The ACRC is a non-profit organization that safely collects and recycles plastic crop protection product, or pesticide containers. Thousands of farmers and applicators nationwide participate in it’s free recycling programs.
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The use of crop protection products is highly regulated by government agencies.
Crop protection products comprise a wide range of products for both professional and home applications, including insecticides, fungicides, herbicides, sanitizers, growth regulators, rodenticides, and soil fumigants.
Crop protection products help control insects, diseases, weeds, fungi and other undesirable pests.
The regulatory framework of crop protection products encompasses national, regional, and international legislation that helps ensure safety for users, consumers and the environment.
Crop protection products play a vital role in controlling the pests and diseases that would otherwise threaten our food supply.
Crop protection products make it possible for consumers to choose from an abundant supply of fresh, high-quality foods that are affordable and accessible year-round.
Crop protection products help farmers improve agricultural productivity, thereby contributing to food security.
With the growing global populations constantly challenging food production, crop protection products help farmers to increase yields without increasing land use.
Food crops must compete with 30,000 species of weeds, 3,000 species of nematodes and 10,000 species of plant-eating insects. Despite the use of modern crop protection products, 20-40% of potential food production is still lost every year to pests. An adequate, reliable food supply cannot be guaranteed without the use of crop protection products.
The use of crop protection products is carefully regulated to ensure the safety of users and consumers, and to reduce environmental impact.
Product registrations and sales within a given country are based upon comprehensive safety assessments and defined product uses. Each product has a specific application that is clearly indicated on its label. The lifecycle approach to crop protection product management dictates that manufacturers extend safety considerations through the entire lifespan of the product. This commitment is referred to as “product stewardship.”
Safety considerations pertaining directly to the use of crop protection products includes education and training programs that relay how products can be used safely and efficiently.
Crop protection contributes to U.S. energy security by supporting efficient corn growth and in turn, ethanol production.
Crop protection protects biodiversity by controlling noxious, invasive weeds and pests.
Farmers get back at least $14.60 for every $1 invested on fungicides.
U.S. farmers provide 18% of the world’s food supply on only 10% of the world’s farmland.
Herbicides aid in the safety of America’s roadways by keeping road signs, right-of-ways, power lines, and railroad tracks visible and clear from weeds.
It costs $152-184 million to research, develop, and register a new crop protection product. Only 1 in 139,000 chemicals make it from the laboratory to the farmers’ fields.
Herbicides help prevent soil erosion, which can sweep dirt and other materials into surface waters.
Organic farmers use pesticides, too. They apply non-synthetic crop protection products, such as sulfur and copper, to protect crops from pests.
