Name changes to Division of Agrochemicals
Broader name covers chemical and new approaches to pest control plus biotechnology. View Source
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) authorized in Farm Bill
The CRP removes environmentally sensitive land from agricultural production and provides to farmers rental payment for that land. View Source
Pest Resistance to Pesticides is published (George Georghiou is editor)
Seminal book in the field of pesticide resistance. The development of resistance to pesticides is generally acknowledged as one of the most serious obstacles to effective pest control today. Since house flies first developed resistance to DDT in 1946, more…
LIMS (Laboratory Information Management Systems)
Databases were developed to store and search acquired data from analytical runs. Sophistication and capabilities expanded as the computers developed. In 1982 the first generation of LIMS was introduced in the form of a single centralized minicomputer, which offered the…
Division is active in the publication of ACS books
AGRO publishes both ACS Symposium Series and reference books; AGRO receives royalties as a resource to fund future symposium. From 1983 to 1985, 15 books were published. Many more follow in later years. View Source
Introduction of immunoassays for pesticide analysis
Enzyme immunoassays enable field portability and testing at the site of contamination View Source
OECD Testing Guidelines
OECD Guidelines for the Testing of Chemicals are a set of internationally accepted specifications for the testing of chemicals decided on by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. They were first published in 1981. View Source
Launch of the sulfonylurea (SU) class of low application rate herbicides
Commercialization of the first SU, chlorsulfuron in cereals, signaled start of a trend toward highly active, ultra-low application rate herbicides (as low as 2 g AI/ha). Additional SU herbicides were subsequently introduced for most major crops, and further classes of…
Ivermectin – broad spectrum anti-parasitic agent first approved for use
Ivermectin is part of the broader class of avermectins that are veterinary and human antiparasitic agents. Avermectins were first shown to have activity in a mouse bioassay. The structures and activities as well as improved fermentation yields enabled commercialization of…