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National Alliance of Independent Crop Consultants

Independent C Independent Consultant onsultants s to to Ag Agricult ricultur ure • Provide grower production guidance and technical support to Industry Marketing/Sales, R&D and Regulatory groups • Sell no products, have no quotas to meet • Advocate only their client’s interests • Implement Best Management and Site-Specific practices

Independent C Independent Consultant onsultants s to to Ag Agricult ricultur ure • Comprised of 3 Groups of Professionals • Crop Consultants • Research Consultants • QA Consultants

Multid Multidisciplin isciplinar ary • Agronomists • Entomologists • Plant Pathologists • Weed or Plant Scientists • General Agriculture

Educa Education L tion Levels els • Highly educated, Experienced Professionals • 53% Bachelor of Science • 27% Masters Degree • 20% Doctorate Degree

Demog Dem ographics phics of of NAICC AICC Memb Member ers 180 160 140 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 West Midwest South East International West Midwest South East International

Services Ser vices Cr Crop Cons op Consultants ultants Pr Provide vide Weed/Insect Control Recommendations 92% Fertilizer Recommendations 87% Soil Testing 79% Crop Inspection / Scouting 70% Integrated Crop/Pest Mgmt Recommendations 46% Seed Variety Recommendations 39% Comprehensive Nutrient Management Plans 21% Irrigation Management 17% Manure Management 16% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

Ho How F w Frequentl equently y Do Y Do You F ou Follo ollow w the the Advice Advice of of Your our Cr Crop op Consu Consultant? ltant? 90 90 % 80 80 % 70 % 70 60 % 60 50 % 50 40 % 40 30 % 30 20 % 20 10 % 10 0 % 0 Always Most Some Never Always Most of the time Some of the time Never of the time of the time

How many ADDITIONAL acres are affected by your prescriptions? % of Consultants 3x your client base 15% 2x your client base 29% 1x your client base 23% Don’t know 33%

Actual V Actual Value alue of of Pr Products oducts Recom ecommend mended by ed by NAICC AICC Memb Member ers Location Acres Seed & Tech. Fees Fertilizer Chemicals 53,450 $ 3,594,100 $ 2,373,750 $ 5,087,750 East Coast (1) 28,830 $ 1,353,400 $ 2,114,040 $ 6,382,440 East Coast (2) 34,000 $ 1,796,800 $ 1,750,900 $ 2,986,100 East Coast (3) 51,300 $ 4,142,500 --- $ 24,867,000 Southeast 65,000 $ 3,160,000 $ 2,567,500 $ 7,687,500 Delta (1) 40,500 $ 1,364,000 $ 2,068,000 $ 3,812,000 Delta (2) 890,000 $ 35,040,000 $ 35,600,000 $ 38,065,000 Upper Midwest 19,512 $ 1,712,937 $ 2,305,545 $ 3,752,405 Southwest Grand Total 1,182,592 $ 52,163,737 $ 48,779,735 $ 92,640,195 NOTE: This is the actual dollar value of recommendations made by NAICC crop consultants from only 8 consulting companies across the US. Each location represents data from one NAICC crop consulting company. These values are actual and do not represent the value of copied recommendations This document is a work in progress as we are continually adding new data to fill the gaps and to solidify existing data .

Actual V Actual Value alue of of Pr Products oducts Recom ecommend mended by ed by NAICC AICC Memb Member ers Location Acres Seed & Tech. Fees Fertilizer Chemicals 53,450 $ 3,594,100 $ 2,373,750 $ 5,087,750 East Coast (1) 28,830 $ 1,353,400 $ 2,114,040 $ 6,382,440 East Coast (2) 34,000 $ 1,796,800 $ 1,750,900 $ 2,986,100 East Coast (3) 51,300 $ 4,142,500 --- $ 24,867,000 Southeast 65,000 $ 3,160,000 $ 2,567,500 $ 7,687,500 Delta (1) 40,500 $ 1,364,000 $ 2,068,000 $ 3,812,000 Delta (2) 890,000 $ 35,040,000 $ 35,600,000 $ 38,065,000 Upper Midwest 19,512 $ 1,712,937 $ 2,305,545 $ 3,752,405 Southwest Grand Total 1,182,592 $ 52,163,737 $ 48,779,735 $ 92,640,195 NOTE: This is the actual dollar value of recommendations made by NAICC crop consultants from only 8 consulting companies across the US. Each location represents data from one NAICC crop consulting company. These values are actual and do not represent the value of copied recommendations This document is a work in progress as we are continually adding new data to fill the gaps and to solidify existing data .

Resea esearch Consult h Consultants ants • Help bridge R & D and Marketing information gaps with Independent third party regulatory and efficacy field studies • Provide quality management oversight to maintain data integrity and regulatory compliance

Con Contr tract R act Resea esearch S h Ser ervices vices • Efficacy and Crop Tolerance studies for Product Development and Market Support • Seed Variety and Biotech Trait Evaluations • Program and protocol development, field trial execution, data summary and reporting • Regulatory studies – Residue, Environmental Fate and Exposure field studies • Data confidentiality maintained

Independent Quality Independent Quality Ass Assur urance ance Pr Prof ofess essionals ionals • Independent 3 rd party oversight for studies submitted to EPA, USDA and FDA • Focused on Agriculture • Training in EPA GLP, USDA-APHIS Guidelines • Assure research programs are in compliance with pesticide and biotech regulations • Work with Crop and Research Consultants and others to implement Stewardship programs

Go Gover ernment nmental Af al Affair airs • Pesticide Policy Coalition (PPC) • IPM - PIPE • IPM CAPS • IPM Voice • EQIP - Technical Service Providers • EPA Scientific Advisory Committee • USDA Grant Review Panels

Go Gover ernment nmental Af al Affair airs • EPA - OECD • USDA Soybean Rust Working Group • CPCC- I are recognized as “agricultural experts” in providing good farming practice (GFP) recommendations for documenting growers’ Federal Crop Insurance Claims

National Alliance of Independent Crop Consultants 349 East Nolley Drive Collierville, TN 38017 Phone: 901-861-0511 Fax: 901- 861-0512 www.naicc.org Allison Jones, Executive Vice President AllisonJones@NAICC.org