• With the arrival of spring in North America, many people are gravitating to the gardening and landscaping section of home improvement stores, where displays are overstocked with eye-catching seed packs and benches are filled with potted annuals and perennials.

  • Agricultural chemicals, or agrochemicals, including pesticides (insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, nematicides), fertilizers, and other growth agents, remain critical to global food production in 2025. They are indispensable for boosting crop yields, controlling pests, and ensuring food security for a growing global population.