Pesticides Are a Vital and Strictly Regulated Tool for Farmers

America’s farmers need trusted and approved pesticides to protect their crops and grow abundant, healthy food.

Thanks to farmers, Americans enjoy one of the safest and most abundant food supplies in the world.

More than 96% of U.S. farms are family-owned. Not only are our nation’s farmers proud of the essential role they play in growing food for the U.S. and many other countries, they also care deeply about safety because they live in the same communities and eat the same food they produce.

We must empower our nation’s farmers with the tools and technology they need to fill our grocery shelves sustainably and efficiently with healthy and affordable food choices, including fresh fruits, vegetables and grains.

Farmer Voices

  • "I feed my child — the thing I love most in this world — the same food we grow and eat."

    Cassie Rieser

  • “My heart is on this farm. So many people don’t know where their food comes from. I’m able to introduce my children to that."

    Kellie Lasack

  • “I want America to be healthy, and I want my children to be heathy. For all of that to happen, the American farmer has to be healthy and has to succeed. We can’t have one without the other.”

    Katie Driver

  • "In the U.S., we have the best, safest, and most reliable food production system in the world. If we don’t have access to crop protection tools, our ability to feed the country and world will go away.”

    John Halverson

  • “To achieve the goals of the MAHA Commission, they must start with the farmer and hear our voice. We are a part of the solution.”

    Kip Tom

  • "Crop protection tools like insecticides, fungicides and herbicides are critical to our ability to raise enough food to feed the world."

    Ben Riensche