Wisconsin, will be providing all MHA Members with Bad Check Collection and Accounts Receivable Collection services, along with Shoplifting, and Internal Theft Recovery Services.

The MHA found Check Recovery Solutions to be very user-friendly, knowledgeable, and anxious to work with our Members and Clients. For more information CLICK HERE.

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Gift Cards

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