Marcio Navega and Tiffany McQueen, both with Nouryon.Alexis Bromley from Nutrien and Drew Rochelle from KOP-COAT Farmand Forest. Bromley received the CPDA 2026 Service to Council award for her regulatory work. TJ St. Romain, Croda, and Eric Spandl, CPDA.Jon Barrett, KALO, Iqbal Kalla, Bontera BIOAG, and Jaime Yanes, KALO.Greg Dahl, CPDA, and Arthur Bass, Chemorse.Marvin Baker, Helena Agri-Enterprises, Austin Anderson, Helena Agri-Enterprises, and Priscila Castelani, Indovinya/Indorama Ventures. Anderson received the CPDA 2026 Service to Council award for his certification work. Bonnie MacCulloch from Exponent and Karen Warkentien from Agrospheres.Neil DeStefano from Neil DeStefano Consulting and Chris Caliva from ADM Biosolutions.From left: Terry Kippley, President & CEO, CPDA; Greg Lindner, Technical Business Development Director, Global Crop Care CRODA and incoming CPDA Chairman; and Patrick Ewan, General Manager, Helena Agri-Enterprises, CPDA outgoing Chairman handing off the gavel. From left: Bruce Bollinger (at podium) receiving the CPDA 2026 Lifetime of Service to Council award from Terry Kippley, President & CEO of CPDA and CPDA Chairman Greg Lindner. From left: Eric Spandl of CPDA (at podium) leads discussion on updates on Endangered Species Act with Matt Meredith, Rosens; Jordan Lab, Wilbur-Ellis; and Austin Anderson, Helena Agri-Enterprises Dr. Justin Benavidez, Chief Economist for USDA, gives an update on the economic challenges U.S. growers are facing for 2026/2027. Terry Kippley, President and CEO for the CPDA, gives an update on the financial and membership growth in 2026 and government work to forward the adjuvant industry. From left: Terry Kippley (at podium), CPDA Chairman Greg Lindner from Croda presents CPDA 2026 award to Jordan Lab from Wilbur-Ellis for her work on ESA communications work.
Terry Kippley, President and CEO of the CPDA, reported on the growth of CPDA in 2026 reaching more than 100 members with increased participation in government work as well as the launch of the Biopesticide Working Group.
View the slideshow above for some of the highlights from the CPDA meeting on September 29.
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