The CPDA Annual Adjuvants & Inerts Conference – Agrotechnology Challenges in Today’s Ever-Changing Market – will provide attendees unique opportunities to hear from experts from around the nation about trends and developments shaping the current state of the agrotechnology industry. The program features presentations and panel discussions on a range of key topics, including how changes to the California’s Proposition 65 labeling requirements, which go into effect August 30, 2018, could affect many pesticide and adjuvant labels. Inert products used in adjuvant or pesticide formulations could be also be subject to the label changes.
In March, as part of the Council’s Regulatory Conference, CPDA members met with officials at the EPA Office of Pesticide Programs to discuss, among other issues, how the Agency was preparing to handle potential changes that could affect pesticide labels and seek guidance for the regulated community on how to comply with dual requirements of federal and state regulators. At the 2018 conference, Dr. Renee Pinel, President of the Western Plant Health Association, will continue to highlight this important issue and provide conference attendees an understanding of what needs to be done to meet the new requirements for a proper Proposition 65 label warning.
Other key topics to be featured at this year’s conference include:
- “Biostimulant” Regulations in the United States and Canada
- Drift Reduction Technology
- Auxin Herbicides and Weed Resistance Management
- Rhizosphere Engineering – Innovative Approach to Influence Soil Health
- The Organic Materials Review Institute Program
- Advancements in Tank Cleaning Technology
This year’s keynote speaker will be Dr. Matthew Phillips, a well-known authority on the agricultural chemicals industry, whose address will discuss how companies are navigating and re-positioning themselves to remain competitive amid the many multi-national corporate mergers and consolidations taking place today. The full conference program can be viewed here.
CPDA will host two conference receptions on the evenings of May 1st and 2nd, as well as a CPDA-PAC sponsored golf tournament on May 1st at Canyon Springs Golf Club, located just 20 minutes from the San Antonio River Walk. For more information about the golf, please contact CPDA Director of Legislative Affairs, Don Davis at ddavis@cpda.com or (202) 386-7407. CPDA will not have a Sporting Clay Shooting networking option for May 1st, due to the unavailability of multiple locations.
The 2018 A&I Conference is made possible through the generous sponsorships of companies including:
Huntsman Performance Products, Helena Agri-Enterprises, Stepan Company, Chemorse, Oxiteno USA, LLC, Oleon, Precision Laboratories, LLC, AkzoNobel Surface Chemistry, KALO Inc, Croda Inc, Evonik Corporation, Dow Crop Defense, Clariant Corporation, Exacto Inc, Albaugh Inc., and Brandt Incorporated.
For information and further details about the conference program and sponsorship opportunities, please contact CPDA Director of Regulatory Affairs Sylvia Palmer at spalmer@cpda.com or (202) 386-7407. You may also visit the conference registration page here.
We look forward to seeing you in San Antonio!
