KEEP Alabama
GROWING
Glyphosate-based pesticides are Alabama farmers’ #1 tool to control weeds, keep yields high, and implement conservation practices that use less land and resources.
These products are integral to producing soybeans, cotton, and corn, helping Alabama farms compete in an increasingly challenging global market and ensuring a robust and affordable food supply.
Agriculture contributes over $8.7B to the state’s economy, and Alabama farmers are the backbone of that activity.
Alabama farmers rely on pesticides to grow their crops and keep yields high, bolstering domestic food production and ensuring we have enough to eat.
- Up to 40% of crops are lost to pests and diseases each year. Without pesticides, losses could be as high as 85%.
- As a top-10 producer in the nation of cotton, and a major producer of soybeans and corn, Alabama farmers depend on glyphosate for successful harvests. 92% of soybean, 89% of cotton, and 80% of all corn acres rely on glyphosate.
Glyphosate helps keep Alabama farmers competitive in global markets.
- Glyphosate helps keep farmers’ costs low. Without glyphosate, input costs for Alabama farmers could more than double.
Glyphosate helps keep grocery prices affordable.
- Without glyphosate, food inflation could more than double—forcing Alabamians to pay even more at the grocery store.
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of all soybean acres rely on glyphosate.
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of all cotton acres rely on glyphosate.
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input costs
Without glyphosate, input costs for Alabama farmers could more than double.
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food inflation
Without glyphosate, food inflation could more than double.
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