Crop Protection Facts

Crop plants 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.

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The CropLife Network

Ag Container Recycling Council

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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Makhteshim Agan of North America, Inc.

Headquartered in Raleigh, NC, MANA currently offers over 50 branded insecticides, fungicides, herbicides, PGRs and harvest aids from a portfolio of more than 40 strategic active ingredients. MANA also supplies active ingredients and end-use products to other marketers and distributors in North America.

Mike Snyder Discusses His Full Service Crop Protection Organization

Mike Synder Talks Distribution

Mike Snyder, general manager of the Dune Company of Yuma talks about distribution of fertilizers and pesticides that his organization sells directly to farmers in the Yuma, Arizona area. In this video, Mike talks about the intricacies of his warehouse operations, safety and applicator certification education. Because of the intensity of the crop protection industry, Mike notes that safety and clean crops are of the utmost importance.
 

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