The Value of Insecticides in U.S. Crop Production

SOLVING AFRICA'S WEED PROBLEM: Increasing Crop Production and Improving the Lives of Women.

Croplife Foundation has started a new project regarding Africa and herbicide use. Material related to this new project can be found here.

 COLONY COLLAPSE DISORDER

Much has been said recently about disappearing honeybees in the U. S. and numerous theories advanced as to the cause.  CropLife Foundation has taken a look at this phenomenon called Colony Collapse Disorder and prepared a brochure that looks at what role pesticides play in this issue.  Download the brochure or contact us for copies.

HANDLING PESTICIDES SAFELY

There’s a right way—and a wrong way—to empty liquid pesticides from plastic “jugs” into spray tanks.  The proper technique, as shown in a four-minute video, avoids spilling or splashing caused by “glugging,” and protects workers and the surrounding environment.   View the video (English/Spanish)or order copies of the DVD below.

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Latest News

CPRI has updated its herbicide benefits study for 2005. The Value of Herbicides in U.S. Crop Production: 2005 Update calculates the economic benefits of herbicides in U.S. agriculture for 40 crops. In 2005, herbicides contributed $26 billion to U.S. farm income, eliminated the need for 1.1 billion hours of hand weeding, and preserved 356 billion pounds of top soil.
6-13-06

The final version of CropLife Foundation's National Pesticide Use Database: 2002 is now available. CPRI released insecticide and other pesticide use data on May 10, 2006, completing NPUD2002. As with the first installment of data (fungicides and herbicides) released in February, 2006, CPRI's insecticide and other pesticide use data are fully referenced and available on the NPUD2002 website.
5-10-06

The CropLife Foundation's Crop Protection Research Institute is proud to announce the release of the National Pesticide Use Database:2002. The database contains 10,277 new records of fungicide and herbicide use in the U.S. and is the only national, comprehensive and publicly-available source of that information. Please visit the NPUD2002 website.
2-9-06

CPRI has released its fungicide benefits study, "The Value of Fungicides in U.S. Crop Production." All materials associated with the study including the press release, fact sheets, executive summary, full report, and data appendix can be found in the Benefits Studies section of the CropLife Foundation website. 9-13-05

In conjunction with its 2005 fund raising efforts, the Crop Protection Research Institute has published its 2004/2005 Annual Report. Please review the CPRI 2004/2005 Annual Report here. 6-29-05

CPRI announces the launch of its Image Library. Through the course of its research and outreach, CPRI collects and uses many photographs, micrographs, maps, and images that illustrate our work and give our audiences a more vivid understanding of pest management than words alone. As CPRI collects more images available for public distribution, they will be posted in the Image Library. 3-10-05

The Crop Protection Research Institute has released a study discussing the economic implications of an organic exemption to a recent ban on hand weeding in California. The research is to be presented at a January 25th seminar in Davis, California co-sponsored by the University of California's Agricultural Issues Center, Integrated Pest Management Center, Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program, and Western Center for Agricultural Health and Safety.

The Crop Protection Research Institute received a $30,000 grant from USDA's Office of Pest Management Policy. This grant was given to support CPRI's ongoing work on the CropLife Foundation's National Pesticide Use Database.

CropLife Foundation is pleased to announce the formation of the Crop Protection Research Institute.