Crop Life America

What Crop Life America does

CropLife America is a private, membership-funded trade association founded in 1933 (originally as the National Agricultural Chemicals Association) and headquartered at 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 700, Arlington, VA. It represents over 100 member organizations across the U.S. pesticide value chain, including Basic Manufacturers (BASF, Bayer, Corteva, Syngenta, FMC), formulators and distributors, associate members, and food & beverage companies. The association's core function is policy advocacy and regulatory representation: it engages with EPA, USDA, and Congress to shape science-based pesticide registration decisions, Endangered Species Act compliance frameworks, market access protections, and international trade positions, while also publishing industry economic-impact data and member compliance toolkits.

The organization does not sell products or software; it monetizes exclusively through tiered membership dues across four member categories. Its product surface consists of advocacy services, regulatory expertise (e.g., the ESA Toolkit with EPA compliance tools Bulletins Live! Two and PALM), public education campaigns (Farmer Voices Matter, BeSure!), industry events (annual meeting, Commodity Classic participation), economic impact reporting, and an annual Impact Report. Distribution and member acquisition are direct, sales-led outreach to qualified companies.

Leadership is anchored by President & CEO Alexandra Dunn, a former EPA Assistant Administrator for Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention (2019-2021), with a bench of regulatory scientists, attorneys, and government-relations specialists. The organization is governed by a board of directors representing member companies and operates without parent company, private equity, or venture capital ownership. Strategic posture in 2025-2026 is centered on defending science-based pesticide regulation, advancing member compliance with evolving ESA implementation, and selectively engaging next-generation topics such as AI-enabled weed control through the WSSA partnership.

Name

Crop Life America

Legal name

CropLife America, Inc.

Website

https://croplifeamerica.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1933

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

CropLife America is a private, dues-funded U.S. trade association founded in 1933, representing over 100 pesticide manufacturers, formulators, distributors, and food & beverage companies through science-based regulatory advocacy, ESA compliance education, and policy engagement with EPA, USDA, and Congress.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Trade Association / Industry Advocacy

NAICS

Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (3253)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems (Fair Trade, Food Access, Regenerative) (BPAGALAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Crop Protection Product Retail (Herbicides/Insecticides/Fungicides) (AFABAJAE)

Keywords

• Trade association advocacy
• Pesticide industry representation
• Agricultural policy advocacy
• Pesticide registration support
• Regulatory affairs services

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: CropLife America is funded through membership dues paid by pesticide manufacturers, formulators, distributors, and associate members. The association represents companies that discover, produce, sell, and distribute essential pesticide products for American agriculture.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels12 records

Core offering

CropLife America is a national trade association that recruits and serves member companies across the pesticide value chain — Basic Manufacturers, Formulators/Distributors, Associate Members, and Food & Beverage Company Members — providing policy advocacy, regulatory expertise (including the Endangered Species Act Toolkit), industry networking, scientific and legal representation before EPA, USDA, and Congress, and educational resources such as the Farmer Voices Matter and BeSure! campaigns. Its paid offering is fundamentally a recurring membership subscription tied to tiered membership categories that confer advocacy, regulatory, and committee engagement benefits.

Product overview

CropLife America is a trade association representing manufacturers, formulators, and distributors of beneficial pesticide products. Rather than offering a technology platform or product suite, the organization provides membership services with policy advocacy, regulatory expertise, and industry networking. Core offerings include the Endangered Species Act (ESA) Toolkit with instructional videos and EPA compliance tools (Bulletins Live! Two, PALM), the Farmer Voices Matter campaign showcasing farmer stories, the BeSure! pollinator stewardship campaign, and annual events including the CLA 2026 Annual Meeting. The organization also publishes industry data on pesticide manufacturing's economic impact (173,800+ jobs, $26B GDP contribution, $115B agricultural production safeguarded), pesticide registration resources, and annual impact reports documenting policy achievements.

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Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• CropLife America Membership Recurring-membership advocacy and representation program for pesticide manufacturers, formulators, distributors, associate members, and food & beverage company members, providing direct representation in policy, legislative, regulatory, and legal forums; science-based registration advocacy; committee participation; industry networking; and access to regulatory expertise and educational resources.

Quantifiable outcome

• Farmers lose up to 40% of crops each year to pests, weeds, and diseases without pesticides
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• National Sorghum ProducerscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 September 2025CLA and National Sorghum Producers expressed support for the CROP Act of 2025, legislation requiring the USDA Office of Pest Management Policy to have a meaningful voice in regulating crop protection products. Both organizations advocate for regulations that reflect both producer and environmental considerations using the best available science.
• Agricultural Retailers Association (ARA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCLA partnered with ARA and CPDA to release educational tools helping farmers, agricultural retailers, and pesticide applicators understand and comply with pesticide labels containing ESA language. The partnership includes ESA 101 presentations, instructional video series, and resources for using EPA compliance tools like Bulletins Live! Two and PALM.
• Council of Producers and Distributors of Agrotechnology (CPDA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCLA partnered with CPDA and ARA on ESA educational resources including the CLA ESA Toolkit, instructional videos moderated by Dr. Stanley Culpepper, and compliance guidance for farmers and applicators. The collaboration supports awareness and practical compliance across the pesticide supply chain.
• Weed Science Society of America (WSSA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCLA works with WSSA and its Sensing, Automation, and Precision Technologies committee to integrate AI into sustainable weed control and herbicide discovery. CLA and WSSA experts note AI has potential to accelerate herbicide research, improve precision applications, reduce costs, and address herbicide resistance. WSSA has outlined 2026 priorities focused on emerging technologies and cross-disciplinary collaboration.
• WinField UnitedminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWinField United highlights adjuvants, biologicals, and AI-powered tools as growth opportunities for crop protection and seed companies amid regulatory uncertainty related to ESA implementation. The company is featured as a CLA member actively engaged in industry innovation discussions.
• Growing Matters InitiativeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCLA supports the Growing Matters initiative and its BeSure! Campaign to reinforce responsible stewardship and protect pollinators, wildlife, and American farmlands. The campaign provides growers and applicators with tools for responsible stewardship of neonicotinoid products throughout the growing season.
• Pesticide Policy CoalitioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCLA leads the Pesticide Policy Coalition, a collaborative effort bringing together growers and input suppliers to advocate science-based pesticide policies that protect public health and the environment. The coalition advocates for practical mitigation options and regulatory certainty.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Strengths4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/croplifeamerica
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@CropLifeAmerica
• Facebookfacebook.com/CropLifeAmerica.org
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/croplife-america
• Instagraminstagram.com/croplife_america

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Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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