Under the Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA) of 1996, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) must reassess all pesticide tolerances (maximum amount of pesticide residue allowed to remain on a crop or commodity at harvest) by the year 2006. To help EPA accomplish this task, states have agreed to participate in the National Agricultural Pesticide Impact Assessment Program (NAPIAP) initiative to provide comprehensive, accurate data on pesticide use. These compilations of data, termed crop profiles, provide the complete production story for a commodity. Crop profiles developed by other states are available from USDA's Office of Pest Management Policy site.

Maryland crop profiles may be downloaded from this site and viewed with the Adobe Acrobat Reader. To download a free version of Adobe Acrobat Reader, click here.

• Maryland Fresh Market Cucumber Profile
• Maryland Muskmelon Profile
• Maryland Pea Profile
• Maryland Pickling Cucumber Profile
• Maryland Potato Profile
• Maryland Squash Profile
• Maryland Sweet Corn Profile
• Maryland Tomato Profile
• Maryland Watermelon Profile

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