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CPRI: Pesticide Use Data
The collection, analysis, and communication of pesticide
use data is among the Crop Protection Reserach Institute's primary
areas of interest. CPRI strives to maintain a comprehensive and up
to date understanding of crop production pesticide use patterns in
the U.S. and the factors
that influence these use patterns. The Institute uses this knowledge
to inform discussions of pest management, pesticide policy
and regulation, and agricultural research at technical, policy-oriented,
and popular levels.
National Pesticide Use Database
Integral to CPRI's pesticide use research is the maintenance
of the National Pesticide Use Database, the only
national, comprehensive, publicly available pesticide use database
for the United States. Originally issued by the National Center for
Food and Agricultural Policy in 1995, the database presented data
for the period circa 1992. In 2000, NCFAP released an update to the National
Pesticide Use Database providing data circa 1997. Combined,
the 1992 and 1997 databases include 20,886 individual records that
quantify
the use of 235 active ingredients on 87 crops in the 48 contiguous
states. The National Pesticide
Use Database 1992 & 1997 is hosted for public access
at the North Carolina State University's Center
for Integrated Pest Management. Click here to access the National
Pesticide Use Database.
In May, 2006, CPRI released the National
Pesticide Use Database 2002. NPUD2002 is the
most recent version of the database and presents data on crop production
pesticide use circa 2002. It was completed in two installments: fungicides
and herbicides in February, 2006; and insecticides and other pesticides
in May, 2006. While the
data are accessed in a single database, summaries and references
are published in two separate reports. Prior to accessing the database,
please review
these reports: Pesticide
Use in 2002: Fungicides & Herbicides and Pesticide
Use in 2002: Insecticides & Other Pesticides. The documents
contain information on the methodology used to compile NPUD2002, summary
tables, data source references, and some analysis of pesticide use
patterns and trends.
The National Pesticide Use Database is used
by many public gencies as a source of pesticide use data for regulatory
and policy decison making and environmental modeling and monitoring.
A primary user of the database is the United States Geological Survey's National
Water Quality Assessment Program (NAWQA). NAWQA uses the database
in its national assessment
of pesticides in the streams, rivers, and ground water of the United
States. USGS has provided funds to CPRI to help cover the cost of
the 2002 National Pesticide Use Database update.
National Pesticide Use Reports & Trends Analysis
In conjunction with the development and release of the National
Pesticide Use Database, NCFAP prepared two reports that provide
context for the data presented in the database. Pesticide
Use in U.S. Crop Production: 1997 National Summary Report summarizes
the 1997 pesticide use data and provides discussion of the database
parameters,
construction, compilation, and review, as well as a complete list
of data sources and references. Trends
in Pesticide Use: Comparing 1992 and 1997 provides analysis and
explanation of the changes in pesticide use between 1992 and 1997
that appear
in the National Pesticide
Use Database. It is strongly recommended that any user of the National
Pesticide Use Database review these reports. Upon completion of the
2002 update to the National Pesticide Use Database CPRI
will release similar reports summarizing and detailing the 2002 database
and analyzing pesticide use trends from 1992 to 2003.
EPA Region 6, Special Pesticide Use Trends
Report
In the spring of 2004 CPRI staff were asked by USEPA
Region 6 (Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, & Texas)
to prepare a report discussing pesticide use trends within the
region.
Drawing upon the National Pesticide Use Database and staff
expertise, CPRI prepared Trends
in Pesticide Use in EPA Region 6: Comparing 1992 and 1997.
Pesticide Use Data Collection Needs Assessment
A primary interest of CPRI staff is the collection,
use, and availability of pesticide use statistics
by government agencies, industry and the public. Pesticide use data
are available from a number of sources including federal and state
governments
and
private
organizations.
The federal government, through USDA's National Agricultural Statistics
Service
(NASS), publishes surveys detailing pesticide use by growers of selected
crops. These surveys address only major production states for each
selected crop and many crops are covered only on a periodic rather
than annual basis. California is the only state with a comprehensive,
annual report delineating pesticide use by crop. The U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency and crop protection product manufacturers purchase
multi-client research reports that provide detailed pesticide use data,
which can not be made public.
In conjunction with our work to examine and advance
the collection of pesticide use data, CPRI staff participated in an
advisory subcommittee to assess federal pesticide use data collection
and evaluate
potential for improvement. The findings of this subcommittee and the
positions of pesticide use data stakeholders are reviewed in a statement
presented to the NASS advisory committee on
February
15,
2006.
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