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Farm Level Impacts of Reduced Chemical Use on Southern Agriculture

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 February 2017

James W. Richardson ,
Edward G. Smith ,
Ronald D. Knutson  and
Joe L. Outlaw
James W. Richardson
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Economics, Texas A&M University
Edward G. Smith
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Economics, Texas A&M University
Ronald D. Knutson
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Economics, Texas A&M University
Joe L. Outlaw
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Economics, Texas A&M University
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In anticipation of Congressional debates over an expanded environmental title in the 1990 farm bill, several studies on pesticide use and the impacts of reduction were undertaken (e.g., Smith et al., Knutson et al., Osteen and Szmedra, and GRC Economics). Osteen and Szmedra reported that the use of herbicides, insecticides, and fungicides increased steadily from post-World War II to 1982 before decreasing as crop prices declined and acreage reduction programs reduced planted acreage. Heightened concerns and perceptions about the presence of pesticides and nitrates in our food and water supplies have led to calls for the reduction and/or elimination of agricultural chemicals. For example, a National Academy of Science study has concluded and therefore fostered the perception that substantial reductions in chemical use are possible without large impacts on production and/or prices.

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Invited Papers and Discussions
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Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics , Volume 23 , Issue 1 , July 1991 , pp. 27 - 37
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Copyright © Southern Agricultural Economics Association 1991

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