Established in 1954 by pesticide formulators who foresaw the need for a regional trade association which would provide them with needed information and speak for the group at state and federal levels with one strong voice.

Membership includes over 95 percent of the firms which manufacture, formulate and distribute crop protection products in sixteen southern states.

Recognized throughout the industry and by state and federal agencies and legislative elements as the principal spokesperson for the crop protection industry and related trades in the South.