BACKGROUND This paper discusses US agricultural pesticide use trends from 1964 to
2010 based on estimates developed from USDA surveys, and the influence of economic …

Cotton is the most important fiber crop in the world, and current US lint production accounts
for nearly one quarter of the world supply. The unique role of cotton in world and American …

When herbicide-resistant weeds are highly mobile across farms, delaying resistance
becomes a common-pool resource (CPR) problem. In such situations, it is in the collective …

In this paper we consider factors that affect both crop prices and yields in order to examine
supply responses of major crops in the Southeast. Due to the variable nature of crop …

The present study is attempted to measure the significant contribution of price factor (support
price) and non-price factor (fertilizer offtake) towards rice production and wheat acreage …

Farmers have long organized cooperatively for the purpose of marketing and promoting
agricultural commodities. Yet, taking collective actions affecting individual on-farm …

The development and growing use of synthetic organic pesticides have been an integral
part of a technological revolution in US agriculture that increased productivity by 2.5-fold …

Pest-free status certification is desirable if the demand-side impacts (increased export
revenue) and supply-side impacts (lower pest damage and decreased ongoing control …

Discussion Page 1 Discussion Comment on “The Role of Strategic Uncertainty in Areawide
Pest Management Decisions of Florida Citrus Growers” Binswanger’s pioneering work (1980 …

In agriculture, invasive species represent a unique challenge for public policy makers and
for economists analyzing optimal pest control policies. In order to accurately evaluate …