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Farm Programs, Pesticide Use, and Social Costs*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 April 2015

James W. Richardson
James W. Richardson*
Affiliation:
Oklahoma State University
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Environmentalists attack agricultural pesticides because of adverse drift effects during application, run-off into streams and persistence in the environment. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has banned DDT and currently is considering cancellation of its registration of mirex, 2,4,5,-T, and dieldrin.

Emotionalism rather than economics appears to be guiding environmental groups in their fight against pesticides. As agriculture's pesticide use comes under more and more pressure from the public, U.S. farm programs are likely to come under attack because they may have encouraged farmers to substitute pesticides for cropland. The “farm program” for the past decade has restricted acres planted and supported prices of agricultural products. Acreage controls encourage farmers to substitute variable inputs for limited cropland to take advantage of support prices.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics , Volume 5 , Issue 2 , December 1973 , pp. 155 - 163
Copyright
Copyright © Southern Agricultural Economics Association 1973

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Oklahoma Agricultural Experiment Station Journal Article No. J-2750

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