Crop Protection Facts

The regulatory framework of crop protection products encompasses national, regional, and international legislation that helps ensure safety for users, consumers and the environment.

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The CropLife Network

European Crop Protection Association

ECPA acts as the ambassador of the crop protection industry in Europe and represents the industry's European regional network. ECPA promotes agricultural technology in the context of sustainable development and, in doing so, seeks to build understanding of the industry’s role, contribution’s, and expand informed dialogue about our views, values and beliefs.

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Chemtura Corporation

With approximately 4,600 employees, Chemtura is a leading global supplier of plastic additives, including flame retardants; a leading manufacturer of pool and spa products; a global leader in seed treatment and miticides in the agricultural market; the largest component supplier to the lubricants industry; and a top global producer of urethane polymers.

The 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. These two men embody the passion and dedication to agricultural research and technology that this award is designed to reward.

2011 Borlaug Cast Communication Award Winner Announced

The Council for Agricultural Science and Technology announces Catherine Bertini as the winner of the prestigious 2011 Borlaug CAST Communication Award. Bertini, a respected leader who has communicated the importance of agriculture and science through numerous humanitarian programs, serves as a professor of public administration at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University, a senior fellow in agricultural development at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and a cochair of the Global Agricultural Development Initiative. 

This year's award is sponsored by the CropLife Foundation, an organization dedicated to science-based research and discovery in modern agriculture.

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