I am not an expert at negotiation. I did participate, however, in a recent effort to amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA).¹ Many people feel that this effort was a significant step toward resolving some of the major differences between our industry (the agricultural chemical pesticide industry) and the environmental community. I was asked to speak about these negotiations.

Over the last two years, our industry has negotiated with a coalition of about 40 environmental and health interest organizations, including the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), Sierra Club, AFL-CIO, and Ralph Nader's Congress Watch. We were able to reach an agreement with the coalition on a number of very troublesome issues, which is now in Congress being considered for legislation.