Methyl bromide is one of the top 5 most widely used pesticides around the world.  90% of methyl bromide is used to exterminate pests and pathogens in agricultural soils.  Methyl bromide is extremely toxic to human beings and is known to be a groundwater contaminant.  On a larger scale, Methyl bromide is destroying the ozone layer at a rate fifty times faster than CFC's.  

Under the Montreal Protocol, the U.S. and other developed countries were prohibited from producing or importing methyl bromide for domestic use after 2004.  Led by California, the U.S. has the highest methyl bromide usage in the world.  Initial plans to completely phaseout methyl bromide were intended to reach fruition in 2005. 

Currently Methyl bromide is still prevalent.  There are no sustainable alternatives to methyl bromide.  The economic impact of phaseout threatens the livelihood of the agricutlural sector and as a result, exceptions and postponement of phaseout have been commonplace.  Chemical replacements for Methyl bromide are proving no less dangerous and still raise sustainability concerns.

4 years ago engineers at Ameripacific began designing a cultivating system which would separate the crop and growing medium from potentially infested underlying soil. By eliminating contact, Ameripacific could effectively eliminate the need to fumigate.

Agrosystems is the first commercial scale open field hydroponics system of its kind.  Designed with efficiency in mind, Agrosystems offers tremendous advantages to farmers looking to reduce cultivation costs, increase  yield and take part in a global effort to improve agricultural sustainability.