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Economic Impacts of Chemical Use Reduction on the South

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 February 2017

C. Robert Taylor ,
John B. Penson Jr. ,
Edward G. Smith  and
Ronald D. Knutson
C. Robert Taylor
Affiliation:
Agriculture and Public Policy, Auburn University
John B. Penson Jr.
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
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A growing segment of society is concerned about a myriad of health and environmental issues related to the use of pesticides and other agricultural chemicals. Despite the leveling-off of agricultural chemical use in the 1980s, chemical use in agriculture has come to be seen as a two-edged sword. On the positive side, agricultural chemicals have become the engine for world-wide productivity gains. These chemicals have contributed to increased yields per acre and have reduced waste in storage and distribution. On the negative side, agricultural chemicals are perceived by many to present risks to the safety of the food we eat, to the quality of our drinking water, to the wildlife population, to applicators and to people who inadvertently come into point contact with them.

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Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics , Volume 23 , Issue 1 , July 1991 , pp. 15 - 23
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Copyright © Southern Agricultural Economics Association 1991

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