More Benefits Case Studies!

CLF introduces 50 more Case Studies on the Benefits of Pesticides at the international level. View the Case Studies here.

Benefits Case Studies

CLF introduces 33 new Case Studies on the Benefits of Pesticides in the United States. View the Case Studies here.

2011 Sustainability Tour

CLF has officialy launched the 2011 Sustainability Tour. To learn more about the modern farming practices discussed on the tour, see a recap of locations, or to schedule your own stop click here.

Solving Africa's Weed Problem: Increasing Crop Production and Improving the Lives of Women

For more information on our Africa report that was released on December 10th and our project in Africa check out the dedicated page here

CPRI Director Leonard Gianessi featured in Thrive Magazine discussing the essential role Crop Protection products play in maintaining our abundant world food supply.

You can view the article here

The Value of Insecticides in U.S. Crop Production

The Crop Protection Research Institute issued its newest benefits study on the Value of Insecticides in U.S. Crop Production, at the National Press Club, Thursday, March 19, 2009. To view the power point presentation that was given click here.

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.

 


 

 

CropLife Foundation

CPRI Releases 2011 Annual Report

The Crop Protection Research Institute has released its Annual Report for 2011. View the report here.

Winner of 2011 Borlaug CAST Communication Award Announced

Once again, CropLife Foundation is proud to sponsor this year's Borlaug CAST Communication Award.

The 2011 recipient is Catherine Bertini from Syracuse University's Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs. Catherine is a tireless voice for women and the disadvantaged in agriculture and a former recipient of the World Food Prize. To read the press release and learn more about the Borlaug CAST Communication Award, visit the 2011 Borlaug CAST Communication Award page.

Croplife Foundation 2011 Sustainability Tour Launched

The CropLife Foundation is set to launch its 2011 Sustainability Tour with an inaugural event at the Michigan Agribusiness Association Winter Conference. Leonard Gianessi will be presenting to the event his newest presentation, Sustainability of Modern Farming in the US: The Importance of Herbicides. This presentation traces the role of farming through the history of the United States. Beginning in the 1800s and looking to the future, this presentation demonstrates how farming has evolved over the past two centuries.

For more information on each stop on the 2011 Sustainability Tour or to schedule your own stop visit our Sustainability Tour page here.

Winner of Borlaug CAST Communication Award Announced

CropLife Foundation is proud to announce the 2010 winner of the CAST Borlaug Communication award. This year's winner is Dr. Akin Adesina, a distinguished scientist, leader, and communicator who has been working passionately for Africa’s Green Revolution. CropLife Foundation is incredibly proud to support this award and the 2010 winner. You may find the press release here.

For more information on Dr. Adesina and the award please visit the 2010 Borlaug CAST Communication Award page.

CropLife Foundation Announces Sponsorship of CAST Borlaug Communication Award

The Croplife Foundation is proud to announce it is the 2010 Sponsor of the Council of Agricultural Science and Technology's Borlaug CAST Communication award. The Borlaug CAST Communication Award is dedicated to Dr. Norman Borlaug, author of the first CAST publication in 1973, and to Dr. Charles A. Black, the first President and Executive Vice President of CAST. The Borlaug CAST Communication Award is presented annually for outstanding achievement by a scientist, engineer, technologist, or other professional working in the agricultural, environmental, or food sectors for contributing to the advancement of science in the public policy arena. For more information on the award and this year's winner visit our Communication Awards Page.

Materials for "Solving Africa's Weed Problem" News Conference

Today the CropLife Foundation is holding a press conference to release its study of handweeding practices in sub-Saharan Africa entitled, "Solving Africa's Weed Problem: Increasing Crop Production and Improving the Lives of Women." For those of you who cannot make it and are calling in you can find a .zip file of the materials handed out at the news conference here.

To download the files individually please visit the African Herbicide Project Page

News Conference for Africa Report

Next Thursday, December 10th, the CropLife Foundation at 10 AM will be holding a press conference for the release of their report, "Solving Africa's Weed Problem: Increasing Crop Production and Improving the Lives of Women." The report is a groundbreak, comprehensive look at the back-breaking work of handweeding in sub-Saharan Africa and what can be done to reduce this burden on women in Africa. For more information on the press conference, you can see our media advisory here. For more information on the Africa report and our project work in sub-Saharan Africa you can see our Africa page here.

Dedicated Africa Page

The Foundation has established a dedicated page to it's African Herbicide Project. Keep an eye on it over the next few weeks for information on our upcoming press release and study release. You may find the page here and you can contact us here for more information!

CropLife Foundation Benefit Article of the Week

The CropLife Foundation has started a brand new blog! It is called the "Crop Protection Benefit Article of the Week." It will be used to bring to your attention the best and most informative articles that we believe will help you come to understand and appreciate the role crop protection products play in our lives today

You can find the blog here

About CropLife Foundation

mission statement
board of directors

CropLife Foundation is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt charitable and research organization. CropLife Foundation was created in 2001 to promote and advance sustainable agriculture and the environmentally sound use of crop protection products and bioengineered agriculture. Through sound science-based discovery, the organization will help global agriculture economically produce safe, high quality, abundant food, fiber, and other crops, thus ensuring food security and alleviating poverty, suffering, and hardship.

Through grants received from the United States Environmental Protection Agency, CropLife America, the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture, and the crop protection industry, the Foundation has been able to develop programs on a broad range of crop protection and environmental stewardship issues. Among the Foundation’s environmental stewardship projects are the North Carolina Environmental Stewardship program and the Comprehensive Nutrient Management Plans. In January of 2004, the Foundation established the Crop Protection Research Institute, a non-advocacy research organization focused on the economic analysis of agricultural pests, pest management, and pesticide use and regulation.

Mission Statement

CropLife Foundation was created to promote and advance sustainable agriculture and the environmentally sound use of crop protection products and bioengineered agriculture. Our hope is that through sound science-based discovery, we will help global agriculture economically produce safe, high quality, abundant food, fiber, and other crops, thus ensuring food security and alleviating poverty, suffering, and hardship.

In furtherance of these goals, the Foundation operates in the following capacities:

  • Conduct educational outreach programs;
  • Promote product stewardship through certification and training programs;
  • Assist in the provision of financial aid to individuals, educational institutions, trusts, funds, foundations or corporations whose purposes and aspirations are scientific, educational and charitable;
  • Fund scientific research into modern agricultural practices and public health;
  • Collect, correlate, evaluate and disseminate to the public generally the results of scientific research;

Sustainable, environmentally sound, and economical agriculture is not merely a lofty goal. It is both an imperative and a possibility. By working with industry, farmers, private and public researchers, and educators, we will identify both the problems as well as the appropriate solutions.

Board of Directors

Jay Vroom, Chairman
Mr. Vroom currently serves as President and CEO of CropLife America.

Doug Nelson, Vice Chair
Mr. Nelson currently serves as Executive Vice President and General Counsel for CropLife America.

Bill Kuckuck, President and Treasurer
Mr. Kuckuck currently serves as Executive Vice President and COO of CropLife America.

James Collins
Mr. Collins currently serves as Vice President and General Manager of DuPont Crop Protection.

Charles Fischer
Mr. Fischer previously served as President and CEO of Dow AgroSciences.

Dean Kleckner
Mr. Kleckner, currently President of Truth About Trade & Technology, was formerly President of the American Farm Bureau Federation.

Richard Urbanowski
Mr. Urbanowski previously served as President and COO of ISK BioSciences Corporation.

Herman Wilson
Mr. Wilson currently serves as President of Pioneer Equipment.

Robert Woods
Mr. Woods previously served as Chairman of Syngenta Corporation.