Provided herein are methods of improving the dispersion properties in water of a pesticide-containing granule which comprise: a) providing a powder comprising a pesticide active ingredient b) adding water to the powder c) blending the powder and the water into a mixture and d) processing the mixture into granules wherein the improvement is characterized by incorporating one or more water soluble agglomeration suppressants into the powder or the water prior to blending, wherein the amount of the one or more agglomeration suppressants added is at least the amount required to achieve 50% of its saturated concentration in the amount of water added in step (b).