CPDA’s 2019 Adjuvants & Inerts Conference, “Developing Trends and Emerging Needs of the Agrotechnology Industry,” held April 29-May 1 at the Grand Hyatt Denver in Denver, Colorado, featured a comprehensive and informative speakers program that covered a wide variety of topics of key importance to the agrotechnology industry. This year’s conference drew an audience of nearly 160 attendees representing all segments of the agrotechnology industry and addressed the latest innovations, research and trends in application technologies and other areas of crop protection and production. The presentations at this year’s conference equipped attendees with a better understanding of the many complexities shaping today’s agricultural economy and farm markets.

Thank You to this Year’s Sponsors!

Our sincere thanks and gratitude is extended to the sponsors of the 2019 Adjuvants & Inerts Conference. The generosity and support of these companies play a key role in CPDA’s ability to enhance the value to be derived from attending our conferences. Moreover, sponsorship is an excellent way to raise the visibility of your company. Please join us in recognizing the CPDA 2019 Annual Adjuvants & Inerts Conference sponsors:

Diamond Level:  Chemorse; Helena Agri-Enterprises; Huntsman Performance Products; Oxiteno; and Stepan Company

Platinum Level:  Adjuvants Unlimited, LLC; Nouryon; and Precision Laboratories, LLC

Gold Level:  Croda; Evonik Corporation; and TSG Consulting

Silver Level:  Brandt; Clariant Corporation; Ethox Chemicals; KALO; Oleon; and Stillmeadow, Inc.

Speaker Presentations

The speaker presentations from the CPDA 2019 Annual Adjuvants & Inerts Conference may be accessed by clicking the links below.

April 30, 2019

“Welcome to CPDA’s Adjuvants & Inerts Conference,” Gary Halvorson, CPDA President; and Dave Ferguson, Agrotechnology Committee Co-Chair, Huntsman Performance Products

“The State of the Farm Economy,” Dr. Terry Barr, CoBank

“CPDA and CLA Collaboration,” Gary Halvorson, CPDA President

“CPDA Priorities and Value of Membership,” James Reiss, Chair, CPDA Board of Directors, Precision Laboratories, LLC

“CPDA Adjuvant Certification Program,” Greg Grant, Croda

“Inerts Working Group Update,” Carmine Sesa, CPDA Inerts Working Group Chair, AgMarket Results, LLC

“The BIT Experience and Update,” Dr. Kevin Crosby, Adjuvants Unlimited, LLC

“The Impact of NGO’s (Non-Government Organizations) on Regulations Affecting Registration of Pesticides and Adjuvants in California,” Robert Ehn, R3 Ag Consulting, LLC

“Adjuvant Technology Trends in Patents:  2016-2019,” R. Scott Tann, pHocas LLC

“Post Patent Agrochemical Formulation Overview and Trends,” John M. Moyer, Ethox Chemicals

“The Benefits of Adjuvants when Herbicide Efficacy is Challenged,” Dr. Ryan Edwards, Winfield United

“Research and New Developments in Adjuvants – A University Perspective,” Dr. Bryan Young, Purdue University

“Facing the Glyphosate Resistance Issues Scenario – Impacts on Agrochemicals and Application Technologies,” Dr. Ulisses R. Antuniassi, São Paulo State University (UNESP) – Botucatu/SP – Brazil

May 1, 2019 – Session A: “Overall Improvement of Spray Quality and New Spray Technologies”

“Spray Quality: Where Does Biology Trump Physics?”, Dr. Bryan Young, Purdue University

“Advancements in Nozzle Technology,” Nick Fleitz, Pentair Hypro

“A Comparison of Agricultural Spray Measurement Techniques,” Dr. Steven A. Fredericks, Winfield United

“Effective Application Technology Management for Maximum Deposition and Coverage,” Drs. Greg R. Kruger and Bradley K. Fritz

“Encouraging the Adoption of Application Enhancement Technologies,” Drs. Bradley K. Fritz and Greg. R. Kruger

May 1, 2019 – Session B: “Biologicals – Current and Future Trends and Challenges”

“Biostimulants – Opportunities and Registration Challenges,” John L. Peterson, Consulting Chemist

“Biopesticides for Crop Protection:  A Revolution or an Evolution,” Dr. Natarajan “Bala” Balachander, AgBiome

“Plant Growth Regulators and Biostimulants:  Challenges and Opportunities,” Jim Scruggs, Fine Americas

Scenes from the 2019 CPDA Adjuvants & Inerts Conference

Thank you for attending!