Estimated Impact of Withdrawing Specified Pecticides from Cotton Production* Academic Article uri icon

abstract

  • Pesticides have become a major input for commercial agriculture. The quantity of pesticides applied annually is approximately 140 million pounds. Even with this level of pesticide use, research indicates that per an additional dollar of pesticide use, returns are increased two to four dollars. However, recent emphasis on environmental quality has caused considerable pressure to discontinue use of some pesticides. This raises important questions regarding the impact of withdrawing specific pesticides from commercial agriculture.In response to possible cancellations, research has been directed toward establishing expected effects. However, much of the completed research is directed principally at the producer level and associated economic consequences of restricting the use of a pesticide. Some of the pesticides evaluated are phenoxy herbicides, organochlorines and chlordane. Other studies have considered the effect of a tax and change in government farm policy on level of pesticide use.

published proceedings

  • Southern Journal of Agricultural Economics

author list (cited authors)

  • Casey, J., & Lacewell, R. D.

citation count

  • 3

complete list of authors

  • Casey, Jim||Lacewell, Ronald D

publication date

  • July 1973