AGRO Division membership is ~1600
Membership reflects consolidation and overall employment trends in sector. Source, and posted Picogram with review statistics
Official residue analysis methodology SANCO Guidelines Published (EU)
Guidelines support the generation of Annex II and III crop protection product residue data for pre and post registration purposes under EU Directives 91/414 EEC updated 2011. View Source
Syngenta AG formed as Merger of Novartis Agribusiness and Zeneca AgroChemicals
Syngenta AG is a global company that produces agrochemicals and seeds and is based in Basel, Switzerland. View Source
Revised By-laws set framework for AGRO Officers
The by-laws established divisional officers of chair, chair elect, vice chair, secretary, treasurer and rotation of vice chair to chair elect serving as program chair to chair. This model remains in use today. Source: AGRO History Document 1976-2001;
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry published by Don Crosby
"This textbook is the first text to tie environmental toxicology and environmental chemistry closely together, demonstrating the immediate relevance of each subject to the other while also providing basic, easily understandable introductions to both areas. This unique work presents their…
First Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award for a pesticide
This first Green Chemistry award was presented by EPA to Rohm and Hass to recognize the invention and commercialization of a new chemical class insecticides, the Molt Accelerating Compounds (MAC), as exemplified by Confirm™ (tebufenozide), and the related selective insect…
EPA publishes Endocrine Disruptor Screen Program Description
EPA outlined the Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program (EDSP), which is one outcome of the FQPA Act of 1996 requiring development of a program to determine if the effect that certain substances have in humans is similar to the effect produced…
Golden Pacific Laboratories Founded
Golden Pacific Laboratories was founded in Fresno, California in 1997 and has been serving the Agrochemical Industry ever since. View Source
USEPA Testing Guidelines (OPPT)
EPA issues test guidelines for: Testing pesticides and toxic substances, and; Developing test data for submission to the Agency for review under the: Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA); Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA); and; Section 408 of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act…