Agriculture in California heavily relies on the use of pesticides.  Each year, around 200 million pounds of pesticides are applied to protect food, fiber, animals, and structures, with over the majority pesticides used on agricultural lands to prevent pest damage. This presentation will focus on statewide important trends in pesticide use over time by categories, with detailed analysis on the assessment of pesticide use in relation to policy changes and the availability of new technology. These analyses can be used to inform effective pest management strategies for certain agricultural commodities that avoid the use of higher risk pesticides in favor of reduced use or use of reduced-risk pesticides.<br/>

California pesticide use trend in agriculture in the last twenty five years

254th National Meeting (2017)

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