Vol. 16—1962 - NorthEastern Weed Science Society

State research workers are expaad1Ilg fundamenta:rJresearch in biochemistry'J
phyB;l.oloS1 and fieJ4a allied to jp'Owtb and developlllltbt of liv1Ilg organisms.
These data help materially in unde:rstand1Ilg the metab()lim8 of chemicals in
livinlz svs1:ems. 01" t.heil" B1'!~I1I111,llL+'inft, in Al"li'. And .. 10.. , H .... V.+t.M"""' ....... 9
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Because the topic of this papal: is the role of the State in residue
detel'llinatiOnsand cJ.earances, it calls for emphas1a on the +ork of the
state scientists, but recognitiOn IIIWltbe given to tbe fact that they are.
but one important part of a cooperative team includ:blg industry and govern·
ment work:lng for development andaafe use of agricultural. chemicals •
.. The Land Ora:ntCollege movement in the United liltates has provided tb18
nation with an educational resource in support of modern asricult\U'8 that':18
second to nomI. in the world. The three maJor funct1onsof these inStitutiOns
in.their service to the people of this country are wadt1Jlgj research imdextension.
One maJor contribution of the teaching prosr8llia to tbe importaat .
field of agricultural chemicals is the output of trained men and womenwho go
to other agencies for theirproduc'tive careers. AskDlWledse and support expand,
Qur universities are expand1Jlg'their graduate P1"OSramsrapidly. Great
emphasis is nowbeing placed on·~ areas of basic researcb •
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ReSl1latory actiVities withagr:l.cultural chemioals and food additives are
usually asepa.ratefunction instate government, aDd nota part of the teachillS,
research and educational prosram of the Land Grant 'institutions. Halfever,
cloee lia.is.on.1s essential ,between them tor ,effective programs. Furtber,
state regulatoI"Y programs are obviouslyeseent1al in coordinating the :l.utrastate
activities. with uniform inter-state regulatioDS·ot the FDA and USDA•
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Research conducted by the state experiment station is tr8ditional aa4
essential in the agricultural chemical field. It 18 recognized that cooperation
with industry and the federal labora.tories is an ~:l'@!lPart of tb,e PoP-am..
The states, almost Without exception, depend upon 1l:ldustry for the development
and selection of new chemicals as well as produc1Ilg and marketing them. '.!!be
States work With their performance, mode of action,.atety when used as d11"ected,
determination of residues tbat mq be present, 8chedall.88 of application,. in
many other important areas basic to their ultimate u".
Concern1Ilg res.idues specifically, many states _vedeveloped their own
research laboratories for residue researcb as an 1Irqlortent part.of their is:t'icultural
chemical ~am. Much of the researcb is IIIIide available direct]i
to the 1l:ldustI"Yth$tsupplies chemical forllll1lation t6 the State for rese&reh
and appra:1,aaJ.. In, turn, residue data as well as per1'Grmance data are given
to industry for support of the ir reg18trat ion and tolarance petit ions •
In inStances of minor crops where the volume of use may be small, and
witb chemicals not oovered. by patents of en individualcb~, the state
exper:1Jr!ent.stations ~ve assumed responsibility fOr the development of performance
and :esi~ data, and even helped arrange fortox:l.city studies before
applyqfor.toa:rances, registratiOllB for Spec1t1CU8es, or both. state
scientists also are focusing attention on scbedules 01' uSes that must be c~s
idered where products are to meet export requiremetite.