BASF Joins Effort to Modernize AGDISP

NAAA is pleased to announce that BASF is supporting the AGDISP Modernization Project (AMP). BASF’s support is another important demonstration of commitment to ensuring pesticide regulations are informed by current science, technology and real-world application practices. A modernized AGDISP will help ensure that all pesticide application methods remain viable tools for protecting crops grown in the U.S.

BASF joins a broad coalition supporting the modernization effort, including the Aerial Application Association of Australia, Air Tractor, Bayer CropScience, CropLife America, the National Corn Growers Association, the Cotton Foundation, the American Mosquito Control Association, NAAA and NAAREF.

NAAA greatly appreciates BASF’s support of this important initiative.

A modernized AGDISP can better account for site- and environment-specific conditions, support drift-reduction techniques, and enable scenario-specific evaluations – allowing regulators to estimate potential spray drift more accurately in ecological and human-health risk assessments. It will also enable recognition of the drift reduction benefits of new application technologies, which could help drive towards label requirements optimized for real-field applications. This would, in turn, reward farmers who adopt the advanced tools and site-specific application information needed to optimize pesticide use, environmental and human protection, and food production. The updated model will remain publicly available and open source.

Are you or do you know a company interested in sponsoring AGDISP? Contact Scott Bretthauer.